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  1. The House of Plantagenet (/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 Houses ...

  2. House of Plantagenet; Armorial of Plantagenet: Parent house: Angevins: Country: Kingdom of England, Kingdom of France, Lordship of Ireland, Principality of Wales: Founded: 1126: Founder: Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou: Final ruler: Richard III of England: Titles: King of England; King of the Romans; Lord of Ireland; Prince of Wales; Duke ...

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  4. The house of Plantagenet ruled England from the accession of Henry II in 1154 to the death of Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. The Plantagenet dynasty ruled England for longer than any other house. The period saw England transformed in many ways.

  5. Jan 12, 2022 · The House of Plantagenet. Henry II ‘Curtmantle’. Henry of Anjou, called Henry FitzEmpress and Curtmantle. parents – Empress Matilda, queen of England, and Geoffrey Plantagenet V, count of Anjou and Maine. date and place of birth – 25 March 1133 at Le Mans, Anjou. wife – Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine, former queen of France (as wife of ...

  6. The House of Plantagenet ruled England in some form or another from the reign of Henry II, beginning in 1154, until the House of Tudor came to power when Richard III fell at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. It goes back to the Angevin counts of the western French province of Anjou.

  7. Category. : House of Plantagenet. Armorial of Plantagenet. This category is for members of the House of Plantagenet of the initial Angevin line. This category includes: -. 1. Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, founder of the House, and his wife Empress Matilda. 2.

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