Counts of Anjou

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The Counts of Anjou were a powerful medieval noble dynasty in western France whose members, including the Plantagenets, rose to rule vast territories such as England and much of France.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Counts of Anjou canonical 9
Counts of Angoulême 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval French nobility ⓘ
noble dynasty ⓘ
coatOfArms azure, semé-de-lis or, a label gules (for later Angevin arms) ⓘ
country France ⓘ
dynastyBranch Capetian House of Anjou ⓘ
linked to: House of Anjou

House of Anjou-Plantagenet ⓘ
linked to: House of Anjou

House of Ingelger ⓘ
Plantagenet dynasty ⓘ
Valois House of Anjou ⓘ
foundedBy Ingelger ⓘ
hasCapital Angers ⓘ
hasTitle Count of Anjou ⓘ
historicalRole dynastic link between French and English monarchies ⓘ
key players in the formation of the Angevin Empire ⓘ
language Old French ⓘ
legacy central role in Anglo-French medieval conflicts ⓘ
origin of the Plantagenet kings of England ⓘ
locatedIn western France ⓘ
linked to: Western France
notableMember Fulk I of Anjou ⓘ
Fulk II of Anjou ⓘ
Fulk III of Anjou ⓘ
Fulk IV of Anjou ⓘ
Fulk V of Anjou ⓘ
Geoffrey I of Anjou ⓘ
Geoffrey II of Anjou ⓘ
Geoffrey V of Anjou ⓘ
Henry II of England ⓘ
overlord Kings of France ⓘ
partOf French feudal system ⓘ
politicalStatus major feudal princes in medieval France ⓘ
vassals of the French crown ⓘ
predecessor Carolingian-appointed viscounts of Anjou ⓘ
region Anjou ⓘ
relatedDynasty Capetian dynasty ⓘ
House of Lancaster ⓘ
House of Normandy ⓘ
House of York ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
ruledTerritory County of Anjou ⓘ
Kingdom of England through the Plantagenets ⓘ
large parts of western France through the Angevin Empire ⓘ
parts of Maine ⓘ
parts of Normandy through dynastic union ⓘ
parts of Touraine ⓘ
significantEvent accession of Henry II of England, former Count of Anjou, to the English throne ⓘ
expansion under Fulk III Nerra ⓘ
formation of the Angevin Empire ⓘ
marriage alliance of Geoffrey V of Anjou with Empress Matilda ⓘ
rise of the House of Ingelger in Anjou ⓘ
startDate 9th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anjou → ruledBy → Counts of Anjou ⓘ
Lusignan dynasty → hasTitle → Counts of Angoulême ⓘ
linked to: Counts of Anjou
County of Maine → contestedBy → Counts of Anjou ⓘ
Château de Chinon → laterControlledBy → Counts of Anjou ⓘ
Château de Loches → builtBy → Counts of Anjou ⓘ
Château d’Angers → builtFor → Counts of Anjou ⓘ
Anjou → ruledBy → Counts of Anjou ⓘ
subject linked to: historical province of Anjou
Château de Brissac → originalBuilder → Counts of Anjou ⓘ
County of Touraine → underControlOf → Counts of Anjou ⓘ