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Stephen of Anjou - Wikipedia. Stephen ( Hungarian: István; 20 August 1332 – 9 August 1354) was a Hungarian royal prince of the Capetian House of Anjou. He was the youngest son of Charles I of Hungary and Elizabeth of Poland to survive childhood.
House of Anjou Origins. Anjou was a portion of land in Northern France immediately south of Normandy. Geoffrey, the count of Anjou, ruled over Anjou in the 12th century. His wife was the Empress Matilda, the daughter of King Henry I. Empress Matilda was the Mother of the English King Henry II.
The County of Anjou ( UK: / ˈɒ̃ʒuː, ˈæ̃ʒuː /, US: / ɒ̃ˈʒuː, ˈæn ( d) ʒuː, ˈɑːnʒuː /; [1] [2] [3] French: [ɑ̃ʒu]; 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.
- Angevin, Angevins, Angevine, Angevines
- Middle Ages
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Founded by Charles I of Anjou, the youngest son of Louis VIII of France, the Capetian king first ruled the Kingdom of Sicily during the 13th century. The War of the Sicilian Vespers later forced him out of the island of Sicily, which left him with the southern half of the Italian Peninsula, the Kingdom of Naples.
- 1246
- Joanna II of Naples
- House of Anjou-Durazzo, House of Anjou-Hungary, House of Anjou-Taranto
- Charles I of Naples
Anjou. njou was an area that is now in western France, the city of Angers marking its centre. The origins of the house of Anjou start with Ingelgar, a fierce warrior who took control of the region of the Loire Valley. His son, Fulk the Red, became the first count of Anjou. The second count was Fulk the Good (941-960) and under his leadership ...
Anjou, historical and cultural region encompassing the western French département of Maine-et-Loire and coextensive with the former province of Anjou. The former province of Anjou also encompassed the regions of La Flèche and Château-Gontier. Organized in the Gallo-Roman period as the Civitas.
This is the story of how a disaster at sea, a widowed empress, and a landlocked county in the heart of France gave rise to a dynasty that would rule England for over three centuries, significantly shaping the future of both England and France. A Disaster of Titanic Proportions.