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Margaret of Anjou. Margaret of Anjou (French: Marguerite; 23 March 1430 – 25 August 1482) was Queen of England by marriage to King Henry VI from 1445 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471. Through marriage, she was also nominally Queen of France from 1445 to 1453. Born in the Duchy of Lorraine into the House of Valois-Anjou, Margaret was the ...
Jan 3, 2012 · Founded in 1448 by René, Duke of Anjou and titular King of Sicily, the Order of the Croissant represents one of many secular orders of chivalry established by late medieval rulers. An examination of the Order's statutes and membership indicates that the Croissant was more than a colourful convocation of knights.
Sep 4, 1998 · This web page presents a medieval French book, René of Anjou's Traictié de la forme et devis d'ung tournoy, in a modern English translation. The book describes a late medieval tournament in great detail, including all the equipment and armor, the speeches to be made by various participants, and the rules for combat.
Oct 31, 2008 · King René is little known beyond France, yet, through his controversial daughter Margaret of Anjou, he affected events in England during the Wars of the Roses. René's court rivalled Burgundy in its rich artistic culture and his claim to the kingdom of Naples started a process that led to enormous changes in the power structure of Southern Europe.
René was born in Angers, the son of Yolande of Lorraine and Frederick, Count of Vaudémont. He spent his youth in the court of his grandfather René I of Anjou between Angers and Provence. René succeeded his father in Vaudémont in 1470 and, three years later, his uncle as captain of Angers, seneschal and governor of Anjou.
René d’Anjou (1409–1480), Duke of Anjou and titular king of Naples, is considered the spiritual founder of Lambda Chi Alpha. He gave these exhortations to the knights of the Order of the Crescent: Moreover, I exhort you out of brotherly love that you hereafter have regard for the dictates of your conscience rather than for any other ...
Rene was born at Angers in January 1409. His parents were Louis II Duke of Anjou and Provence and Yolande of Aragon. In 1419 his granduncle, the Cardinal Louis duke of Bar, adopted him as inheritor of the duchy of Bar. On his father’s death in 1417, René’s eldest brother, Louis III succeeded to Anjou, Maine and Provence.
