Gau (territory)
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Gau is a Germanic term for a region within a country, often a former or current province. It was used in the Middle Ages, when it can be seen as roughly corresponding to an English shire. The administ
Medieval duchies (in colour) and gaue in the Holy Roman Empire around year 1000
Hundred (county division)
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A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region. It was formerly used in England, Wales, some parts of the United States, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, and i
Gau (territory)
…Dictionary connects the etymology of yeoman to young instead. In the Carolingian Empire, a Gau was a subdivision of the realm, further divided into Hundreds. The Frankish gowe thus appear to correspond roughly to the civitas in other barbarian kingdoms (Visigoths, Burgundians, or the Italian Kingdom of the…
Medieval cantrefi of Wales