| County/Dukedom of Anjou | |
|---|---|
  Coat of arms of the Dukes of Anjou. | |
| Creation date | 861 (county) 1360 (dukedom) |
| Peerage | Peerage of France |
| First holder | Robert the Strong (county) Louis I (dukedom) |
| Last holder | John the Good (county) Louis Stanislas Xavier of France (dukedom) |
| Status | Extinct |
| Extinction date | 1795 |
TheCount of Anjou was the ruler of theCounty of Anjou, first granted by KingCharles the Bald of West Francia in the 9th century toRobert the Strong.Ingelger and his son,Fulk the Red, were viscounts until Fulk assumed the title of count.
Ingelger's male line ended withGeoffrey II. Subsequent counts of Anjou were descended from Geoffrey's sisterErmengarde and CountGeoffrey II of Gâtinais. Theiragnatic descendants, who included theAngevin kings of England, continued to hold the title and territory until KingPhilip II Augustus seized the region and annexed it to theFrench crown lands.
In 1360, the county was raised to a dukedom becoming known asDuke of Anjou, subsequently leading theDuchy of Anjou. The title was held byPhilip V of Spain before his accession to the throne in 1700. Since then, some SpanishLegitimist claimants to the French throne also claim the title even to the present day, as does a nephew of theOrléanist pretender.
TheRobertians, or Robertian dynasty, comprised:
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert the Strong 861–866 also: marquis of Neustria, count of Tours | 820 ? son ofRobert III of Worms and Waldrade | ? two sons | 866 aged 45 | |
| Odo 866–898 also: king of the Franks, marquis of Neustria, count of Paris |  | 852 La Fère son ofRobert the Strong andAdelaide of Tours | Théodrate of Troyes two sons | 898 aged 46 |
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingelger (Viscount of Angers) | 845 Rennes son of Tertullus (Tertulle) and Petronilla | Adelais of Amboise one son | 888 aged 42 | |
| Fulk Ithe Red 929–942 | 870 son ofIngelger and Resinde "Aelinde" D'Amboise | Rosalie de Loches one son | 942 aged 72 | |
| Fulk IIthe Good 942–958 | 905 son ofFulk the Red | Gerberge two children | 11 November 960 aged 55Tours | |
| Geoffrey IGreymantle 960–987 | 940 son ofFulk II | (1)Adele of Meaux four children (2) Adelaise de Chalon March 979 one son | 21 July 987 aged 47 | |
| Fulk IIIthe Black 987–1040 |  | 972 son ofGeoffrey I Greymantle andAdelaide of Vermandois | (1) Elisabeth of Vendôme one daughter (2) Hildegard of Sundgau 1001 two children | 21 June 1040 Metz aged 68 |
| Geoffrey IIMartel 1040–1060 |  | son ofFulk the Black andHildegard of Sundgau | (1)Agnes of Burgundy 1032 no issue (2) Grécie of Langeais no issue (3) Adèle no issue (4) Grécie of Langeais no issue (5) Adelaide no issue |
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey IIIthe Bearded 1060–1067 |  | 1040 eldest son ofGeoffrey II, Count of Gâtinais andErmengarde of Anjou | (1) Julienne de Langeais no issue | 1096 aged 56 |
| Fulk IVthe Ill-Tempered 1067–1109 |  | 1043 younger son ofGeoffrey II, Count of Gâtinais andErmengarde of Anjou | (1) Hildegarde of Beaugency one daughter (2) Ermengarde de Bourbon 1070 one son (3) Orengarde de Châtelaillon 1076 no issue (4) Mantie of Brienne 1080 no issue (5)Bertrade de Montfort 1089 one son | 14 April 1109 aged 66 |
| Geoffrey IVMartel the Younger 1103–1106 | 1070 son ofFulk IV and Ermengarde de Bourbon | never married no issue | 19 May 1106 Candé aged 36 | |
| Fulk Vthe Young 1106–1129 also:king of Jerusalem |  | 1089 Angers son of CountFulk IV, Count of Anjou andBertrade 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 VPlantagenet 1129–1151also:count of Tours andMaine,duke of Normandy |  | 24 August 1113 elder son ofFulk V of Anjou andEremburga de La Flèche | Empress Matilda 17 June 1128three sons | 7 September 1151 Château-du-Loiraged 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HenryCurtmantle 1151–1189also:king of England,count of Maine,duke of Normandy,Aquitaine andGascony,lord of Ireland |  | 5 March 1133 Le Mansson ofGeoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou andEmpress Matilda | Eleanor of Aquitaine 18 May 1152Poitierseight children | 6 July 1189 Chinonaged 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry II named his son,Henry the Young King (1155–1183), as co-ruler with him but this was a Norman custom of designating an heir, and the younger Henry did not outlive his father and rule in his own right, so he is not counted as a count on lists of counts. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RichardLionheart 1189–1199also:king of England,count of Maine andNantes,duke of Normandy,Aquitaine andGascony,lord of Ireland |  | 8 September 1157 Beaumont Palaceson of KingHenry II of England andEleanor of Aquitaine | Berengaria of Navarre 12 May 1191LimassolNo legitimate issue | 6 April 1199 Châlusaged 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur 1199–1203also:duke of Brittany |  | 29 March 1187 son ofGeoffrey II, Duke of Brittany andConstance of Penthièvre | never married no issue | April 1203 Rouenaged 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In 1204, Anjou was lost to kingPhilip II of France. It was re-granted as anappanage forLouis VIII's son John, who died in 1232 at the age of thirteen, and then to Louis's youngest son,Charles, later the firstAngevin king of Sicily.
