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The County of Anjou (UK: / ˈ ɒ̃ ʒ uː, ˈ æ̃ ʒ uː /, US: / ɒ̃ ˈ ʒ uː, ˈ æ n (d) ʒ uː, ˈ ɑː n ʒ uː /; [1] [2] [3] French:; Latin: Andegavia) was a French county that was the predecessor to the Duchy of Anjou. Its capital was Angers, and its area was roughly co-extensive with the diocese of Angers.
English: Illustration of the traditional French counties of Anjou and Maine with the Duchy of Aquitaine. Based on User:Thomas Gun's File:Duchy of Aquitaine.png, File:County of Maine.png, and File:Map of Anjou.png.
The county of Anjou was united to the royal domain between 1205 and 1246, when it was turned into an apanage for the king's brother, Charles I of Anjou. This second Angevin dynasty, a branch of the Capetian dynasty, established itself on the thrones of Naples and Sicily, and the joint throne of Croatia and Hungary.
County of Anjou, a historical county in France and predecessor of the Duchy of Anjou Count of Anjou, title of nobility; Duchy of Anjou, a historical duchy and later a province of France Duke of Anjou, title of nobility; Anjou, Isère, a commune
The old medieval center is still dominated by the massive château of the Plantagenêts, home of the Apocalypse Tapestry, the biggest medieval tapestry ensemble in the world. Angers is also both at the edge of the Val de Loire, a World Heritage Site, and the Loire-Anjou-Touraine regional natural park.
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Geoffrey V (24 August 1113 – 7 September 1151), called the Fair (French: le Bel), Plantagenet, and of Anjou, was the count of Anjou, Touraine and Maine by inheritance from 1129, and also duke of Normandy by his marriage claim, and conquest, from 1144. Geoffrey married Empress Matilda, daughter of Henry I, king of England and duke of Normandy.
The Count of Anjou was the ruler of the County of Anjou, first granted by King Charles the Bald of West Francia in the 9th century to Robert the Strong. Ingelger and his son, Fulk the Red, were viscounts until Fulk assumed the title of count. Ingelger's male line ended with Geoffrey II.