PLANTAGENET


Meaning of PLANTAGENET in English

the name of the family to which all the kings of England from 1154 to 1485 belonged. The first Plantagenet king was Henry II and the last was Richard III . The name was originally a nickname of Geoffrey, Count of Anjou in France (1113–51), who was the father of Henry II .

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