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1 Counts of Anjou, c.870-1203

• Ingelger c.870-898
• Fulk I the Red 898-941
• Fulk II the Good 941-958
• Geoffrey I Greymantle 958-987
• Fulk III the Black 987-1040
• Geoffrey II Martel 1040-1060
• Geoffrey III the Bearded 1060-1067
• Fulk IV the Ill-Tempered 1067-1109
• Geoffrey IV (co-ruler) 1098-1106
• Fulk V the Young 1106-1129 ( King of Jerusalem 1131-1143)
• Geoffrey V Plantagenet 1129-1151
• Henry FitzEmpress 1151-1189 (also King of England 1154-1189)
• Henry the Young King (co-ruler) 1170-1183
• Richard Coeur de Lionbronze, brandishes his sword outside the Palace of Westminster Richard I ( September 8, 1157 April 6, 1199) was King of England from 1189 to 1199. He was often referred to as Richard the Lionheart Coeur de Lion and Oc et No by the French, and Melek-Ric by 1189-1199
• Arthur of BrittanyArthur I, Duke of Brittany ( 1187- 1203), was the posthumous son of Geoffrey Plantagenet and Constance, Duchess of Brittany, and designated heir to the throne of England, originally intended to succeed Richard I. While Richard was away on crusade, Constan 1199-1203

In 1204, Anjou was lost to King Philip II of FrancePhilippe II Auguste (also called Philip Augustus ( August 21, 1165 July 14, 1223) was King of France from 1180 to 1223. A member of the Capetian dynasty, Philippe II was born August 21, 1165 at Gonesse, Val-d'Oise, France, the son of Louis VII of France a. It was re-granted as an apanage for Louis VIII'sLouis VIII ("The Lion") ( September 5, 1187 November 8, 1226) reigned as King of France from 1223 to 1226. He was a member of the Capetian dynasty. Louis was born in Paris, France, the son of King Philippe II Auguste and Isabelle of Hainaut. As a prince, son Jean, who died in 1232 age thirteen, and then to Louis's youngest son, CharlesCharles I (March 1227 January 7, 1285) was the posthumous son of King Louis VIII of France, created Count of Anjou by his elder brother King Louis IX in 1246, thus founding the second Angevin dynasty. In 1266 Charles was invested by Pope Clement IV with t (later the first AngevinAngevin is the name applied to two distinct medieval dynasties which originated as counts (from 1360, dukes) of the western French province of Anjou (of which angevin is the adjectival form), but later came to rule far greater areas including England, Hun King of Sicily).

2 Counts of Anjou, 1246Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Saga of Japan. Emperor Go-Fukakusa ascends to the throne of Japan. Sainte-Chapelle built. Births Deaths Monarchs/Presidents Aragon James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Castile Ferd creation

• Charles I, Comte d'AnjouCharles I (March 1227 January 7, 1285) was the posthumous son of King Louis VIII of France, created Count of Anjou by his elder brother King Louis IX in 1246, thus founding the second Angevin dynasty. In 1266 Charles was invested by Pope Clement IV with t ( 1226- 1285)
• Charles II, Comte d'Anjou ( 1254- 1309), he ceded the county to his daughter Marguerite in 1273
• Marguerite, Comtesse d'Anjou ( 1273- 1299)

In 1290, Marguerite married Charles, Comte de Valois , the younger brother of King Philippe IV of France. He became Count of Anjou in her right, and was created Duke of Anjou and a Peer of France in 1297.