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| − | '''Anjou''' was a medieval [[county]] around the city of [[Angers]] in western France that emerged from the turbulence of the tenth century to gain ascendency in the region during the next two centuries, and become powerful enough under Geoffrey [[Plantagenet]] to become linked to the English throne. Geoffrey’s son became Henry II of England in 1154, founding the Angevan or Plantagenet dynasty that was to rule England until 1485. | + | '''Anjou''' was a medieval [[county]] around the city of [[Angers]] in western [[France]] that emerged from the turbulence of the tenth century to gain ascendency in the region during the next two centuries, and become powerful enough under Geoffrey [[Plantagenet]] to become linked to the English throne. Geoffrey’s son became [[Henry II]] of England in 1154, founding the Angevan or Plantagenet dynasty that was to rule [[England]] until 1485. |
Anjou was lost to England under the [[Treaty of Paris]] in 1259 and remained as a county then [[duchy]] in French hands until the demise of the French nobility and the creation of the [[Department]] of [[Maine-et-Loire]] during the [[French Revolution]]. | Anjou was lost to England under the [[Treaty of Paris]] in 1259 and remained as a county then [[duchy]] in French hands until the demise of the French nobility and the creation of the [[Department]] of [[Maine-et-Loire]] during the [[French Revolution]]. | ||
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Revision as of 05:58, September 16, 2008
Anjou was a medieval county around the city of Angers in western France that emerged from the turbulence of the tenth century to gain ascendency in the region during the next two centuries, and become powerful enough under Geoffrey Plantagenet to become linked to the English throne. Geoffrey’s son became Henry II of England in 1154, founding the Angevan or Plantagenet dynasty that was to rule England until 1485.
Anjou was lost to England under the Treaty of Paris in 1259 and remained as a county then duchy in French hands until the demise of the French nobility and the creation of the Department of Maine-et-Loire during the French Revolution.