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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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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 ...
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, two of the Plantagenets cadet branches.
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 ...
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The House of Plantagenet is a royal house of England. The royal house held the English throne from 1154 to 1485. The house originated from the lands of Anjou in France, hence it is also called as the House of Anjou or the Angevin Dynasty. The House was a remarkable royal house which provided England 14 Kings, 6 of who were from cadet houses of ...
Contents. Armorial of the House of Plantagenet. Enamel portrait of Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou (1113/17–1151), formerly on his tomb in Le Mans Cathedral, Anjou, France, now in the Museum of Archeology and History in Le Mans. Visible on half his shield of azure are four lions rampant or, arranged in a manner reminiscent of the full ...
