Counts and dukes of Anjou

Counts and dukes of Anjou

The title Count of Anjou was first granted in the 9th century to Ingelger, a viscount who held land around Orléans and Angers. His descendants, who included some kings of England, continued to hold these titles and property until the French monarchy gained control of the area. Thereafter the titles Count of Anjou and, after 1360, Duke of Anjou were granted several times, usually to members of the French ruling houses of Valois and Bourbon.

The title was held by a Philippe, a grandson of King Louis XIV, until he ascended the Spanish throne as Philip V of Spain. Since then, some Spanish legitimist claimants to the French throne have borne the title even to the present day, as does a relative of the Orléanist pretender.

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Counts of Anjou

First creation 870–1203

Angevins and Plantagenets

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
Ingelger
870–888
845
Rennes
son of Tertullus (Tertulle) and Petronilla
Adelais
one son
888
aged 42
Fulk I the Red
898–942
870
son of Ingelger and Resinde "Aelinde" D'Amboise
Rosalie de Loches
one son
942
aged 72
Fulk II the Good
942–958
son of Fulk the Red Gerberge
two children
11 November 958
Tours
Geoffrey I Greymantle
960–987
son of Fulk II (1) Adele of Meaux
four children
(2) Adelaise de Chalon
March 979
one son
21 July 987
Fulk III the Black
987–1040
Nerra.jpg 972
son of Geoffrey Greymantle and Adelaide of Vermandois
(1) Elisabeth of Vendôme
one daughter
(2) Hildegard of Sundgau
1001
two children
21 June 1040
Metz
aged 68
Geoffrey II Martel
1040–1060
son of Fulk the Black (1) Agnes of Burgundy
1032
no issues
(2) Grécie of Langeais
no issues
(3) Adèle
no issues
(4) Grécie of Langeais
no issues
(5) Adelaide
no issues
Geoffrey III the Bearded
1060–1067
Geoffrey3Anjou.jpg 1040
eldest son of Ermengarde of Anjou
(1) Julienne de Langeais
no issues
1096
aged 56
Fulk IV the Ill-Tempered
1067–1109
Fulko4Anjou.jpg 1043
younger son of Geoffrey, Count of Gâtinais and Ermengarde of Anjou
(1) Hildegarde of Beaugency
one daughter
(2) Ermengarde de Bourbon
1070
one son
(3) Orengarde de Châtellailon
1076
no issues
(4) Mantie of Brienne
1080
no issues
(5) Bertrade de Montfort
1089
one son
14 April 1109
aged 66
Geoffrey IV Martel the Younger
1103–1106
1070
son of Fulk IV and Ermengarde de Bourbon
never married
no issues
19 May 1106
Candé
aged 36
Fulk V the Young
1106–1129
also: king of Jerusalem
Foulque5.jpg 1089
Angers
son of Count Fulk IV of Anjou and Bertrade de Montfort
(1) Ermengarde of Maine
1110
four children
(2) Melisende
2 June 1129
Jerusalem
two children
13 November 1143
Acre, Israel
aged 54
Geoffrey V Plantagenet
1129–1151
also: count of Tours and Maine, duke of Normandy
Geoffrey of Anjou Monument.jpg 24 August 1113
elder son of Fulk V of Anjou and Eremburga de La Flèche
Empress Matilda
17 June 1128
three sons
7 September 1151
Château-du-Loir
aged 38
Henry I Curtmantle
1151–1189
also: king of England, count of Maine, duke of Normandy, Aquitaine and Gascony, lord of Ireland
Henry II.jpg 5 March 1133
Le Mans
son of Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou and Empress Matilda
Eleanor of Aquitaine
18 May 1152
Poitiers
eight children
6 July 1189
Chinon
aged 56
Richard I Lionheart
1189–1199
also: king of England, count of Maine and Nantes, duke of Normandy, Aquitaine and Gascony, lord of Ireland
Richard coeurdelion g.jpg 8 September 1157
Beaumont Palace
son of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine
Berengaria of Navarre
12 May 1191
Limassol
No legitimate issue
Arthur I
1199–1203
also: duke of Brittany
Artur of Brittany.jpg 29 March 1187
son of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany and Constance of Penthièvre
never married
no issues
April 1203
Rouen
aged 16


In 1204, Anjou was lost to king Philip II of France. It was re-granted as an appanage for Louis VIII's son John, who died in 1232 at the age of thirteen, and then to Louis's youngest son, Charles, later the first Angevin king of Sicily.

