Duchy of Anjou

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The Duchy of Anjou was a historic French fief and political territory in western France that played a significant role in medieval and early modern European dynastic politics.

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Duchy of Anjou canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duchy
former political entity
associatedDynasty House of Anjou
surface form: Angevin dynasty
associatedWith Hundred Years' War
Plantagenet Empire
borderedBy County of Maine
Brittany
surface form: Duchy of Brittany

Duchy of Normandy
Poitou
Touraine
capital Angers
coatOfArms Azure semé-de-lis or, a label gules
continent Europe
country France
feudalRank peerage of France
governmentType feudal monarchy
historicalRegion Pays de la Loire
incorporatedInto French royal domain
surface form: royal domain of France
languageUsed Middle French
Old French
locatedIn western France
majorCity Angers
Chinon
Saumur
majorRiver Loire
modernTerritoryIncludes Maine-et-Loire
parts of Indre-et-Loire
parts of Sarthe
namedAfter Anjou
nobleTitle Duke of Anjou
partOf Angevin lands
French royal domain
surface form: French crown lands

Kingdom of France
predecessor County of Anjou
religion Roman Catholicism
ruledBy House of Anjou
surface form: Capetian House of Anjou

House of Ingelger
House of Plantagenet
House of Valois
House of Valois
surface form: Valois House of Anjou
significantIn early modern European dynastic politics
medieval European politics
successor County of Anjou
surface form: Province of Anjou
titleHeldBy Charles I of Anjou
Geoffrey V Plantagenet
surface form: Geoffrey V of Anjou

Henry II of England
Louis I of Anjou
Louis XI of France
René of Anjou

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Referenced by (4)

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House of Bourbon ruledKingdom Duchy of Anjou
House of Valois ruled Duchy of Anjou
County of Anjou followedBy Duchy of Anjou