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Angevin () ( French , from Old French , from Medieval Latin Andegavinus, from Andegavia, Anjou , France ) 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 .

It is also applied to three distinct Medieval dynasties which originated as Count s (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 , Ireland , Hungary , Croatia , Poland , Naples And Sicily , and Jerusalem .

The First Angevin Dynasty , also called the House Of Plantagenet , ruled England in some form or another from the reign of Henry II , beginning in 1154 , until the House Of Tudor came to power when Richard III fell at the Battle Of Bosworth Field in 1485 . They also ruled Ireland and Jerusalem .

The Second Angevin Dynasty or Senior or Elder House of Anjou was a cadet branch of the Capetian Dynasty , established by Charles, Count Of Anjou , the youngest son of Louis VIII Of France . In its time, the Capetian House Of Anjou ruled Naples and Sicily , Hungary and Croatia , and Poland .

The Third Angevin Dynasty or Junior or Younger House of Anjou ruled Naples .


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