Count of Anjou

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medieval French title noble title

The Count of Anjou was a powerful medieval French noble title associated with the influential Angevin dynasty, whose holders, including future kings of England, controlled key territories in western France.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Count of Anjou canonical	21
Count of Anjou (traditionally regarded)	1
Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	medieval French title ⓘ noble title ⓘ
appliesToTerritory	Anjou ⓘ western France ⓘ
associatedWith	House of Anjou ⓘ surface form: Angevin dynasty House of Ingelger ⓘ House of Plantagenet ⓘ surface form: Plantagenet dynasty
coatOfArms	azure semé-de-lis or with a label gules (for later Anjou line) ⓘ
conflict	rivalry with the Counts of Blois ⓘ rivalry with the Dukes of Normandy ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
dynasticLink	Capetian dynasty ⓘ House of Valois ⓘ surface form: House of Valois-Anjou
feudalRank	count ⓘ
foundedBy	Ingelger ⓘ
governmentForm	feudal county ⓘ
grantedBy	King of the Franks ⓘ
hasCapital	Angers ⓘ
historicalEra	Middle Ages ⓘ
inception	9th century ⓘ
influenced	formation of the Angevin Empire ⓘ
languageOfUse	Latin ⓘ Old French ⓘ
notableHolder	Charles I of Anjou ⓘ Charles IV of Anjou ⓘ Fulk III Nerra ⓘ Fulk V of Anjou ⓘ Fulk III Nerra ⓘ surface form: Geoffrey II Martel Geoffrey V Plantagenet ⓘ Henry II of England ⓘ Louis I of Anjou ⓘ Louis I of Anjou ⓘ surface form: René of Anjou
partOf	Kingdom of France ⓘ
playedRoleIn	Anglo-French relations ⓘ Anglo-French wars of the 12th and 13th centuries ⓘ surface form: Capetian–Plantagenet conflicts
precededBy	Viscount of Anjou ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
significantEvent	rise of the Angevin Empire ⓘ
successorTitle	Philippe, Duke of Anjou ⓘ surface form: Duke of Anjou
titleHolderBecame	Duke of Aquitaine ⓘ Duke of Normandy ⓘ King of England ⓘ King of Jerusalem ⓘ King of Sicily ⓘ

Referenced by (23)

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

King John of England → positionHeld → Count of Anjou ⓘ

House of Plantagenet → namedAfter → Count of Anjou ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou

Henry II of England → title → Count of Anjou ⓘ

Charles I of Anjou → title → Count of Anjou ⓘ

House of Ingelger → title → Count of Anjou ⓘ

subject surface form: Ingelger

House of Ingelger → heldTitle → Count of Anjou ⓘ

Ingelger → title → Count of Anjou ⓘ

Ingelger → positionHeld → Count of Anjou ⓘ

this entity surface form: Count of Anjou (traditionally regarded)

Counts of Anjou → hasTitle → Count of Anjou ⓘ

Geoffrey V Plantagenet → title → Count of Anjou ⓘ

Prince Arthur, Duke of Brittany → title → Count of Anjou ⓘ

Viscount of Anjou → lowerRankThan → Count of Anjou ⓘ

Viscount of Anjou → appointedBy → Count of Anjou ⓘ

Viscount of Anjou → powerShiftedTo → Count of Anjou ⓘ

Fulk III Nerra → positionHeld → Count of Anjou ⓘ

Fulk V of Anjou → title → Count of Anjou ⓘ

John II of France → title → Count of Anjou ⓘ

Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou → title → Count of Anjou ⓘ

Charles of Valois → nobleTitle → Count of Anjou ⓘ

John, son of Henry II → positionHeld → Count of Anjou ⓘ

John, son of Henry II → nobleTitle → Count of Anjou ⓘ

Treaty of Le Goulet → confirmedAs → Count of Anjou ⓘ