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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 ...
- 12th century
- Geoffrey V of Anjou
house of Plantagenet, royal house of England, which reigned from 1154 to 1485 and provided 14 kings, 6 of whom belonged to the cadet houses of Lancaster and York. The royal line descended from the union between Geoffrey, count of Anjou (died 1151), and the empress Matilda , daughter of the English king Henry I .
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Apr 10, 2020 · The Plantagenets, sometimes referred to as the Angevin-Plantagenets, were the ruling dynasty of England from 1154 to 1485 CE. The name Angevin derives from the family's ancestral lands in Anjou, France and the term Plantagenet (perhaps) from the broom plant ( planta genista ) used in the coat of arms of Geoffrey, Count of Anjou (l. 1113-1151 CE ...
- Mark Cartwright
- Publishing Director
The House of Plantagenet 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 of Lancaster and York, the Plantagenets ...
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House of Plantagenet. 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 (from 1360, dukes) of the western French province of Anjou.
Jan 12, 2022 · John I ‘Lackland’. John of Anjou. parents – Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. date and place of birth – 24 December 1167 at Beaumont Palace, Oxford. wives – Isabella de Clare, countess of Gloucester, and Isabella of Angoulême. date of first marriage – 29 August 1189. date of second marriage – 24 August 1200.
The Plantagenets were a medieval dynasty that ruled England from 1154 to 1485. The name “ Plantagenet ” was not a royal title but rather a nickname derived from the family’s emblem, a sprig of broom or planta genista in Latin. Here’s all about this unique line.