Duchy of Anjou

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The Duchy of Anjou was a historic French fief and political territory in western France that played a significant role in medieval and early modern European dynastic politics.

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Duchy of Anjou canonical 4

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf duchy
former political entity
associatedDynasty Angevin dynasty
linked to: House of Anjou
associatedWith Hundred Years' War
Plantagenet Empire
borderedBy County of Maine
Duchy of Brittany
linked to: Brittany

Duchy of Normandy
Poitou
Touraine
capital Angers
coatOfArms Azure semé-de-lis or, a label gules
continent Europe
country France
feudalRank peerage of France
governmentType feudal monarchy
historicalRegion Pays de la Loire
incorporatedInto royal domain of France
linked to: French royal domain
languageUsed Middle French
Old French
locatedIn western France
majorCity Angers
Chinon
Saumur
majorRiver Loire
modernTerritoryIncludes Maine-et-Loire
parts of Indre-et-Loire
parts of Sarthe
namedAfter Anjou
nobleTitle Duke of Anjou
partOf Angevin lands
French crown lands
linked to: French royal domain

Kingdom of France
predecessor County of Anjou
religion Roman Catholicism
ruledBy Capetian House of Anjou
linked to: House of Anjou

House of Ingelger
House of Plantagenet
House of Valois
Valois House of Anjou
linked to: House of Valois
significantIn early modern European dynastic politics
medieval European politics
successor Province of Anjou
linked to: County of Anjou
titleHeldBy Charles I of Anjou
Geoffrey V of Anjou
Henry II of England
Louis I of Anjou
Louis XI of France
René of Anjou

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Referenced by (4)

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

House of Bourbon ruledKingdom Duchy of Anjou
House of Valois ruled Duchy of Anjou
County of Anjou followedBy Duchy of Anjou