A ruler of this region gifted Abbot Berno one of his hunting lodges, where centuries later Peter the Venerable commissioned a translation of the Qur'an.
A ruler of this region painted his shield with the face of a woman nicknamed "Dangerosa" whom he kept in a special tower in his castle. A ruler of this region gifted Abbot Berno one of his hunting lodges, where centuries later Peter the Venerable commissioned a translation of the Qur'an. Andreas Capellanus claimed that this region was home to a court where love disputes were settled. An appeal from (*) Odo the Great, a duke of Vasconia and this region, led Charles Martel to fight the Umayyads at the Battle of Tours ("toor"). Dukes of this region named William included the founder of Cluny Abbey and the earliest known troubadour. A woman from this duchy separated from her husband Louis VII after accompanying him on the Second Crusade. For 10 points, name this duchy in southwest France that was home to Henry II's wife Eleanor.
A ruler of this region painted his shield with the face of a woman nicknamed "Dangerosa" whom he kept in a special tower in his castle.
Aquitaine [or Guyenne; or Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes; or Poitou]