List of Counts and Dukes of Anjou
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Counts of Anjou, c.870-1203
- Ingelger c.870-898
- Fulk I the Red 898-941
- Fulk II the Good 941-958
- Geoffrey I Greymantle 958-987
- Fulk III the Black 987-1040
- Geoffrey II Martel 1040-1060
- Geoffrey III the Bearded 1060-1067
- Fulk IV the Ill-Tempered 1067-1109
- Geoffrey IV (co-ruler) 1098-1106
- Fulk V the Young 1106-1129 (King of Jerusalem 1131-1143)
- Geoffrey V Plantagenet 1129-1151
- Henry FitzEmpress 1151-1189 (also King of England 1154-1189)
- Henry the Young King (co-ruler) 1170-1183
- Richard Coeur de Lion 1189-1199
- Arthur of Brittany 1199-1203
In 1204, Anjou was lost to King Philip II of France. It was re-granted as an apanage for Louis VIII's son Jean, who died in 1232 age thirteen, and then to Louis's youngest son, Charles (later the first Angevin King of Sicily).
Counts of Anjou, 1246 creation
- Charles I, Comte d'Anjou (1226-1285)
- Charles II, Comte d'Anjou (1254-1309), he ceded the county to his daughter Marguerite in 1273
- Marguerite, Comtesse d'Anjou (1273-1299)
In 1290, Marguerite married Charles, Comte de Valois, the younger brother of King Philippe IV of France. He became Count of Anjou in her right, and was created Duke of Anjou and a Peer of France in 1297.
Dukes of Anjou, 1297 creation
- Charles III, Comte d'Anjou (1270-1325)
- Philippe, Comte d'Anjou (1293-1350), he succeeded as King Philippe VI of France in 1328, and granted the county to his son Jean, Duc de Normandie
Counts of Anjou, 1332 creation
- Jean, Comte d'Anjou (1319-1364), succeeded as King Jean II in 1350
Counts of Anjou, 1356 creation
- Louis, Comte d'Anjou (1339-1383), second son of King Jean II. Created Duke of Anjou in 1360
Dukes of Anjou, 1360 creation
- Louis I, 1st Duc d'Anjou (1339-1383)
- Louis II, 2nd Duc d'Anjou (1377-1417), son of Louis I
- Louis III, 3rd Duc d'Anjou (1403-1434), son of Louis II
- René, 4th Duc d'Anjou (1409-1480), brother of Louis III
- Charles IV, 5th Duc d'Anjou (1436-1481), nephew of René
On the death of the 5th Duke, Anjou returned to the Crown of France.
Duchess of Anjou, 1515 creation
- Louise de Savoie, Duchesse d'Anjou et d'Angoulême (1476-1531), mother of King François I
Duke of Anjou, 1566 creation
- Henri, Duc d'Anjou et de Bourbon (1551-1589), son of King Henri II, succeeded as King Henri III in 1574
Dukes of Anjou, 1576 creation
- François, Duc d'Anjou, de Touraine et de Berry (1555-1584), brother of King Henri III
Dukes of Anjou of the House of Bourbon
- Gaston Jean-Baptiste, Duc d'Anjou (1608-1660), son of King Henri IV, styled Duke of Anjou from his birth until he was created Duke of Orléans in 1626
- Philippe, Duc d'Anjou (1640-1701), son of King Louis XIII, styled Duke of Anjou from birth until he was created Duke of Orléans in 1660
- Philippe, Duc d'Anjou (1668-1671), son of King Louis XIV, styled Duke of Anjou from birth
- Louis François, Duc d'Anjou (1672-1672), son of King Louis XIV, styled Duke of Anjou from birth
- Philippe, Duc d'Anjou (1683-1746), son of Louis, le Grand Dauphin and grandson of Louis XIV, styled Duke of Anjou from birth until he became King Felipe V of Spain in 1700
- Louis, Duc d'Anjou (1710-1774), son of Louis, le Petit Dauphin and great-grandson of Louis XIV, styled Duke of Anjou from birth until he became Dauphin in 1712, succeeded as King Louis XV in 1715
- Philippe, Duc d'Anjou (1730-1733), son of King Louis XV, styled Duke of Anjou from birth
Duke of Anjou, 1771 creation
- Louis Stanislas Xavier, Comte de Provence, Duc d'Anjou (1755-1824), brother of King Louis XVI, succeeded as de jure King Louis XVIII in 1795
Orleanist Dukes of Anjou
On December 8, 2004, Henry, Count of Paris, Duke of France, Head of the Royal House of France and Orléanist Pretender to the French Throne as Henri VII, granted his nephew Charles Philippe the title of Duke of Anjou. Anjou is one of the former titles of the Bourbon-Orléans line since its founder, Philippe I, Duc d'Orleans, younger son of Louis XIII, held the style Duke of Anjou from his birth until 1660 when changing it to Orleans (the Anjou title reverted to crown, and soon Louis XIV gave it to his own, short-lived younger son, after which it was used by later Bourbon princes).
- Charles Philippe d'Orléans, Duc d'Anjou (b. 1973)
Pretender Dukes of Anjou of the Spanish line
In 1941, Jaime, Duque de Segovia, claimed to have succeeded his father the exiled King Alfonso XIII of Spain 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 Felipe V of Spain.
see also: Lists of incumbentsfr:Liste des comtes et ducs d'Anjou pt:Condes e Duques de Anjou nl:Hertog van Anjou