Angevin Empire

E131607

The Angevin Empire was a vast medieval realm that, at its height in the 12th century, encompassed England and large parts of western France under a single monarch.

All labels observed (7)

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval polity ⓘ
personal union of territories ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Plantagenet Empire ⓘ
borderedBy Kingdom of France (royal domain) ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of France

Kingdom of Navarre ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
capital no single fixed capital ⓘ
characterizedBy personal rule of multiple distinct territories ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
currency various local coinages of England and France ⓘ
dissolvedFollowing Battle of Bouvines ⓘ
loss of Normandy to Philip II of France ⓘ
endTime 1214 ⓘ
early 13th century ⓘ
firstMonarch Henry II of England ⓘ
followedBy reduced Plantagenet possessions in France ⓘ
governmentForm feudal monarchy ⓘ
historicalRegion Western Europe ⓘ
inception accession of Henry II of England ⓘ
languageUsed Anglo-Norman ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
Middle English ⓘ
Old French ⓘ
monarch Henry II of England ⓘ
John, King of England ⓘ
Richard I of England ⓘ
namedAfter Anjou ⓘ
notableRuler Henry II of England ⓘ
John, King of England ⓘ
Richard I of England ⓘ
partOf Anglo-French relations ⓘ
High Middle Ages ⓘ
politicalStructure composite monarchy ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
rulingDynasty House of Plantagenet ⓘ
rulingHouse Angevin dynasty ⓘ
linked to: House of Anjou
significantEvent Battle of Bouvines (1214) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Bouvines

Treaty of Chinon (1189) ⓘ
startTime 1154 ⓘ
territoryIncludes County of Anjou ⓘ
County of Maine ⓘ
County of Touraine ⓘ
Duchy of Aquitaine ⓘ
Duchy of Brittany (overlordship) ⓘ
linked to: Duchy of Brittany

Duchy of Normandy ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
parts of Ireland ⓘ
parts of Scotland (overlordship claims) ⓘ

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Referenced by (41)

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

House of Plantagenet → ruledTerritory → Angevin Empire ⓘ
Anjou → partOf → Angevin Empire ⓘ
Henry II of England → realm → Angevin Empire ⓘ
Lordship of Ireland → partOf → Angevin Empire ⓘ
Henry the Young King → region → Angevin Empire ⓘ
Duchy of Normandy → partOf → Angevin Empire ⓘ
subject linked to: medieval Duchy of Normandy
Orford Castle → historicalPeriod → Angevin period ⓘ
linked to: Angevin Empire
Plantagenet court → associatedWith → Angevin Empire ⓘ
County of Anjou → partOf → Angevin Empire ⓘ
County of Anjou → associatedWith → Angevin kings of England ⓘ
linked to: Angevin Empire
Plantagenet Empire → alsoKnownAs → Angevin Empire ⓘ
Fontevraud Abbey → partOf → Angevin Empire ⓘ
Revolt of 1173–1174 → relatedTo → Angevin Empire ⓘ
Duchy of Gascony → partOf → Angevin Empire ⓘ
Treaty of Le Goulet → recognizedHeirTitle → Angevin continental possessions ⓘ
linked to: Angevin Empire
Anglo-French War of 1294–1303 → historicalRegion → Plantagenet dominions in France ⓘ
linked to: Angevin Empire
siege of Falaise (1204) → hasParticipant → Angevin Empire ⓘ
Anjou → partOf → Angevin Empire ⓘ
subject linked to: historical province of Anjou
Duke of Anjou → linkedTo → Angevin Empire ⓘ
William FitzEmpress → citizenship → Angevin Empire ⓘ
Geoffrey the Handsome → associatedWith → Angevin Empire ⓘ
Battle of Mirebeau → region → Angevin Empire ⓘ
Treaty of Chinon (1189) → relatedTo → Angevin Empire ⓘ
Matilda of Brittany → politicalContext → Angevin Empire ⓘ
Isabel of Gloucester → associatedDynasty → Angevin period of English monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Angevin Empire
William, Earl of Gloucester → allegiance → Angevin kings of England ⓘ
linked to: Angevin Empire
medieval England → significantEvent → Angevin Empire ⓘ
John, Count of Mortain → lostTerritory → Angevin possessions in France ⓘ
linked to: Angevin Empire
Henry of Anjou → birthPlace → Angevin Empire ⓘ