The House of Plantagenet (IPA: [planˈtadʒɪnɪt]), also called the House of Anjou, or Angevin dynasty was originally a noble family from France, which ruled the County of Anjou. They later came to rule the Kingdom of England (1154–1485), as well as Jerusalem (1131–1205), Normandy (1144–1204 and 1415–1450), and Gascony and Guyenne (1153–1453). Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... Angevin (IPA: ) is the name applied to the residents of Anjou, a former province of the Kingdom of France, as well as to the residents of Angers. ... King Stephen of England dies at Dover, and is succeeded by his adopted son Henry Plantagenet who becomes King Henry II of England, aged 21. ... // Events August 5-7 - First outbreak of sweating sickness in England begins August 22 - Battle of Bosworth Field is fought between the armies of King Richard III of England and rival claimant to the throne of England Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond. ... Official language Latin, French, Italian, and other western languages; Greek and Arabic also widely spoken Capital Jerusalem, later Acre Constitution Various laws, so-called Assizes of Jerusalem The Kingdom of Jerusalem was a Christian kingdom established in the Levant in 1099 by the First Crusade. ... Flag of Normandy Normandy (in French: Normandie, and in Norman: Normaundie) is a geographical region in northern France. ... Events Louis VII capitulates to Pope Celestine II and so earns the popes absolution Pope Celestine II is succeeded by Pope Lucius II December 24 - Edessa falls to Zengi Montauban, France, is founded First recorded example of an anti-Semitic blood libel in England Normandy comes under Angevin control... // Events February - Byzantine emperor Alexius IV is overthrown in a revolution, and Alexius V is proclaimed emperor. ... Events Friedrich I Hohenzollern (b. ... // March - French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, in Caen. ... Map of the historical and cultural area of Gascony. ... Aquitaine (or Guyenne or Guienne) now forms a région in south-western France along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. ... Events January 6 - Henry of Anjou arrives in England. ... April 2 - Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (Ä°stanbul). ...

The name "Plantagenet" was originally spelled Plante Genest or Plantegenest or Plantaginet. It originated with Geoffrey of Anjou, father of King Henry II of England; it is most commonly claimed that it arose because he wore a sprig of it in his bonnet^[1] though perhaps otherwise that he planted broom to improve his hunting covers^[2] or used broom to scourge himself. Its significance has been said to relate to its golden flower^[3] or contemporary belief in its vegetative soul.^[4] The surname "Plantagenêt" has been retroactively applied to the descendants of Geoffrey of Anjou as they had used no surname. The first descendant of Geoffrey to use the surname was Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York, father of both Edward IV and Richard III, who apparently assumed it about 1448. That said, it has been traditional when referring to the Plantagenets to call all descendants of Geoffrey by this surname.^[5] Geoffrey V (August 24, 1113 – September 7, 1151), Count of Anjou and Maine, and later Duke of Normandy, called Le Bel (The Fair) or Geoffrey Plantagenet, was the father of King Henry II of England, and thus the forefather of the Plantagenet dynasty of English kings. ... Henry II of England (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189) ruled as Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy, and as King of England (1154–1189) and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland, eastern Ireland, and western France. ... Genera Argyrocytisus:1 species Cytisus: about 30-35 species Genista: about 90 species Petteria: 1 species Podocytisus: 1 species Retama: 4 species Spartium: 1 species Ref: ILDIS Version 6. ... Genera Argyrocytisus:1 species Cytisus: about 30-35 species Genista: about 90 species Petteria: 1 species Podocytisus: 1 species Retama: 4 species Spartium: 1 species Ref: ILDIS Version 6. ... This article is about Richard, Duke of York, father of King Edward IV. For the article about Edward IVs son who was imprisoned in the Tower of London see: Richard, Duke of York (Prince in the Tower). ... Edward IV (April 28, 1442 – April 9, 1483) was King of England from March 4, 1461 to April 9, 1483, with a break of a few months in the period 1470–1471. ... Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 1483 until his death. ... Events January 5/ 6 - Christopher of Bavaria, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden dies with no designated heir leaving all three kingdoms with vacant thrones. ...

