Amanieu V was the

Lord of Albret The lordship (''seigneurie'') of Albret (Labrit), situated in the Landes, gave its name to one of the most powerful feudal families of France in the Middle Ages. History Its members distinguished themselves in the local wars of that epoch; and d ...

from 1209 to 1255. He was the son of Amanieu IV, lord of Albret, and participated in the

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, being at the siege of Termes in 1210. Amanieu was originally an ally of the English against the French in the

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, but in December 1253 he made peace with

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. He received a royal pardon. Then, in August 1254,

Henry III of England Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272), also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death in 1272. The son of King John and Isabella of Angoulême, Henry a ...

declared peace between him and all his Gascon vassals, Amanieu included. He had issue: * Amanieu VI lord of Albret.

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* *188 Year of birth unknown 1255 deaths House of Albret {{France-noble-stub