plantagenet

     

The House of Plantagenet (IPA: [planˈtaʒɪnɪt]), also called the House of Anjou, or the First Angevin dynasty, was originally a noble family from France, which ruled the county of Anjou.

Trivia about plantagenet

  • Since the Norman Conquest, this royal house has supplied the most rulers, beginning with Henry II
  • Richard I
  • Henry II, who succeeded Stephen as king of England in 1154, was the first monarch from this "house"
  • A half-brother of Richard the Lionheart, Archbishop Geoffrey was a fellow member of this royal house
  • John
  • Through the house of York, Richard I was the last king of this dynasty