Angoulême

Angoul?me is a town and commune in southwestern France, pr?fecture (capital city) of the Charente d?partement. Population (1999): 43,171.

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Angoul?me (Iculisma) was taken by Clovis from the Visigoths in 507, and plundered by the Normans in the 9th century. In 1360 it was surrendered by the Treaty of Br?tigny to the English; they were, however, expelled in 1373 by the troops of Charles V, who granted the town numerous privileges. It suffered much during the French Wars of Religion, especially in 1568 after its capture by the Protestants under Coligny.

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Angouleme

Portrait of Charles Duke of Angouleme C.1536