Count of Anjou

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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.

All labels observed (3)

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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 ⓘ

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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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