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René retired to Aix-en-Provence [6] and in 1474 made a will by which he left Bar to his grandson René II, Duke of Lorraine; and Anjou and Provence to his nephew Charles, count of Le Maine. King Louis XI seized Anjou and Bar, and two years later sought to compel René to exchange the two duchies for a pension.
Margaret, Countess of Anjou 1272–1299: Charles Martel of Anjou 1271–1295: Saint Louis of Toulouse 1274–1297: Robert 1276–1309–1343: Philip I, Prince of Taranto 1278–1332: Raymond Berengar of Andria 1282–1307: Peter Tempesta 1291–1315: John, Duke of Durazzo 1294–1336: Eleanor of Anjou 1289–1341: Frederick III of Sicily 1272 ...
Margaret of Anjou appears in many novels of historical fiction. Margaret is the main subject of: Red Rose of Anjou by Jean Plaidy; The Queen of Last Hopes by Susan Higginbotham; Blood and Roses by Catherine Hokin; Margaret also appears as a secondary or minor character in: The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory; The Kingmaker’s Daughter ...
The House of Plantagenet [a] (/plænˈtædʒənət/ plan-TAJ-ə-nət) was a royal house which originated from the French county of Anjou. The name Plantagenet is used by modern historians to identify four distinct royal houses: the Angevins, who were also counts of Anjou; the main line of the Plantagenets following the loss of Anjou; and the ...
Name Portrait Birth Marriage(s) Death Conan I (Konan Iañ) 990–992 c. 927 eldest son of Judicael Berengar, Count of Rennes and Gerberga Ermengarde-Gerberga of Anjou 973 five children 27 June 992 Conquereuil aged 64–65 Geoffrey I (Jafrez Iañ ) 992–1008 c. 980 eldest son of Conan I and Ermengarde-Gerberga of Anjou: Hawise of Normandy 996 ...
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.
Detail of the Burning Bush triptych, which shows Jeanne de Laval and René I of Anjou. René died on 10 July 1480. In his will, he bequeathed his wife a very large income in Anjou, Provence, and the Barrois. She also retained the County of Beaufort and the lordship of Mirebeau (exchanged with the baronies of Aubagne and Provence). After her ...
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