Direct government of Aquitaine from Paris was out of the question, and the interposition of ducal authority between the Gascons and the Capetian monarchy served to relieve the French crown of many tiresome and onerous burdens.
Direct government of Aquitaine from Paris was not remotely possible, and the interposition of ducal authority between the Gascons and the Capetian monarchy served to relieve the French crown of many tiresome and onerous burdens.