Anglo-French War of 1242–1243

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The Anglo-French War of 1242–1243 was a medieval conflict in which England’s King Henry III unsuccessfully attempted to recover lost territories in western France from King Louis IX of France.

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instanceOf Anglo-French conflict
medieval war
alsoKnownAs Saintonge War
belligerentSide English royal forces
French royal forces
cause English attempt to recover Poitou and other former Angevin lands
conflictBetween Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France
dynasticContext Capetian dynasty
House of Plantagenet
surface form: Plantagenet dynasty
endDate 1243
endedWith English withdrawal from Poitou
EnglishObjective recovery of Poitou
restoration of Angevin power in France
followedBy Treaty of Paris (1259)
FrenchObjective consolidation of royal authority in Poitou and Saintonge
hasCommander Alphonse of Poitiers NERFINISHED
Henry III of England
Hugh X of Lusignan
Isabella of Angoulême NERFINISHED
Louis IX of France
historicalPeriod 13th century
historicalRegion medieval England
medieval France
involves Gascon forces
Lusignan dynasty
surface form: Lusignan family

Poitevin barons
location Poitou
Saintonge
western France
mainBelligerent Henry III of England
Louis IX of France
majorBattle Battle of Saintes
Battle of Taillebourg
outcome confirmation of Capetian control over Poitou
weakening of English influence in western France
partOf Anglo-French wars
politicalConsequence long-term limitation of English possessions in France to Gascony
strengthening of French crown authority in western France
precededBy French conquest of Normandy
loss of Poitou by the English crown
relatedTo Angevin Empire
Angevin–Capetian dynastic struggle
surface form: Capetian–Plantagenet rivalry
result English failure to recover lost territories in western France
French victory
startDate 1242
triggeredBy rebellion of Poitevin and Lusignan nobles against Louis IX

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Anglo-French wars of the 12th and 13th centuries hasPart Anglo-French War of 1242–1243