Countess of Anjou

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Countess of Anjou was a noble title held by Empress Matilda, the 12th-century daughter of King Henry I of England and a central figure in the civil war known as The Anarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf noble title
associatedDynasty House of Anjou NERFINISHED
associatedLanguage Latin
Old French
associatedMonarch Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou NERFINISHED
Henry I of England NERFINISHED
associatedRealm Angevin domains NERFINISHED
associatedRegion Maine-et-Loire NERFINISHED
country County of Anjou NERFINISHED
feudalContext medieval European nobility
genderOfTitleHolder female
heldBy Empress Matilda NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages
locatedIn Anjou NERFINISHED
locatedInPresentDay France NERFINISHED
maritalConnection title held by wife of Count of Anjou
nobleHierarchyLevel below duchy and above barony
nobleRank countess
notableEventContext The Anarchy NERFINISHED
notableHolder Empress Matilda NERFINISHED
politicalSignificance linked English royal succession to Angevin territories
relatedTitle Count of Anjou NERFINISHED
Duke of Normandy NERFINISHED
Empress of the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
titleHolder Empress Matilda NERFINISHED
Matilda of England NERFINISHED
Matilda, daughter of Henry I of England NERFINISHED
titleType comital title
hereditary noble title
usedInCentury 12th century

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Bonne of Bohemia positionHeld Countess of Anjou
Empress Matilda title Countess of Anjou