Starting Population     1,800                   % of Worldwide          0.5%                    

                                                Population                                      

Starting Income         30,906                  % of Worldwide          0.4%                    

                                                Income                                          

Starting GDP            144,984                 % of Worldwide GDP      0.6%                    

Starting Surplus        306                     % of Worldwide          0.7%                    

                                                Surplus                                         

8 fief in province                              Overlord:               Plantagnet (47)
         

Kingdom: France

Comments: Gascony is a large duchy in southwestern France. Originally a part of Aquitainia, it was incorporated into the Roman world by Julius Caesar and thoroughly Romanized. Overrun by the Visigoths in the early 5th century, and settled by Basques (hence 'Gascony,' from 'Vascones,' the Latin for Basque) in the 6th and 7th centuries, the area became part of the great Duchy of Aquitaine. The marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine to England's future Henry II in 1152 brought Gascony under English control, a control disputed by the Crown of France. The Duchy is under the Ecclesiastical authority of the Archbishop of Auch. Gascony is relatively wealthy. Despite a rather barren coastal region, and the great massif of the Pyrenees (which often exceeds 10,000 feet), the land is suitable for cattle and sheep, and there are many fertile valleys, growing a variety of grains.