In 1455, on the death of William, theĬounty returned to his eldest daughter, Françoise, who brought the county'sĭowry in 1470 when she married Alan, lord of Albret. In 1454, Périgord returned to William of Châtillon-Blois, brother of The donation, however, was perhaps fictitious.įinally, on 4 March 1438, in order to pay his ransom, Charles of Orleén sold the county to John of Châtillon, said John de L'Aigle, son of John I de Châtillon, lord of Laigle, count of Penthièvre, Viscount of Limoges, for 16,000 real gold and 10,000 guilders, which were due by the late Louis of Orleéns to oliver of Clisson, of which John of Brittany was heir. John, bastard of Orleéns and future Count of Dunois, the County of Périgord for the County of Porcien. On 14 December 1430, Charles of Orleéns swapped with his natural brother
He remained a prisoner in England untilġ440. Charles of Orléans, Count of Périgord was captured at theĮnd of the battle of Agincourt, in 1415. In 1360, Périgord passed under English sovereignty by the Treaty ofīr&ecute tigny. Périgord was one of the main battlegrounds of the Hundred Years' War fought between the French and English in the 14th and 15th centuries. The action and the successors of this first governor of Périgord are unknown. The first of them named by Charlemagne for Périgord was Vassal had delegation of power to administer a city and all the pagi that The base of territorial divisions made to delimit a pagus, whose civilĪdministration was entrusted to a Count appointed by the Emperor. Périgord emerged as a county under Charlemagne. Périgord is a natural region and former French province, whichĬorresponds roughly to the current depoartment of Dordogne It is divided into four areas called Périgord Noir (Black), Périgord Blanc (White), Périgord Vert Village of Montignac has over 600 parietal wall paintings covering the interior walls and ceilings of the cave.įlag of Périgord - Image by Olivier Touzeau, 8 March 2019 Lascaux, a famous complex of caves near the Stylized human outline, which may recall the prehistorical parietal wall Several times its logo, always with the same graphic basis showing a The General Council, and, after 2015, the Departemental Council has changed Have the department renamed to Dordogne-Périgord. The new majority in the Departmental Council had in 2015 the project to The logo includes the word " Périgord", the famous natural region corresponding to the department's territory, and the website URL. The flag used by the Departmental Council ( photo) is white with the logo adopted in 2015. The department is named after river Dordogne (472 km), Subdivisions: 4 arrondissements, 25 cantons, 505 municipalities. Traditional provinces: Guyenne and Gascony Region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine ( Aquitaine until 2014) This page is part of © FOTW Flags Of The World website Dordogne (Department, France)įlag of Dordogne - Image by Olivier Touzeau, 8 March 2019