The Angevin Empire is the name given by historians to the collection of territories held by the Angevin kings of England, from Henry II onward, which stretched from the Scottish border to the Pyrenees. It included England and Normandy, inherited from Henry's mother Matilda, Anjou and Maine from his father Geoffrey, and Aquitaine, which came with his marriage to Eleanor. The lands were held in different ways and never formed a single state, and the kings ruled them mainly by travelling from one to another. The rivalry with the French kings led to war, and in the reign of John, Philip II of France conquered Normandy and Anjou, which began the empire's collapse. The Treaty of Paris in 1259 settled the remaining claims.
Before and after
- 12th centuryOrigins of Citadel of Aleppo
- from 1150 to 1971Founding of University of Paris
- 1150Construction of Poblet Monastery
- 1150Construction of Skara Cathedral
- from 1154 to 1242Angevin Empire
- 8 September 1157Birth of Richard I of England
- c. 1158Origins of Munich
- from 1159 to 1259Capetian-Plantagenet rivalry
- 1160Construction of Chillon Castle
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