Brassenx was a barony of Upper Landes, in the southwest of France

France

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. Its historical capital was Arjuzanx

Arjuzanx

Arjuzanx is a commune of the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France....

. Its main town is now Morcenx

Morcenx

Morcenx is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France.-Geography:Commune situated in the grande-Lande in the Landes forest on the Bez.Access by the A63 freeway, exit 14 Onesse-et-Laharie.-History:...

. The etymology

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 of Brassenx is a male Gallo-Roman name: Braccius, plus the pre-Celtic

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 suffix: -incum.

During the English occupation, Arjuzanx became the capital of the barony of Brassenx, where Edward III of England

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 in 1338 published the laws and customs (fors

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 et coutumes

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) of Brassenx.