Exoudun is a
commune
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in the
Deux-Sèvres
Deux-Sèvres () is a French department. ''Deux-Sèvres'' literally means "two Sèvres": the Sèvre Nantaise and the Sèvre Niortaise are two rivers which have their sources in the department. It had a population of 374,878 in 2019. department
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in the
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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region
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in western
France
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History
During the
Middle Ages
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, Lordship of Exoudun was held in succession by several noble families, including the
Lusignans
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. Lord of Exoudun was titled: ''Seigneur d′Exoudun''.
See also
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Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department
The following is a list of the 256 communes of the Deux-Sèvres department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):[Raoul I of Exoudun
Raoul I of Lusignan (born c. 1160/5 – Melle, 1 May 1219) was the second son of Hugh de Lusignan (d. 1169) and the grandson of Hugh VIII of Lusignan. He was a prominent nobleman in the region of Poitou, and lord (''seigneur'') d'Exoudun, de Mell ...]
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Raoul II of Exoudun Raoul II of Lusignan (c. 1200 – c. September 1, 1246, buried at the Abbey of Foucarmont) was the son of Raoul I of Lusignan and his wife Alix, Countess of Eu. He became Seigneur d'Exoudun and Count of Eu upon his father death in 1219.
He w ...
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