Gaston Phoebus

...Also, from this time onwards, large and small feudal domains were formed, and constant conflicts were waged between them. In particular, in the late Middle Ages, the conflicts between these local feudal domains became intertwined with the struggles between the French and English kings, making the situation particularly complicated. Gaston Phoebus (1331-91), who ruled over Foix and Béarn, established a virtually independent kingdom in the Pyrenees region through his powerful military force and clever balancing policy. He was also a legendary figure, skilled in both the literary and military arts, and a typical example of the great feudal lords of the era.

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…また，このころから大小の諸侯領が形成され，その間に絶え間のない抗争がくりひろげられる。とりわけ中世後期には，この地方諸侯の争いに仏英両王の戦いがからみ，複雑な様相を呈するが，なかでもフォアとベアルンを領有したガストン･フェビュス(1331‐91)は，強大な武力と巧妙な均衡政策により，ピレネー地方に事実上独立の王国を樹立した。彼はまた文武にすぐれ，この時代の大領主の典型として伝説的な人物でもある。…

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