Angevin Origins of Geoffrey Plantagenet

Arms of Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou

The House of Anjou was a cadet branch of the original Counts of Anjou, the dynasty established by Fulk I of Anjou at the beginning of the 10th century. That dynasty became extinct in the male line in 1060, with the death of Geoffrey Greymantle,"Grisegonelle", and the Anjou domains were inherited by his nephew Geoffrey, son of Ermenegarde of Anjou and Geoffrey, Count of Gâtinais. The House of Gâtinais, ruling over Anjou, thus became the House of Anjou, and by the early 12th century had also secured Maine. Image File history File links Blason_Geoffroy_Plantagenêt. ... Image File history File links Blason_Geoffroy_Plantagenêt. ... Geoffrey of Anjou Geoffrey V (August 24, 1113 – September 7, 1151), Count of Anjou and Maine, and later Duke of Normandy, called Le Bel (The Fair) or Geoffrey Plantagenet, was the father of King Henry II of England, and thus the forefather of the Plantagenet dynasty of English kings. ... Fulk I of Anjou, called the Red, was son of viscount Ingelger of Angers, and was the first count of Anjou from 898 to 941. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000. ... Geoffrey II of Anjou, called Martel (the Hammer), was count of Anjou from 1040 to 1060. ... Geoffrey III of Anjou, called le Barbu (the Bearded), was the eldest son of Ermenegarde, the daughter of Fulk III of Anjou, and of the count of Gâtinais. ... Maine is one of the traditional provinces of France. ...

In the 11th century, the House of Anjou was one of the four main dynasties in northern France: the other three being the House of Blois (which ruled over Blois and Champagne); the Dukes of Normandy (who ruled over the Duchy of Normandy); and the royal house itself, the House of Capet, which controlled personal possessions in the Ile-de-France, and exercised a theoretical authority over all of feudal France. Out of these four, the House of Anjou was third-most important, superior only to the poor and badly situated Normandy; the Angevins were considered unruly and the Counts demonstrably unstable: Fulk III of Anjou notoriously had his first wife burnt to death in her wedding dress to punish her for adultery. The Angevins became inferior even to the Normans after the Duke of Normandy, William, became King of England. The Duke of Normandy is a title held (or claimed) by various Norman, English, French and British rulers from the 10th century. ... The House of Capet includes any of the direct descendants of Robert the Strong. ... Fulk III (972-1040), called Nerra (that is, le Noir, the Black) after his death, was count of Anjou from 987 to 1040. ... William I of England (c. ...

In 1128, Geoffrey Plante Genest (Plantagenet), count of Anjou married William's granddaughter, Matilda, giving birth to Henry who, largely through his parents' efforts, obtained the English crown in 1154. This became the first royal Angevin dynasty, known from the 12th century as the Plantagenet dynasty in England. It thereby came (with its Lancastrian and Yorkist branches) to rule, but lost Anjou itself to the French crown in 1206. (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... The House of Lancaster is a dynasty of English kings. ... The House of York was a branch of the English royal House of Plantagenet, three of whom became English kings in the late 15th century. ... Events Temujin is proclaimed Genghis Khan of the Mongol people, founding the Mongol Empire Qutb ud-Din proclaims the Mameluk dynasty in India, the first dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate. ...

This however is not completely the true beginnings of the Anjou-Platagenet. From the Benedictine Monk's Ancient Annals it states, "Since military prowess proceeds from the apex of physical and spiritual virtue, it has been customary to transfer the wise government of the ancient cities, from less good rulers, to some of the very best. Therefore, in the time of Charles the Bald, some new men, not of noble rank, more inclined to good and honorable deeds than the nobles, rose to positions of power and eminence. Those men, whom he saw thirsting for martial glory, he did not doubt would throw themselves into danger and do battle with fate.[2] There were also in those days men of ancient lineage, with many portraits [of ancestors] who prided themselves rather on the deeds of their ancestors than on their own. These men, whenever they were given any important post or position, would choose some commoner to tell them how to do their job; when the king had ordered them to give commands to others, they looked for someone to command them in turn. So, from this whole troop of nobles, king Charles had only a few with him; to the new men he kindly offered the spoils of war, and estates won through great labor and peril. From that stock [i.e. the new men] there was Tertullus, from whom the line of the consuls of Anjou took its beginning, a man who knew how to wound the enemy, sleep on the bare earth, put up with hunger, suffer winter and summer with equal patience, and fear nothing but a bad name." This was a motto that the original family of Anjou (also known as the Angevines)lived and died by for centuries to come.

