Plantagenet Empire
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The Plantagenet Empire was a vast medieval realm ruled by the Plantagenet dynasty, encompassing much of England and large parts of western France during the 12th and early 13th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Plantagenet Empire canonical | 3 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical empire
ⓘ
medieval polity ⓘ personal union of territories ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Angevin Empire ⓘ |
| approximateEndDate | 1214 ⓘ |
| capital | no single fixed capital ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| coreRegion |
England
ⓘ
Western France ⓘ
surface form:
western France
|
| declineCause |
Capetian expansion in France
ⓘ
loss of Normandy to Philip II of France ⓘ |
| deFactoPoliticalCenter |
Anjou
ⓘ
City of Westminster ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster
|
| endDate | 1204 ⓘ |
| firstRuler | Henry II of England ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of England (Plantagenet)
reduced Angevin possessions in France ⓘ |
| formedBy |
inheritance of Anjou and Normandy
ⓘ
marriage of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Henry II of England ⓘ |
| governmentType | feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundation for later Anglo-French conflicts
ⓘ
major Anglo-French power of the 12th century ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Latin
ⓘ
Middle English ⓘ Old French ⓘ |
| lastRulerWithFullContinentalHoldings | John of England ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Henry II of England
ⓘ
John of England ⓘ King Richard the Lionheart ⓘ
surface form:
Richard I of England
|
| overlordOf | various French vassal lords ⓘ |
| partOf | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | loose collection of feudal territories ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Duchy of Normandy
ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of England (Norman dynasty)
|
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Bouvines
ⓘ
loss of Normandy in 1204 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty |
House of Anjou
ⓘ
surface form:
Angevin dynasty
House of Plantagenet ⓘ |
| startDate | 1154 ⓘ |
| suzerain |
King of France
ⓘ
surface form:
King of France (for French fiefs)
|
| 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 ⓘ parts of Gascony ⓘ parts of Ireland (Lordship of Ireland) ⓘ parts of Poitou ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.