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Véronique Larcade - Les Cadets de Gascogne - Ed. Empreinte - 2000 -. Hence, succession in Gascony was determined so that only one child inherited the totality of the family estate, without division among his brothers and sisters, with an eye to protecting property. But the notion of first-born –and consequently, that of cadet —was more ...
What, ho! Cadets of Gascony! All jealous lovers are sport for you! O Woman! dear divinity! What, ho! Cadets of Gascony! Whom scowling husbands quake to see. Blow, 'taratara,' and cry 'Cuckoo.' What, ho! Cadets of Gascony! Husbands and lovers are game for you! DE GUICHE (seated with haughty carelessness in an armchair brought quickly by ...
France in 1328, with Gascony part of the English crown. Map by Goran tek-en / Wikimedia Commons. However, Not long after Henry’s reign, much of these lands would be chipped away at and lost to ambitious and capable French kings like Philip II “Augustus,” who eventually succeeded in retaking the ancestral Plantagenet lands of Normandy and Anjou from Henry’s feckless youngest son, John I.
Better, the Gascon was transformed from antihero into hero. From d’Artagnan to Captain Fracasse, the cadet of Gascony reclaimed his title of provincial noble, poor, there is no doubt, but full of verve, audacity, and a spirit for conquest and adventure. After having been the butt of laughter, the Gascon now makes us dream.
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand, translated by Gladys Thomas and Mary F. Guillemard. Act IV. Act V. →. ACT IV. The Cadets of Gascony . Post occupied by company of Carbon de Castel-Jaloux at the siege of Arras. In the background an embankment across the whole stage. Beyond, view of plain extending to the horizon.
The bold Cadets of Gascony, Of Carbon de Castel-Jaloux! Brawling and swaggering boastfully, The bold Cadets of Gascony! Bragging of arms and heraldry, Their veins brimming with blood so blue, The bold Cadets of Gascony, Of Carbon de Castel-Jaloux. Eagle-eyed, and graceful as cats, Fierce mustache and wolf-like grin,
The Cadets de Gascogne, in English the Captains of Gascony, were a French regiment under King Louis XIII. The regiment was mainly recruited from the youngest sons of the aristocratic families of Gascony. The word cadet come from the occitan gascon capdèth, meaning chief or captain. Nowadays, the word cadet is used in French as an equivalent of younger son. The regiment was apparently ...