"Counts of Anjou" translates from the Latin Annals of the Benedictine Monks the terminology "Consuls of Anjou" from the tenth to the late eleventh centuries. From Louis Halphen and René Poupardin, Chroniques des Comtes d'Anjou et des Seigneurs d'Amboise (Paris: Picard 1913) translated from Latin to French to English, we know that although it casually states that "from that stock [i.e. the new men] there was a Tertullus, this man did not arise from common blood.

According to too many historians to list, Torquatius who descended from Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (also called Tarquin the Proud or Tarquin II) was the last of the seven legendary kings of Rome. He was the son of Lucius Tarquinius Priscus and son-in-law of Servius Tullius, the sixth king. He was of Etruscan descent and ruled between 535 BC and 510 BC, in the years immediately before his expulsion and the founding of the Roman Republic. Torquatius was recorded coming from Armorica Gallia, is the name given in ancient times to the part of Gaul that includes the Brittany peninsula and the territory between the Seine and Loire rivers, extending inland to an indeterminate point and down the Atlantic coast.

When Lucius Tarquinius Superbus was expelled from Rome his cause was espoused by the chief of Tusculum, Octavius Mamilius, who took a leading part in the formation of the Latin League, composed of the thirty principal cities of Latium, banded together against Rome. Mamilius commanded the Latin army at the battle of Lake Regillus (497 BC), but was killed, and the predominance of Rome among the Latin cities was practically established.

Torquatius was given the corrupt name of Tortulfus by the Bretons, who were ignorant of the proper use of the old Roman name. Charles the Bald, in the year in which he expelled the Normans from Anjou and from his whole realm, made Torquatius the forester which he called the Blackbird's Nest.

There were no real surnames for the family Anjou because of the antiquity of the family. They did not die out as some would like to imply or suggest. This was a very large family consisting of many branches, for example:

1) Direct Capetians

2) House of Burgundy

3) House of Dreux

4) House of Courtenay

5) House of Artois

6) Capetian House of Anjou

7) House of Bourbon

8) House of Valois

9) House of Évreux

10) Senior Capets

Plantagenet descent

Although one member of the family became extinct in the legitimate male line with the execution of Edward, Earl of Warwick, the nephew of Edward IV and Richard III, in 1499. The last legitimate female of this particular line of Plantagenêt was his sister, Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, who was executed by Henry VIII in 1541. Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199) was King of England from 1189 to 1199. ... Edward (Plantagenet), Earl of Warwick, (February 25, 1475-November 28, 1499) was the son of George, Duke of Clarence, and a potential claimant to the throne during the reigns of both King Richard III of England (1483 - 1485) and his successor, Henry VII of England (1485 - 1509). ... 1499 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Margaret Pole (August 14, 1473 – May 27, 1541), Countess of Salisbury, was the daughter of George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence and Isabella Neville. ... Henry VIII (28 June 1491 - 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland, from 22 April 1509 until his death. ... Events The first official translation of the entire Bible in Swedish February 12 - Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile. ...

A notable illegitimate line of the family were the Beauforts, descendants of John of Gaunt by his mistress, Katherine Swynford. The Beauforts held the title of Duke of Somerset and were one of the prominent Lancastrian families in the Wars of the Roses. Although the Beauforts became extinct in the male line in 1471, it was through them, on his mother's side, that Henry Tudor claimed the English throne. Beaufort is: The name of some places in the United States of America: Beaufort, North Carolina Beaufort, South Carolina Beaufort County, North Carolina Beaufort County, South Carolina The name of a place in Australia: Beaufort, Victoria The name of several communes in France: Beaufort, in the Haute-Garonne département... John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (June 24, 1340 - February 3, 1399), the third surviving son of King Edward III of England, gained his name because he was born at Ghent in 1340. ... Coat of arms designed for Katherine Swynford: three gold Catherine wheels (roet means wheel) on a red background. ... The Duke of Somerset is a title in the peerage of England that has been created several times. ... Lancastrian is an adjective describing: A resident of one of the many places named Lancaster. ... Lancaster York For other uses see Wars of the Roses (disambiguation) The Wars of the Roses (1455 - 1485) were a series of civil wars fought over the throne of England between adherents of the House of Lancaster and the House of York. ... This article is about the year 1471, not the BT caller ID service accessible by dialling 1-4-7-1. ... Henry VII (January 28, 1457 – April 21, 1509), King of England, Lord of Ireland (August 22, 1485 – April 21, 1509), was the founder and first patriarch of the Tudor dynasty. ...

