Gascogne
(găs´kə-nē) (pron: gas-kuh-nee)
Capital: Auch (pron: oh-sh)
French annexation: 1607
Provinces were obliged to have coat of arms and to pay for their registration. Louis XIV granted this coat of arms to Gascogne, in 1696, as a way to raise funds for war—it has no historical significance.
