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Hace 1 día · The Treaty of Troyes, sealed on May 21, 1420, was a diplomatic masterstroke that reshaped the political destinies of England and France. Orchestrated by England‘s King Henry V at the height of his military successes in France, the treaty declared Henry to be the regent and heir to the French throne, with the unprecedented goal of uniting the two rival crowns.
Hace 9 horas · Henry II (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Fitzempress and Henry Curtmantle, [why?] was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189. During his reign he controlled England, substantial parts of Wales and Ireland, and much of France (including Normandy, Anjou, and Aquitaine), an area that altogether was later called the Angevin Empire, and also held power over Scotland ...
Hace 3 días · The empire was established by Henry II of England, who succeeded his father Geoffrey as Duke of Normandy and Count of Anjou (from the latter of which the term Angevin is derived). Henry married Eleanor of Aquitaine in 1152, acquiring the Duchy of Aquitaine , and inherited his mother Empress Matilda 's claim to the English throne , succeeding his rival Stephen in 1154.
Hace 1 día · Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021), was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he was the consort of the British monarch from his wife's accession on 6 February 1952 until his death in 2021, making him the longest-serving royal consort in history.
Hace 5 días · Brief Life History of Geoffroy V. When Geoffroy V Plantagenêt Comte d'Anjou et de Touraine was born on 31 August 1113, in La Flèche, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France, his father, Fulk, rei de Jerusalém, was 24 and his mother, Queen Mélisende de Jérusalem, was 8. He married Adélaîde Mathilde Dite "Mathilde L'Emperesse, Maud, Mathilde D ...
Hace 2 días · On 23 November 1407, Louis of Orléans, the younger brother of King Charles VI of France, was murdered by a commando of fifteen killers sent by John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy. This event unleashed an open civil war between the Orléanist/Armagnac and Burgundian parties that would last for around thirty years, amidst the still ongoing Hundred Years’ War.
Hace 3 días · Among kingly pilgrims may be named Henry III (1241), Edward I (1280 and 1296), and Edward II (1315). Edward III, in 1361, granted £9 towards the expenses of John duke of Brittany, for his expenses in this pilgrimage, and licence of absence from London, to his nephew, the Duke of Anjou (one of the French hostages) for a like reason.