Another illegitimate branch of the Beauforts, descended from an illegitimate son of Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset, survives to the present day, bearing the surname "Somerset" and the titles Duke of Beaufort and Lord Raglan. Coat of arms of Beaufort, earls and dukes of Somerset Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (26 January 1436 – 15 May 1464) was an important Lancastrian military commander during the English Wars of the Roses. ... The title Duke of Beaufort in the Peerage of England was created by Charles II in 1682 for Henry Somerset, 3rd Marquess of Worcester, a descendant of Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester, illegitimate son of Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset, a Lancastrian leader in the Wars of the... Field Marshal Lord Raglan during the Crimean War, portrait by Roger Fenton, ca. ...

There was a very controversial branch of the original Plantagenet (Anjou - Angevine) (see Angevin Empire). This was a branch of the family that lived in Hungary, Bosnia, Dalmatia, Transylvania and Croatia. They were a very powerful and wealthy branch during the 11th to 14th Centuries. According to articles from the Royal Archives of Hungary, Austria, the Vatican, various historians, Various Peerage Books including J. Siebmcher's Wappenbuch "Der udel von Kroatien und Slavonien" the Princely head of this branch of the Plantagenet Anjou Angevine family was given the trusted honorary position as one of 12 original magnates chosen by Coloman (Kalman) of Hungary in 1102. King Coloman (Kalman) of Hungary was one of the most insightful rulers of his time. This was why he specifically chose a family member close in blood ties that was not only trustworthy but capable of handling his affairs in case anything happened to him.

Infamous members from this branch of the Anjou included Prince John (Ivan) (aka Ivan Horvat or Hrvat which translates to: Croatia) of Anjou, who ruled as Ban of Croatia (1386 - 1391). His brother Prince Paul (Pavel) the Bishop of Zagreb (1379 - 1387) and Prince Louis (Ladislaus). They possessed land in Palisna. They were foolishly tricked into kidnapping their close relatives Elizabeth of Bosnia and Mary of Hungary(c. 1371–1395), Queen of Hungary, Croatia, Rascia, etc., 1382–1395, was the third of four, but the eldest surviving daughter of Louis I the Great of Hungary and his second wife Elisabeth of Bosnia by her 17 year old fiance, Sigismund of Luxemburg (1368–1437), an heir of the Polish Kujavian dynasty. Sigismund hated his future Mother in Law, Elizabeth and had her killed before his fiance's eyes to prove a point that he was going to rule.

All three brothers were murdered as a result of their support for another close relative Charles III, King of Naples (1345 – February 24, 1386), also known as Charles II of Hungary, Charles of Durazzo or Charles the Short, was King of Naples and titular King of Jerusalem from 1382 to 1386, King of Hungary (under the name of Károly II the Short), from 1385 to 1386, and Prince of Achaea from 1383 to 1386. According to the records there were five (5) children but only the three (3) achieved notoriety.

The next of kin from this family's branch was Prince John (Ivan) had a son who ruled from 1406-1418. The records then reflect another John (Ivan) who ruled from 1521 - 1524, 1531. According to all of the records from this branch of the Anjou, they all used the surname Torquatius of Anjou since after 500 BC to preserve their origins. Prince John (Ivan) Torquatius of Anjou de Krbava (Corbavia - Korbava) who had owned and ruled over Korbava, Modrus, Fiume until 1531. The records also state that at some point in time they added to the surname of Torquatius of Anjou the surname of "Radic". This was derived from a direct blood relative that was proclaimed King who was murdered in 1463. The family name was altered as a result of political problems to alterations from previous family members first names to counties of countries they lived in or owned property. One of those alterations was the usage of "Kraljic" which translates to descendant of the King with the patronymic suffix of "ic." These were family members who refused to forget their original ancestry from Lucius Tarquinius Superbus.

