List of Counts and Dukes of Anjou
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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)
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Geoffrey V Plantagenet 1129–
1151*
Henry FitzEmpress 1151–
1189 (also King of England
1154–
1189)
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Henry the Young King (co-ruler)
1170–
1183*
Richard Coeur de Lion 1189–
1199*
Arthur of Brittany 1199–
1203In
1204, Anjou was lost to King
Philip II of France. It was re-granted as an
apanage for
Louis VIII's son Jean, who died in
1232 at the age of thirteen, and then to Louis's youngest son,
Charles (later the first
Angevin King of Sicily).
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Charles I, Comte d'Anjou (
1226–
1285)
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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.
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Charles III, Comte d'Anjou (
1270–
1325)
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Philippe, Comte d'Anjou (
1293–
1350), he succeeded as King Philippe VI of France in 1328, and granted the county to his son Jean,
Duc de Normandie*
Jean, Comte d'Anjou (
1319–
1364), succeeded as King Jean II in 1350
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Louis, Comte d'Anjou (
1339–
1383), second son of King Jean II. Created Duke of Anjou in 1360
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Louis I, 1st Duc d'Anjou (
1339–
1383)
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Louis II, 2nd Duc d'Anjou (
1377–
1417), son of Louis I
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Louis III, 3rd Duc d'Anjou (
1403–
1434), son of Louis II
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René, 4th Duc d'Anjou (
1409–
1480), brother of Louis III
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Charles IV, 5th Duc d'Anjou (
1436–
1481), nephew of René
On the death of the 5th Duke, Anjou returned to the Crown of France.
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Louise de Savoie, Duchesse d'Anjou et d'Angoulême (
1476–
1531), mother of King
François I*
Henri, Duc d'Anjou et de Bourbon (
1551–
1589), son of King Henri II, succeeded as King Henri III in
1574*
François, Duc d'Anjou, de Touraine et de Berry (
1555–
1584), brother of King Henri III
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Gaston Jean-Baptiste, Duc d'Anjou (
1608–
1660), son of King
Henri IV, styled Duke of Anjou from his birth until he was created
Duke of Orléans in
1626*
Philippe, Duc d'Anjou (
1640–
1701), son of King
Louis XIII, styled Duke of Anjou from birth until he was created Duke of Orléans in
1660*
Philippe, Duc d'Anjou (
1668–
1671), son of King
Louis XIV, styled Duke of Anjou from birth
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Louis François, Duc d'Anjou (
1672–
1672), son of King
Louis XIV, styled Duke of Anjou from birth
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Philippe, Duc d'Anjou (
1683–
1746), son of
Louis, le Grand Dauphin and grandson of Louis XIV, styled Duke of Anjou from birth until he became King Felipe V of Spain in
1700*
Louis, Duc d'Anjou (
1710–
1774), son of
Louis, le Petit Dauphin and great-grandson of Louis XIV, styled Duke of Anjou from birth until he became Dauphin in
1712, succeeded as King Louis XV in
1715*
Philippe, Duc d'Anjou (
1730–
1733), son of King Louis XV, styled Duke of Anjou from birth
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Louis Stanislas Xavier, Comte de Provence, Duc d'Anjou (
1755–
1824), brother of King
Louis XVI, succeeded as
de jure King Louis XVIII in
1795Jacques Ier, duke of Anjou and Madrid
(Alphonse-)Charles XII, duke of Anjou and San JaimeIn
1941, Jaime, Duque de Segovia, succeeded his father the exiled King
Alfonso XIII of Spain as heir-male of the House of Capet and therefore as
Legitimist claimant to the French throne. He then adopted the title of Duke of Anjou, as formerly born by his ancestor Felipe V of Spain.
(Jacques-)Henri VI, duke of Anjou and Segovia
Alphonse II, duke of Anjou and Cadiz
Louis XX (-Alponse), duke of Anjou and Bourbon
see also:
Lists of incumbents
