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.

Aliases (1)

Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou ×1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	medieval French title → noble title →
appliesToTerritory	Anjou → western France →
associatedWith	Angevin dynasty → House of Ingelger → 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-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 → Geoffrey II Martel → Geoffrey V Plantagenet → Henry II of England → Louis I of Anjou → René of Anjou →
partOf	Kingdom of France →
playedRoleIn	Anglo-French relations → Capetian–Plantagenet conflicts →
precededBy	Viscount of Anjou →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
significantEvent	rise of the Angevin Empire →
successorTitle	Duke of Anjou →
titleHolderBecame	Duke of Aquitaine → Duke of Normandy → King of England → King of Jerusalem → King of Sicily →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charles I of Anjou → Henry II of England →	title
House of Plantagenet ("Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou") →	namedAfter
King John of England →	positionHeld