For a list of counts of Anjou, see Counts and dukes of Anjou.
County of Anjou
Comté d'Aniu
861–1360
Flag
Map of France in 1154 with the County of Anjou in bright red
Capital
Angers
Demonym
Angevin, Angevins, Angevine, Angevines
Government
• Type
County
Count of Anjou
• 861–866
Robert the Strong
• 1332–1360
John de Valois[a]
Historical era
Middle Ages
• First Count of Anjou appointed
861
• Raised to Duchy
1360
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Aquitaine
Duchy of Anjou
Today part of
France
The County of Anjou (UK: /ˈɒ̃ʒuː,ˈæ̃ʒuː/, US: /ɒ̃ˈʒuː,ˈæn(d)ʒuː,ˈɑːnʒuː/;[1][2][3]French:[ɑ̃ʒu]; Latin: Andegavia) was a French county that was the predecessor to the Duchy of Anjou. Its capital was Angers, and its area was roughly co-extensive with the diocese of Angers. Anjou was bordered by Brittany to the west, Maine to the north, Touraine to the east and Poitou to the south. Its 12th century Count Geoffrey created the nucleus of what became the Angevin Empire. The adjectival form is Angevin, and inhabitants of Anjou are known as Angevins. In 1360, the county was raised into the Duchy of Anjou within the Kingdom of France. This duchy was later absorbed into the French royal domain in 1482 and remained a province of the kingdom until 1790.
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The CountyofAnjou (UK: /ˈɒ̃ʒuː, ˈæ̃ʒuː/, US: /ɒ̃ˈʒuː, ˈæn(d)ʒuː, ˈɑːnʒuː/; French: [ɑ̃ʒu]; Latin: Andegavia) was a French county that was the predecessor...
The count ofAnjou was the ruler of the CountyofAnjou, first granted by Charles the Bald in the 9th century to Robert the Strong. Ingelger and his son...
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Capetian House ofAnjou, or House ofAnjou-Sicily, or House ofAnjou-Naples was a royal house and cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty. It is one of three separate...
of the countyofAnjou between 930 and 1060. It was founded by Ingelger (died 886), Viscount of Angers, whose son Fulk the Red made himself count of Anjou...
The House of Plantagenet (/plænˈtædʒənət/ plan-TAJ-ə-nət) was a royal house which originated in the French CountyofAnjou. The name Plantagenet is used...
of Normandy and the countiesofAnjou, Maine, and Touraine from his father Geoffrey in 1150–51, and gained control of the duchy of Aquitaine from his marriage...
was the founder of the CountyofAnjou and of the original House ofAnjou. Later generations of his family believed that he was the son of Tertullus (Tertulle)...
supporter of Matilda was her uncle David I of Scotland from the House of Dunkeld. After Matilda was pushed out of England into the CountyofAnjou, essentially...
as of the countiesofAnjou, Poitou, Maine, Touraine, Saintonge, La Marche, Périgord, Limousin, Nantes and Quercy. While the duchies and counties were...
Sibylla ofAnjou (c. 1112–1165) was a countess consort of Flanders as the wife of Thierry, Count of Flanders. She served as the regent of Flanders during...
political work of his father, after becoming sole ruler in 996, he managed to maintain the alliance with the Duchy of Normandy and the CountyofAnjou and thus...
Guy of Thouars (died 13 April 1213) was the third husband of Constance, Duchess of Brittany, whom he married in Angers, CountyofAnjou between August...
Aquitaine. Arthur was supported by the majority of the Breton, Maine and Anjou nobles and received the support of Philip II, who remained committed to breaking...
claimant to the Kingdom of Naples from 1417 to 1426, as well as count of Provence, Forcalquier, Piedmont, and Maine and duke ofAnjou from 1417 to 1434. As...
had left the countyofAnjou. They were easily defeated in 724 but Raganfrid gave up his sons as hostages in turn for keeping his county. This ended the...
houses: the House ofAnjou (which he created by bestowing the CountyofAnjou upon his brother, Charles I (1227–1285)), and the House of Bourbon (which he...
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