Second creation 1246-1297 : House of Anjou

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
John I Tristan
1219–1232
Charles I
1226–1285
also: king of Sicily, of Albania, of Jerusalem, compte de Maine, de Provence, de Forcalquier
Palazzo Reale di Napoli - Carlo I d'Angiò.jpg 21 March 1226
youngest son of Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile
(1) Beatrice of Provence
31 January 1246
Aix-en-Provence
seven children
(2) Margaret of Burgundy
1268
one daughter
7 January 1285
Foggia
aged 58
Charles II
1254–1290
also: king of Naples, of Albania, prince of Salerno, of Achaea
Charles 2 of Naples.jpg 1254
daughter of Charles II of Naples and Mary of Hungary
Maria of Hungary
1270
14 children
5 May 1309
Naples
aged 55
Margaret I
1273–1299
1273
son of Charles I of Anjou and Beatrice of Provence
Charles of Valois
16 August 1290
Corbeil
six children
31 December 1299
aged 26

In 1290, Margaret married Charles of Valois, the younger brother of king Philip IV of France. He became Count of Anjou in her right, and was created Duke of Anjou and a Peer of France in 1297.

Third creation 1297-1332 : House of Valois

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
Charles III, Duke of Anjou
1270–1325
also: compte de Valois
Karel Valois.jpg 12 March 1270
fourth son of Philip III of France and Isabella of Aragon
(1) Margaret of Naples
1290
six children
(2) Catherine of Courtenay
1302
four children
(3) Mahaut of Châtillon
1308
four children
16 December 1325
Nogent-le-Roi
aged 55
Philip I
1293–1350
also: Philip the Fortunate, compte de Maine, de Valois
Phil6france.jpg 1293
son of Charles of Valois and Margaret of Naples
(1) Joan the Lame
July 1313
seven children
(2) Blanche of Navarre
11 January 1350
one daughter
22 August 1350
Nogent-le-Roi
aged 57

Fourth creation 1332-1350 : House of Valois

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
John II
1319–1364
also: John the Good, compte de Maine, de Poitiers, de Auvergne, de Boulogne, duc de Normandie, d'Aquitaine, de Bourgogne
JeanIIdFrance.jpg 16 April 1319
son of Philip VI and Joan the Lame
(1) Bonne of Bohemia
28 July 1332
Church of Notre-Dame, Melun
nine children
(2) Joanna I of Auvergne
19 February 1350
Nanterre
two children
8 April 1364
Savoy
aged 44

Fifth creation 1356-1360 : House of Valois-Anjou

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
Louis I
1339–1383
also: compte de Maine, de Provence, duc de Touraine, king of Naples, of Jerusalem
LuviCoin d'anjou.jpg 23 July 1339
Château de Vincennes
second son of King John II of France and Bonne of Luxembourg
Marie of Blois
1360
three children
20 September 1384
Bisceglie
aged 45

Dukes of Anjou

First creation 1360-1481 : House of Valois-Anjou

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
Louis I
1339–1383
also: count of Maine, de Provence and Touraine, king of Naples
LuviCoin d'anjou.jpg 23 July 1339
Château de Vincennes
second son of King John II of France and Bonne of Luxembourg
Marie of Blois
1360
three children
20 September 1384
Bisceglie
aged 45
Louis II
1377–1417
also: king of Naples
Luigi II d'Angiò.jpg 1377
Toulouse
son of Louis I of Anjou
Yolande of Aragon
Arles
1400
five children
29 April 1417
Angers
aged 40
Louis III
1403–1434
also: count of Provence, Forcalquier, Piedmont and Maine, duke of Calabria, king of Naples
Blason duche fr Anjou (moderne).svg 25 September 1403
eldest son of Louis II of Anjou and Yolande of Aragon
never married
no issues
12 November 1434
Cosenza
aged 31
René I
1409–1480
also: count of Provence, Piedmont, duke of Bar, Lorraine, king of Naples
Renedesanjou.jpg 16 January 1409
Château d'Angers
second son of Louis II of Anjou and Yolande of Aragon
(1) Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine
1420
10 children
(2) Jeanne de Laval
10 September 1454
Abbey of St. Nicholas, Angers
no issues
10 July 1480
Aix-en-Provence
aged 71
Charles IV
1446–1481
also: count of Maine, Guise and Provence
Blason duche fr Anjou (moderne).svg 1446
son of Charles of Le Maine
Joan of Lorraine
1474
no issues
1481
aged 35

