<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishParis ilikuwa mji mkuu wa Ufaransa na mji mkuu wa mkoa wa Ile-de-France, ambao ulijulikana kwa jina la duchy ya Normandy na Burgundy.  <response>: Before Paris became the national capital, it was the home of the medieval dukes of the region that is still known as the Ile-de-France which, by gradually asserting itself over other duchies such as Burgundy and Normandy, imposed its name on the whole country. 