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Anjou in History

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

12 records7 event labels8 people1103โ€“1482

Historical events in Anjou

1103

1103
Succession
Geoffrey IV Martel II ยท House of Anjou

Given joint rule of Anjou by his father Fulk IV

1128

17 June 1128
Marriage
Geoffrey V ยท House of Plantagenet

Marries Matilda, the heiress of Henry I of England

1202

1202
Capture of Anjou
Arthur of Brittany ยท England War

Phillip II captures Anjou from John & gives it to Johns nephwe Arthur of Brittany

1202
Capture of Anjou
Philip II ยท England War

Phillip II captures Anjou from John & gives it to Johns nephwe Arthur of Brittany

1202
Rule of Anjou
Arthur of Brittany ยท England War

Phillip II captures Anjou from John & gives it to Johns nephwe Arthur of Brittany

1205

1205
Capture of Anjou
Philip II ยท England War

Philip II captures Anjou from the English

1205
Invasion of Anjou
Philip II ยท England War

Philip II captures Anjou from the English

1232

1232
Peerage
Charles of Anjou ยท House of Anjou

Created Count of Anjou

1259

4 December 1259
Rule of Normandy
Louis IX ยท Hundred Years War

Under the Treaty of Paris Henry III gives up his claim to Anjou

1288

1288
Rule of Anjou
Philip IV ยท France-Aragon War

Under the Treaty of Canfranc Charles of Valois is compensated with Anjou & Maine

1291

1291
Rule of Anjou
Philip IV ยท France-Aragon War

Under the Treaty of Tarascon Charles of Valois is compensated with Anjou & Maine

1482

1482
Rule of Anjou
Louis XI ยท House of Valois

Under the Treaty of Arras, Anjou, Maine & Provence are united with the crown

Provenance

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