Angevin Empire

E131607

The Angevin Empire was a vast medieval realm that, at its height in the 12th century, encompassed England and large parts of western France under a single monarch.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval polity
personal union of territories
alsoKnownAs Plantagenet Empire
borderedBy Kingdom of France
surface form: Kingdom of France (royal domain)

Kingdom of Navarre
Kingdom of Scotland
capital no single fixed capital
characterizedBy personal rule of multiple distinct territories
continent Europe
country Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France
currency various local coinages of England and France
dissolvedFollowing Battle of Bouvines
loss of Normandy to Philip II of France
endTime 1214
early 13th century
firstMonarch Henry II of England
followedBy reduced Plantagenet possessions in France
governmentForm feudal monarchy
historicalRegion Western Europe
inception accession of Henry II of England
languageUsed Anglo-Norman
Latin
Middle English
Old French
monarch Henry II of England
King John of England
surface form: John, King of England

King Richard the Lionheart
surface form: Richard I of England
namedAfter Anjou
notableRuler Henry II of England
King John of England
surface form: John, King of England

King Richard the Lionheart
surface form: Richard I of England
partOf Anglo-French relations
High Middle Ages
politicalStructure composite monarchy
religion Roman Catholicism
rulingDynasty House of Plantagenet
rulingHouse House of Anjou
surface form: Angevin dynasty
significantEvent Battle of Bouvines
surface form: Battle of Bouvines (1214)

Treaty of Chinon (1189)
startTime 1154
territoryIncludes County of Anjou
County of Maine
County of Touraine
Duchy of Aquitaine
Duchy of Brittany
surface form: Duchy of Brittany (overlordship)

Duchy of Normandy
Kingdom of England
Wales
parts of Ireland
parts of Scotland (overlordship claims)

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

House of Plantagenet ruledTerritory Angevin Empire
Anjou partOf Angevin Empire
Henry II of England realm Angevin Empire
Lordship of Ireland partOf Angevin Empire
Henry the Young King region Angevin Empire
medieval Duchy of Normandy partOf Angevin Empire
subject surface form: Duchy of Normandy
Orford Castle historicalPeriod Angevin Empire
this entity surface form: Angevin period
Plantagenet court associatedWith Angevin Empire
County of Anjou partOf Angevin Empire
County of Anjou associatedWith Angevin Empire
this entity surface form: Angevin kings of England
Plantagenet Empire alsoKnownAs Angevin Empire
Fontevraud Abbey partOf Angevin Empire
Revolt of 1173–1174 relatedTo Angevin Empire
Duchy of Gascony partOf Angevin Empire
Treaty of Le Goulet recognizedHeirTitle Angevin Empire
this entity surface form: Angevin continental possessions
Anglo-French War of 1294–1303 historicalRegion Angevin Empire
this entity surface form: Plantagenet dominions in France