Saintonge was a region of W France, on the Bay of Biscay. It is now part of the Charente-Maritime dept. Known as the country of Santones, the region was conquered by the Romans and was occupied (419) by the Visigoths and by Clovis I (507). As a fief of Aquitaine , it became part of England (1154) following the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine to Henry of Anjou (later Henry II of England). During the Wars of Religion (1562-98), Saintonge was a Protestant stronghold, especially at the city of La Rochelle . The region was incorporated (1372) into the French crown lands, and was a French province until the Revolution (1789). See map [it is below Poitou] of French Provinces before the French Revolution on my site at: http://www.thecajuns.com/map1789.htm Stanley LeBlanc -----Original Message----- From: Bo and Bg [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 8:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Serignac Saintonge Hi, does anyone know where Serignac (Saintonge) is located? Is it in present day Nova Scotia or ? Thank you, BG -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.14/222 - Release Date: 1/5/2006 ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== Please remember when writing a personal 'thank you' to only hit reply so just the person you are thanking receives it. When answering a query please hit reply all so we all might benefit. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx