Saintonge is in France.
On 8th October 1254 Gilbert Segrave [aged 52] died at Pons.
On 21st July 1242 the forces of King Henry III of England [aged 34] and Hugh XI of Lusignan VI Count of La Marche II Count Angoulême [aged 21] fought against the forces of at King Louis IX of France [aged 28] and his brother Alphonse Count Poitiers II Count Toulouse [aged 21] at Taillebourg [Map] during the Battle of Taillebourg. The battle was a decisive victory for the French. Henry thereafter signed a five-year truce with the French.