8 2 4 . ▁However , ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁in ▁ 1 0 2 3 ▁when ▁San cho ▁VI ▁Duke ▁of ▁Gas con y ▁would ▁name ▁Guillaume ▁Fort ▁as ▁first ▁Vis count ▁of ▁Sou le . ▁His ▁descend ants ▁would ▁inherit ▁the ▁title ▁for ▁around ▁two ▁centuries . ▁The ▁Vis count s ▁of ▁Sou le ▁had ▁their ▁base ▁in ▁the ▁for tr ess ▁of ▁Ma ul éon , ▁a ▁strateg ic ▁region ▁that ▁controlled ▁the ▁pass ▁from ▁Aqu itaine ▁to ▁the ▁I ber ian ▁pen ins ula . ▁The ▁vis count s ▁of ▁Sou le ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁their ▁territory . ▁Despite ▁being ▁small ▁in ▁size , ▁it ▁held ▁a ▁strateg ic ▁position ▁between ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Navar re ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Aqu itaine ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 1 5 2 ▁Ele an or ▁of ▁Aqu itaine ▁married ▁Henry ▁II ▁of ▁England , ▁thus ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Aqu itaine ▁joined ▁the ▁Crown ▁of ▁England . ▁In ▁ 1 2 6 1 , ▁after ▁ten ▁years ▁of ▁conflict , ▁the ▁last ▁vis count ▁of ▁Sou le , ▁Aug er ▁III , ▁surrender ed ▁the ▁castle ▁of ▁Ma ul éon ▁to ▁Edward ▁I ▁of ▁England , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁Sou le ▁was ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁crown ▁of ▁England . ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁current ▁network ▁of ▁roads ▁between ▁the ▁Sou letin ▁villages ▁was ▁constructed . ▁ ▁Sou le ▁under ▁English ▁rule ▁▁ ▁The ▁English ▁Sou le ▁was