gesture and to seek for further peace so that he could go on a crusade. Though if he had chosen, he might have forced Henry to surrender Bordeaux and Guyenne, the last possessions of the English crown beyond the seas. The settlement of the feudal revolt was less advantageous for Hugh of Lusignan. His Poitevin castles were confiscated, rearmed, and sold by Alphonse of Poitiers. His daughter Isabel of Lusignan was married to his enemy Geoffrey of Rancon, lord of Gençay, in 1250, who rebuilt his castle with the dowry. Works of art The battle is the subject of an anonymous trouvère song, Molt lieement dirai mon serventois (RS 1835); it was written in support of Louis and his allies and mentions several historical figures by name. Eugène Delacroix represented the battle in his tableau The Battle of Taillebourg won by Saint Louis, which was presented to the ‘Salon’ in 1837. In it he depicted all the spirit and ardour of the charge of the French knights. See also Capetian-Plantagenet rivalry Anglo-French war Saintonge War Louis IX of France References This article is based on a translation of articles from the French Wikipedia. Bataille de Taillebourg Louis IX Bibliography Le Goff, Jacques; Evan Gollrad, Gareth (Translator) (Translated from French edition (15 January 2009)). Saint Louis. Paris: University of Notre Dame Press. pp. 180–185, 301. . External links History of the Saintonge region (in French) Other battles in Taillebourg: Rickard, J. (3 October 2000), Battle of Taillebourg, 8 April 1351 Froissart's account of the 1385 action 1242 in Europe 1240s in France Taillebourg 1242 Taillebourg 1242 Taillebourg History of Charente-Maritime Taillebourg Taillebourg Henry III of England Louis IX of France