On the death of Charles IV, Anjou returned to the royal domain.

Second creation 1515-1531 : House of Savoy

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
Louise I
1476–1531
also: duchess of Auvergne, of Bourbon, of Nemours
LouisedeSavoie1.jpg 11 September 1476
Pont-d'Ain
eldest daughter of Philip II, Duke of Savoy and Margaret of Bourbon
Charles of Orléans
16 February 1488
Paris
one daughter, one son
22 September 1531
Gretz-sur-Loing
aged 55

Third creation 1566-1576 : House of Valois-Angoulême

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
Henri de France
1566–1576
also: dauphin de France, duc d'Angoulême, duc d'Orléans
Anjou 1570louvre.jpg
19 September 1551
Palace of Fontainebleau
fourth son of Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici
Louise of Lorraine
13 February 1575
Notre-Dame de Reims
no issues
2 August 1589
Saint-Cloud
aged 37

Fourth creation 1576-1584 : House of Valois-Angoulême

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
François de France
1576–1584
also: duc de Berry, de Touraine, d'Alençon, Château-Thierry, d'Évreux, comte du Perche, de Meulan, de Mantes
Atelier de Clouet - François Hercule de France.jpg
18 March 1555
Palace of Fontainebleau
fifth son of Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici
never married 19 June 1584
Château-Thierry
aged 29

Fifth creation : 1608-1626 : House of Bourbon

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
Gaston de France
1608–1626
also: duc d'Orléans, duc de Chartres, comte de Blois, duc d'Alençon
1608 Gaston.jpg
25 April 1608
Palace of Fontainebleau
third son of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici
(1) Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier
6 August 1626
Nantes
one daughter
(2) Marguerite of Lorraine
31 January 1632
Nancy
five children
2 February 1660
Château de Blois
aged 51

Sixth creation : 1640-1660 : House of Orléans

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
Philippe de France
1640–1660
also: duc d'Orléans, duc de Chartres, de Valois, de Nemours, de Montpensier, de Châtellerault, de Saint-Fargeau, de Beaupréau, prince de Joinville, comte de Dourdan, Romorantin, de Mortain, de Bar-sur-Seine, vicomte de Auge et de Domfront, marquis de Coucy et de Folembray, marquis de Mézières, baron de Beaujolais, seigneur de Montargis
Philippe de France wearing coronation clothes for his brother, Ecole française.jpg
21 September 1640
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
second son of Louis XIII of France and Anne of Austria
(1) Princess Henrietta of England
31 March 1661
Palais-Royal
three children
(2) Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate
16 November 1671
Châlons-sur-Marne
three children
9 June 1701
Château de Saint-Cloud
aged 60

Seventh creation : 1668-1671 : House of Bourbon

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
Philippe Charles de France
1668–1671
Filip Karol Burbon.jpg
5 August 1668
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
second son of Louis XIV of France and Maria Theresa of Spain
never married 10 July 1671
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
aged 2

8th creation : 1672 : House of Bourbon

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
Louis François de France
1672
Grand Royal Coat of Arms of France.svg
14 June 1672
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
third son of Louis XIV of France and Maria Theresa of Spain
never married 4 November 1672
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye

