Examples from the Web for poitou
He was seneschal of Poitou, and was very anxious to drive back the French, who had taken some strong places there.Life of Edward the Black Prince|Louise Creighton
For a time he also gained possession of Poitou, but before his death nearly the whole of that region had slipped from his grasp.
Then he boldly dashed into the heart of Poitou, marching by Lusignan to Poitiers.
Loyalty among the people there was none; even Anjou, the home of their race, drifted towards Philip as steadily as Poitou.History of the English People, Volume I (of 8)|John Richard Green
Both were alike indignant at the favour shown by the court to the natives of Poitou and Aquitaine.The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay