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Oct 16, 2009 · Charles II by the grace of God king of Jerusalem, prince of Sicily and of Apulia and of Capua, count of Achea and Anjou and Forcalquier: We have given notice to all by the contents of the present letter that we have considered the fine words of sacred authority, in which it is warned that a mouse or a viper or a serpent in the lap or a fire in ...
Charles I (born March 1226—died Jan. 7, 1285, Foggia, Kingdom of Naples [Italy]) was the king of Naples and Sicily (1266–85), the first of the Angevin dynasty, and creator of a great but short-lived Mediterranean empire. The younger brother of Louis IX of France, Charles acquired the county of Provence in 1246 and accompanied Louis on his ...
Apr 30, 2024 · Wars of the Roses. Margaret of Anjou (born March 23, 1430, probably Pont-à-Mousson, Lorraine, Fr.—died Aug. 25, 1482, near Saumur) was the queen consort of England’s King Henry VI and a leader of the Lancastrians in the Wars of the Roses (1455–85) between the houses of York and Lancaster. Strong-willed and ambitious, she made a ...
Jul 31, 2020 · March 23, 1430 – August 25, 1482. Margaret of Anjou was born on March 23, 1430 in Lorraine, France. As the daughter of Duke Rene of Anjou and Isabella of Lorraine, Margaret had royal blood in her veins. During her childhood, France engaged in a prolonged conflict with England, known as the Hundred Years’ War.
e. The House of Plantagenet [a] ( /plænˈtædʒənət/ plan-TAJ-ə-nət) was a royal house which originated in 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 ...
Isabella of France. Isabella of France ( c. 1295 – 22 August 1358), sometimes described as the She-Wolf of France ( French: Louve de France ), was Queen of England as the wife of King Edward II, and de facto regent of England from 1327 until 1330. She was the youngest surviving child and only surviving daughter of Philip IV of France and Joan ...
Charles IV Holy Roman Emperor r. 1355–1378: Henry IV King of England r. 1399–1413: Charles VII "the Victorious" King of France r. 1422–1461: Isabella of Valois: Richard II King of England r. 1377–1399: Anne of Bohemia: Catherine of Valois: Henry V King of England r. 1413–1422: Thomas of Lancaster Duke of Clarence † Battle of Baugé ...
