Amanieu VI d'Albret

The lordship (seigneurie) of Albret, in the Landes, gave its name to one of the most powerful feudal families of France in the Middle Ages.

[1] Amanieu’s reign was dominated by conflict over the English kings’ control of Gascony.

His father, also named Amanieu, was one of the leaders of the revolt against English rule.

[2] After his father's death in 1255, Amanieu surrendered Milhau and its surrounding region to Prince Edward,[3] newly arrived to assert English control over the province.

[7][8] Amanieu VI and Viane had at least two children, whilst he and Mathe had more children: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Prinet, Léon Jacques Maxime (1911).