Where is Béarn located?

Béarn ( US: / beɪˈɑːrn /; French: [beaʁn]; Occitan: Bearn [beˈaɾ] or Biarn; Basque: Bearno or Biarno; Latin: Benearnia or Bearnia) is one of the traditional provinces of France, located in the Pyrenees mountains and in the plain at their feet, in Southwestern France.

What is the meaning of the name Béarn?

From French Béarn . ( historical) A former viscounty in the southwestern French Pyrenees, which became part of the French royal domain before it was united with the French crown, together with Navarra, as a single feudal province of the French realm. Béarn and the (Basque) region Lower Navarre formed the present département of the Basses-Pyrenées.

What does bear mean in English?

Bear means to tolerate something, usually something that you dislike. It is most commonly used in the expression can’t bear. The past form is bore and the -ed form is borne: … does a bear/do bears shit in the woods? Fans bearing banners ringed the stadium. The bridge has to be strengthened to bear heavier loads.

Why did Bearn become a king?

Béarn was included in the original borders given to the Frankish kingdom by the Treaty of Verdun in 843, but the creation of a political entity of their own led to an evolution of this vassalage link. Thus, the gradual accession of Bearn to a de facto sovereignty status is the major theme of this medieval period.