9th creation : 1683-1700 : House of Bourbon of Spain

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
Philippe de France
1683–1700
Felipe V, duque de Anjou.jpg
19 December 1683
Palace of Versailles
second son of Louis, le Grand Dauphin and Duchess Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria
(1) Maria Luisa of Savoy
2 November 1701
Figueres
four children
(2) Elisabeth of Parma
24 December 1714
Guadalajara
seven children
9 July 1746
Madrid
aged 62

10th creation : 1710-1715 : House of Bourbon

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
Louis de France
1710–1715
also: dauphin de France
LouisXVchild.jpg
15 February 1710
Palace of Versailles
third son of Louis, le Petit Dauphin and Princess Marie Adélaïde of Savoy
Marie Leszczyńska
4 September 1725
Palace of Fontainebleau
eleven children
10 May 1774
Palace of Versailles
aged 64

11th creation : 1730-1733 : House of Bourbon

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
Philippe de France
1730–1733
Grand Royal Coat of Arms of France.svg
30 August 1730
Palace of Versailles
fourth son of Louis XV of France and Marie Leszczyńska
never married 17 April 1733
Palace of Versailles
aged 2

12th creation : 1755-1795: House of Bourbon

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
Louis Stanislas de France
1755–1795
also: comte de Provence, comte du Maine, comte de Perche and comte de Senoches
Louis Stanislas Young.jpg
17 November 1755
Palace of Versailles
fourth son of Louis, Dauphin of France and Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony
Princess Marie Joséphine of Savoy
14 May 1771
Palace of Versailles
no issues
16 September 1824
Paris
aged 68

Dukes of Anjou without legal creation

1883-present : House of Bourbon on Spain

After the death of Henry, Count of Chambord, Carlist claimants became head of the House of Capet and also of the House of Bourbon. Some of them used the courtesy title of Duke of Anjou.

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
Don Jaime de Borbón
1883–1931
also: duque de Madrid
Don Jaime de Borbón.jpg
27 June 1870
Vevey
third son of Carlos, Duke of Madrid and Princess Margherita of Bourbon-Parma
never married 2 October 1931
Paris
aged 60
Infante Alfonso Carlos
1931–1936
also: duque de San Jaime
AlfonsoCarlos.jpg
12 September 1849
London
second son of Juan, Count of Montizón and Archduchess Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este
Infanta Maria das Neves of Portugal
26 April 1871
Kleinheubach
no issues
29 September 1936
Vienna
aged 87

In 1941, Jaime, Duke of Segovia, succeeded his father the exiled king Alfonso XIII of Spain, Alphonse I of France 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 Philip V of Spain, but who was also return at the French Crown domain in 1700.

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
Infante Jaime
1941–1975
also: duque de Segovia, duque de Madrid
Jaime Enrique de Borbón.jpg
23 June 1908
Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso
second son of King Alfonso XIII of Spain and Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
(1) Emmanuelle de Dampierre
4 March 1935
Church of San Ignacio de Loyola, Rome
two children
(2) Charlotte Tiedemann
3 August 1949
Innsbruck
no issues
20 March 1975
St. Gallen
aged 66
Prince Alfonso
1975–1989
also: duque de Cadiz, duc de Bourbon, ducs de Bourgogne
SAR Alphonse de Bourbon.png
20 April 1936
Rome
eldest son of Jaime and Emmanuelle de Dampierre
María del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco
8 March 1972
Royal Palace of El Pardo
two sons
30 January 1989
Beaver Creek Resort
aged 52
Prince Louis Alphonse
1989–present
also: duc de Touraine, duc de Bourbon
Louis de Bourbon.jpg
25 April 1974
Mardrid
second son of Alfonso and María del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco
María Margarita Vargas Santaella
6 November 2004
La Romana
three children
living

2004-present : House of Bourbon-Orléans

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. For him, the title was available since 1824, because he doesn't recognize his cousin's courtesy title.

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
Prince Charles-Philippe
2004–present
Prince d'Orléans.png
3 March 1973
Paris
eldest son of Michel, Count of d'Evreux and Beatrice Pasquier de Franclieu
Diana Álvares Pereira de Melo, 11th Duchess of Cadaval
21 June 2008
Cathedral of Évora
living

See also

  • List of Countesses and Duchesses of Anjou
  • House of Anjou (disambiguation)
  • Anjou

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