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[4] [5] Anjou itself was united to the royal domain again in 1328, but was detached in 1360 as the Duchy of Anjou for the king's son, Louis I of Anjou. The third Angevin dynasty, a branch of the House of Valois, also ruled for a time the Kingdom of Naples. The dukes had the same autonomy as the earlier counts, but the duchy was increasingly ...
In 1360, the county was raised to a dukedom becoming known as Duke of Anjou, subsequently leading the Duchy of Anjou. The title was held by Philip V of Spain before his accession in 1700. Since then, some Spanish Legitimist claimants to the French throne have borne the title even to the present day, as does a nephew of the Orléanist pretender.
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.
Discussion Projet:Anjou et Maine-et-Loire; Histoire de l'Anjou; Listes des communes de l'Anjou historique situées hors de Maine-et-Loire; Histoire de Château-Gontier au Moyen Âge; Usage on he.wikipedia.org אנז'ו; Usage on hu.wikipedia.org Anjou (történelmi régió) Usage on ja.wikipedia.org モージュ; Usage on nl.wikipedia.org Anjou ...
Northern France around the County of Anjou; red circles mark regional urban centres. The adjective Angevin is especially used in English history to refer to the kings who were also counts of Anjou—beginning with Henry II—descended from Geoffrey and Matilda; their characteristics, descendants and the period of history which they covered from the mid-twelfth to early-thirteenth centuries.
The Angevin Empire (/ ˈ æ n dʒ ɪ v ɪ n /; French: Empire Plantagenêt) was the collection of territories held by the House of Plantagenet during the 12th and 13th centuries, when they ruled over an area covering roughly all of present-day England, half of France, and parts of Ireland and Wales, and had further influence over much of the remaining British Isles.
Regency of Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou:993–999: William II the Pious: c.980 Son of William I and Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou: 999–1019 Gerberga of Burgundy c.984 four children 4 March 1019 Fell under control of his uncle Rotbold until his death in 1008. Rotbold II: c.980 Son of Rotbold I and Emilde 1008–1014 Ermengarde of Burgundy before 1002 ...