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tristan, Count of Anjou [fr] 1219–1232 | ||||
| Charles I 1246–1285 also:king of Sicily, ofAlbania, ofJerusalem,count of Maine, ofProvence, ofForcalquier |  | 21 March 1226 youngest son ofLouis VIII of France andBlanche 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 1285–1290 also:king of Naples, ofAlbania,prince of Salerno, ofAchaea |  | 1254 son ofCharles I of Anjou andBeatrice of Provence | Maria of Hungary 1270 14 children | 5 May 1309 Naples aged 55 |
| Margaret 1290–1299 | .jpg) | 1272 daughter ofCharles II of Naples andMary of Hungary | Charles of Valois 16 August 1290 Corbeil six children | 31 December 1299 aged 26 |
In 1290, Margaret marriedCharles of Valois, the younger brother of kingPhilip IV of France. He became Count of Anjou in her right.
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles III 1290–1325 also:count of Valois |  | 12 March 1270 fourth son ofPhilip III of France andIsabella 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 1293–1328 also:Philip the Fortunate,count of Maine, ofValois |  | 1293 son ofCharles of Valois andMargaret 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 |
In 1328, Philip of Valois ascended theFrench throne and became King Philip VI. At this time, the counties of Anjou, Maine, and Valois returned to the royal domain. On 26 April 1332, Philip granted the county to his eldest son, John:
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John 1332–1350 also:John the Good,count of Maine, ofPoitiers,duke of Normandy, andAquitaine |  | 16 April 1319 son ofPhilip VI andJoan 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 |
Following John's ascension to the throne as John II in 1350, the title again returned to the royal domain.
The dukes contributed greatly to social reform in the 1300s and 1400s.[1]
On the death of Charles IV, Anjou returned to the royal domain.
