Plantagenet Empire

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The Plantagenet Empire was a vast medieval realm ruled by the Plantagenet dynasty, encompassing much of England and large parts of western France during the 12th and early 13th centuries.

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Plantagenet Empire canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical empire
medieval polity
personal union of territories
alsoKnownAs Angevin Empire
approximateEndDate 1214
capital no single fixed capital
continent Europe
coreRegion England
western France
linked to: Western France
declineCause Capetian expansion in France
loss of Normandy to Philip II of France
deFactoPoliticalCenter Anjou
Westminster
linked to: City of Westminster
endDate 1204
firstRuler Henry II of England
followedBy Kingdom of England (Plantagenet)
linked to: Kingdom of England

reduced Angevin possessions in France
formedBy inheritance of Anjou and Normandy
marriage of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine
foundedBy Henry II of England
governmentType feudal monarchy
historicalSignificance foundation for later Anglo-French conflicts
major Anglo-French power of the 12th century
languageUsed Latin
Middle English
Old French
lastRulerWithFullContinentalHoldings John of England
notableRuler Henry II of England
John of England
Richard I of England
overlordOf various French vassal lords
partOf High Middle Ages
politicalStructure loose collection of feudal territories
precededBy Duchy of Normandy
Kingdom of England (Norman dynasty)
linked to: Kingdom of England
relatedEvent Battle of Bouvines
loss of Normandy in 1204
religion Roman Catholicism
rulingDynasty Angevin dynasty
linked to: House of Anjou

House of Plantagenet
startDate 1154
suzerain King of France (for French fiefs)
linked to: King of France
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
parts of Gascony
parts of Ireland (Lordship of Ireland)
parts of Poitou

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Duchy of Anjou associatedWith Plantagenet Empire
Duchy of Aquitaine alliance Plantagenet Empire
Angevin Empire alsoKnownAs Plantagenet Empire