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Why did Edward I travel to Gascony after his marriage in 1254?
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Edward I, watercolour, 15th century; in the British Library (Cotton MS. Julius E. IV).
After his marriage to Eleanor of Castile in 1254, Edward I traveled to Bordeaux to organize his scattered appanage.1
Earlier that year, his father, King Henry III, had granted him the duchy of Gascony, along with several other territories and titles, including lands in Wales, Ireland, and the Channel Islands. By traveling to Gascony, Edward sought to establish his own household and administrative officials to manage these holdings.1