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louise 1515–1531 also:duchess of Auvergne, ofBourbon, ofNemours | _22x17_Inv.1013.jpg) | 11 September 1476 Pont-d'Ain eldest daughter ofPhilip II, Duke of Savoy andMargaret of Bourbon | Charles of Orléans 16 February 1488 Paris one daughter, one son | 22 September 1531 Gretz-sur-Loing aged 55 |
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry III 1566–1576 also:dauphin of France,duke of Angoulême,duke of Orléans |  | 19 September 1551 Palace of Fontainebleau fourth son ofHenry II of France andCatherine de' Medici | Louise of Lorraine 13 February 1575 Notre-Dame de Reims no issue | 2 August 1589 Saint-Cloud aged 37 |
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis III 1576–1584 also:duke of Berry, ofTouraine,of Alençon,Château-Thierry,of Évreux,Count of Perche, ofMeulan, ofMantes |  | 18 March 1555 Palace of Fontainebleau fifth son ofHenry II of France andCatherine de' Medici | never married, but briefly engaged toElizabeth I | 19 June 1584 Château-Thierry aged 29 |
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston I 1608–1626 also:duke of Orléans,duke of Chartres,count of Blois,duke of Alençon |  | 25 April 1608 Palace of Fontainebleau third son ofHenry IV of France andMarie 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 |
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip I 1640–1660 also:duke of Orléans,duke of Chartres,of Valois,of Nemours,of Montpensier,of Châtellerault, ofSaint-Fargeau, ofBeaupréau,prince of Joinville, count ofDourdan,Romorantin,of Mortain, ofBar-sur-Seine, viscount ofAuge and ofDomfront, marquis ofCoucy and ofFolembray, marquis ofMézières, baron ofBeaujolais, seigneur ofMontargis |  | 21 September 1640 Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye second son ofLouis XIII andAnne of Austria | (1) PrincessHenrietta 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 |
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippe Charles 1668–1671 |  | 5 August 1668 Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye second son ofLouis XIV andMaria Theresa of Spain | never married | 10 July 1671 Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye aged 2 |
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis François 1672 |  | 14 June 1672 Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye third son ofLouis XIV andMaria Theresa of Spain | never married | 4 November 1672 Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip II 1683–1700 | _2.jpg) | 19 December 1683 Palace of Versailles second son ofLouis, le Grand Dauphin andDuchess 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 |
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis the Beloved 1710–1715 also:dauphin of France |  | 15 February 1710 Palace of Versailles third son ofLouis, le Petit Dauphin andMarie Adélaïde of Savoy | Marie Leszczyńska 4 September 1725 Palace of Fontainebleau eleven children | 10 May 1774 Palace of Versailles aged 64 |
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip 1730–1733 |  | 30 August 1730 Palace of Versailles fourth son ofLouis XV andMarie Leszczyńska | never married | 17 April 1733 Palace of Versailles aged 2 |
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis the Desired 1755–1795 also:comte de Provence,comte du Maine,comte de Perche and comte de Senoches |  | 17 November 1755 Palace of Versailles fourth son ofLouis, Dauphin of France andPrincess Maria Josepha of Saxony | Marie Joséphine of Savoy 14 May 1771 Palace of Versailles no issue | 16 September 1824 Paris aged 68 |
After the death ofHenri, Count of Chambord, only the descendants of Philip V of Spain remained of the male line of Louis XIV. The most senior of these, theCarlist claimant to the Spanish throne, became the eldest of the Capetians. Some of them used the courtesy title ofDuke of Anjou, as shown below:
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaime 1909–1931 also:duque de Madrid |  | 27 June 1870 Vevey third son ofCarlos, Duke of Madrid andPrincess Margherita of Bourbon-Parma | never married | 2 October 1931 Paris aged 60 |
| Alfonso Carlos 1931–1936 also: duque deSan Jaime |  | 12 September 1849 London second son ofJuan, Count of Montizón and Archduchess Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este | Infanta Maria das Neves of Portugal 26 April 1871 Kleinheubach no issue | 29 September 1936 Vienna aged 87 |
At the death of Alfonso Carlos in 1936, the Capetian seniority passed to the exiled King of Spain,Alfonso XIII. In 1941, Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia, succeeded his father Alfonso XIII (Alphonse I of France according to the Legitimists) as the heir male of Louis XIV and therefore as theLegitimist claimant to the French throne. He then adopted the title of Duke of Anjou.
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaime 1941–1975 also: duque deSegovia, duque de Madrid |  | 23 June 1908 Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso second son ofKing Alfonso XIII of Spain andPrincess 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 issue | 20 March 1975 St. Gallen aged 66 |
| Alfonso 1975–1989 also: duque deCádiz,duc de Bourbon |  | 20 April 1936 Rome eldest son ofJaime andEmmanuelle 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 |
| Louis Alphonse 1989–present also: duc deTouraine, duc de Bourbon | _(cropped).jpg) | 25 April 1974 Madrid second son ofAlfonso andMaría del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco | María Margarita Vargas Santaella 6 November 2004 La Romana four children | living |
On 8 December 2004,Henry, Count of Paris, Duke of France, Orléanist Pretender to the French throne, granted the title Duke of Anjou to his nephew,Charles-Philippe d'Orléans. Since he did not recognize his cousin's courtesy title, in his view, the title was available since 1795.
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles-Philippe 2004–present |  | 3 March 1973 Paris eldest son of Michel, Count of Évreux, and Beatrice Pasquier de Franclieu | Diana Álvares Pereira de Melo, 11th Duchess of Cadaval 21 June 2008 Cathedral of Évora | living |
