The term ‘Angevin’ is applied to the residents of Anjou and its historical capital, the city of Angers. Anjou’s strategic location between the important duchies of Normandy and Aquitaine made its rulers prominent figures in the politics of twelfth century France and England.
Angevin is also the name of a family dynasty that came to power in France and England in the mid-twelfth century.
Henry II, Richard I (“the Lionheart”), and John are known as the Angevin Kings of England, although they are more commonly referred to as the first Plantagenet kings of England. King John lost control of the County of Anjou to the King of France in 1214. Therefore, King John is considered the last Angevin King of England.
The Plantagenet dynasty would rule England for three centuries.
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