The last recorded member of this branch of Anjou that used the altered more modern version of Torquatius was Princess Katarina Turquatos who married a Count Josip - Osip (Joseph) on January 2, 1820. There are ancestors still alive from this branch of the family. Although the surnames were altered here and there the family is all from the same branch of Anjou (Plantagenet - Angevine) line. This was collected from various sources (from various different countries and in various different languages) that although a little bit different wording, they all corroborate and basically report the same information.

This part of the Anjou bloodline's family tree is as follows: Count Osip (22 March 1800) father is Bartul (Bartholomew)who married Princess Katarina Turquatos of Anjou ( 15 July 1798 - 22 February 1878. Their child was Prince Blaz (22 June 1836 - 3 October 1927) who married the Princess Marie Kraljic von Sekely (11 April 1852 - 28 June 1931). Their child was Princess Marie Kraljic von Sekely (29 October 1873 - 18 December 1963). Princess Marie married Prince Mihovil (Michael)Torquatus Korbava of Radic (12 November 1874 - 24 September 1951). Their son was Prince Mihovil (Michael) Kraljic von Sekely Torquatus of Anjou (24 April 1901 - 25 March 1947) who married Countess Maria Elena Perez Gutierrez (1 April 1909 - July 1989). Their child was Princess Lydia Torquatus Anjou de Radic (13 November 1932 - 21 December 2001).

What is most curious is that even the records from the "Radic" line clearly states that they originate from an "Illyrian - Roman" bloodline.

According to the translated version of the J. Siemacher's Wappenbuch, "Although all families Names Horvath stems out of Croatia this is not the case with this particular family. We have received heir nevertheless, whose Croatian origin is sublime over all doubt, or better that Original Croatian Royal Blood lives. In other words, Croatia/Illyrian original origin of this blood line, but mixed with Hungarian and ancient Croatian King family blood lines are intertwined. Thus the name of this ancient family is from the original legendary family whose King was by the name of Hrvat.

Furthermore it states, "The newer Hungarian historians challenge the identity of the family Horvat (or like it to write choose Horvathy, Hrvat, Kroat) and "of Palisna" and maintain that the Horvats are derived of a Hungarian Genus [race] by the name of from Vancha or Bancha. On the other hand, it is probable that Count Wilczek (Szazadok 1896, H. 7), agrees that the family Horvat are of Palisna a next to branch from the “King’s house of Anjou”. For this hypothesis, also existing is a crest, further proof of the entire effectiveness of this family speaks and finally the circumstance that they become in contemporary of original that specific consanguinei [from the pure blood] of the Anjou genes [race]."

The Horvath family is recorded very early around the 10th century. Around the 13th century they include as part of their surname "Radic".

One must bear in mind that there were some of the House of Anjou that had been falsely titled as "illegitimate" for various reasons. There were some of the Anjou who had extra marital affairs and indeed produced "illegitimate" heirs that went on to rule as Kings. There were some Anjou who had also been accused of having illicit affairs as a means to relieve the heirs of their portion of their titles and inheritances. There were reported cases of wives accused of infidelity as a way to be rid of an unwanted wife. Sometimes this left the children without their proper titles and lands. This sometimes was done at the demand of the new wife or even from an embittered wife from her husband's mistress or mistresses. This did not necessarily mean that they were not provided for. It just meant they were allowed the scraps left over here and there from donations of the other family members or from those who had stolen their titles and property. There were also reports of valid marriages that were not recognized by either particular family members or certain clergy that supported their favored Anjou family member at the time that would promise to ultimately serve the political agenda of that clergy head. This was after all a very ancient powerful, wealthy family which is a combination for a recipe for intrigue.

References

1. ^ e.g. The Complete Peerage, vol. 11 ed. G.H. White (London, 1949), Appendix G, pp. 140-41, note(e)
2. ^ Encylopedia Britannica, editions from 1974 onwards
3. ^ J. Bradbury in Studies in Medieval History presented to R. Allen Brown (Boydell Press, 1989), pp. 27-41, esp. p. 40
4. ^ J.S. Plant (2005) Nomina, 28, pp. 115-33, esp. pp. 120-21, 128; also (2007) "The tardy adoption of the Plantagenet surname", to appear in Nomina, Vol. 30
5. ^ The Complete Peerage, 2nd edn., vol. 1, p. 183, note (c)