Counts of Anjou
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The Counts of Anjou were a powerful medieval noble dynasty in western France whose members, including the Plantagenets, rose to rule vast territories such as England and much of France.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Counts of Anjou canonical | 5 |
| Counts of Angoulême | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval French nobility
ⓘ
noble dynasty ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | azure, semé-de-lis or, a label gules (for later Angevin arms) ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dynastyBranch |
House of Anjou
ⓘ
surface form:
Capetian House of Anjou
House of Anjou ⓘ
surface form:
House of Anjou-Plantagenet
House of Ingelger ⓘ House of Plantagenet ⓘ
surface form:
Plantagenet dynasty
House of Valois-Anjou ⓘ
surface form:
Valois House of Anjou
|
| foundedBy | Ingelger ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Angers ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Count of Anjou ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
dynastic link between French and English monarchies
ⓘ
key players in the formation of the Angevin Empire ⓘ |
| language | Old French ⓘ |
| legacy |
central role in Anglo-French medieval conflicts
ⓘ
origin of the Plantagenet kings of England ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Western France
ⓘ
surface form:
western France
|
| notableMember |
Fulk I of Anjou
ⓘ
Fulk II of Anjou ⓘ Fulk III of Anjou ⓘ Fulk IV of Anjou ⓘ Fulk V of Anjou ⓘ Geoffrey I of Anjou ⓘ Geoffrey II of Anjou ⓘ Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou ⓘ
surface form:
Geoffrey V of Anjou
Henry II of England ⓘ |
| overlord | Kings of France ⓘ |
| partOf | French feudal system ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
major feudal princes in medieval France
ⓘ
vassals of the French crown ⓘ |
| predecessor | Carolingian-appointed viscounts of Anjou ⓘ |
| region | Anjou ⓘ |
| relatedDynasty |
Capetian dynasty
ⓘ
House of Lancaster ⓘ House of Normandy ⓘ House of York ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| ruledTerritory |
County of Anjou
ⓘ
Kingdom of England through the Plantagenets ⓘ large parts of western France through the Angevin Empire ⓘ parts of Maine ⓘ parts of Normandy through dynastic union ⓘ parts of Touraine ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
accession of Henry II of England, former Count of Anjou, to the English throne
ⓘ
expansion under Fulk III Nerra ⓘ formation of the Angevin Empire ⓘ marriage alliance of Geoffrey V of Anjou with Empress Matilda ⓘ rise of the House of Ingelger in Anjou ⓘ |
| startDate | 9th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Counts of Angoulême