Historical place archive

Anjou in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Anjou in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

8 records7 event labels5 people1151–1482

Historical events in Anjou

1151

1151
Succession
Henry II · House of Plantagenet

Succeeds as Count of Anjou

1169

1169
Rule of Anjou
Henry II · House of Plantagenet

Henry II inherits Anjou

1176

1176
Famine
Henry II · House of Plantagenet

Purchases large amounts of grain to relieve famine in Maine & Anjou

1189

1189
Peerage
Richard I the Lionheart · House of Plantagenet

Created Duke of Anjou

1423

1423
Governor
John Fastolf · Government of England

Appointed Governor of Anjou

1470

1470
Marriage
Richard Neville "Kingmaker" · Wars of the Roses

Margaret of Anjous son Edward will marry the Earl of Warwicks daughter Anne

25 July 1470
Marriage
Richard Neville "Kingmaker" · Wars of the Roses

Seals the betrothal of the Queens son Edward to Warwicks daughter Anne Neville

1482

1482
Death of Margaret of Anjou
Margaret of Anjou · House of Lancaster

Death of Margaret of Anjou

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and Anjou. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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