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In 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). COUNTS OF ANJOU, 1246 CREATION
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 . COUNTS OF ANJOU, 1297 CREATION
COUNTS OF ANJOU, 1332 CREATION
COUNTS OF ANJOU, 1356 CREATION
DUKES OF ANJOU, 1360 CREATION
On the death of the 5th Duke, Anjou returned to the Crown of France. DUCHESS OF ANJOU, 1515 CREATION
DUKE OF ANJOU, 1566 CREATION
DUKES OF ANJOU, 1576 CREATION
DUKES OF ANJOU OF THE HOUSE OF BOURBON
DUKE OF ANJOU, 1771 CREATION
DUKES OF ANJOU OF THE BOURBON-ORLEANS LINE On December 8 , 2004 , Henry, Count Of Paris, Duke Of France , Orléanist Pretender to the French throne, granted his nephew Charles Philippe the title of Duke of Anjou, one of the former titles of the Bourbon-Orléans line (see above). DUKES OF ANJOU OF THE SPANISH LINE OF THE BOURBON FAMILY In 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.
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