House of Plantagenet facts for kids
| House of Plantagenet |
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| Country: | Kingdom of England, Kingdom of France, Lordship of Ireland, Principality of Wales | ||
| Parent House: | Angevins | ||
| Titles: | *King of England
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| Founder: | Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou | ||
| Final Ruler: | Richard III of England | ||
| Founding Year: | 1126 | ||
| Dissolution: | 1485 | ||
| Ethnicity: | French, English | ||
| Cadet Branches: | *House of Lancaster
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The House of Plantagenet was a very important royal family that ruled England for over 300 years. Their time as rulers started with Henry II in 1154 and ended in 1485. This was when Richard III was defeated at the Battle of Bosworth Field. After the Plantagenets, the House of Tudor took over.
The Plantagenet family originally came from Anjou, a region in western France. They were counts and later dukes there. The Plantagenet family is made up of three main groups, or "dynasties": the Angevins, the House of Lancaster (also called Lancastrians), and the House of York (also called Yorkists). The Lancastrians and Yorkists later fought a long and bloody war called the Wars of the Roses. They both wanted their family to have the English crown.
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The Plantagenet Family
The Plantagenet family had many powerful kings and queens. They shaped England's history in big ways. Here are the main branches of this famous family:
The Angevin Kings
The Angevins were the first group of Plantagenet rulers. They were very powerful and ruled large parts of France as well as England.
- Empress Matilda (1141)
- Henry II (1154–1189)
- Richard I, the Lionheart (1189–1199)
- John (1199–1216)
- Henry III (1216–1272)
- Edward I (1272–1307)
- Edward II (1307–1327) (He was removed from power and died in 1327.)
- Edward III (1327–1377)
- Richard II (1377–1399) (He was also removed from power and died in 1400.)
The Lancastrian Kings
The House of Lancaster was a branch of the Plantagenet family. They took the throne after Richard II was removed. Their symbol was a red rose.
The Yorkist Kings
The House of York was another branch of the Plantagenet family. They believed they had a stronger claim to the throne than the Lancastrians. Their symbol was a white rose. This led to the Wars of the Roses.
- Edward IV (1461–1470 and 1471–1483)
- Edward V (1483) (He was never officially crowned king and likely died shortly after.)
- Richard III (1483–1485)
Images for kids
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Henry II (1154–1189) is often seen as the first Plantagenet king of England.
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Richard I's Great Seal from 1189, found at the History Museum of Vendee.
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One of the few remaining copies of the 1215 Magna Carta document, kept in the British Library, London.
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A copy of the tomb effigy (a statue on a tomb) of Henry III in Westminster Abbey, from around 1272.
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A scene from the Holkham Bible showing knights and soldiers from the Battle of Bannockburn.
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Isabella (third from left) with her father, Philip IV, her brothers who would become French kings, and Philip's brother, Charles of Valois.
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The Battle of Crécy was a big Plantagenet win during the Hundred Years' War in France. From the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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Richard II meets the rebels of the Peasants' Revolt in a decorated book page from Froissart's Chronicles. From the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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A portrait of Richard II from about 1390. Located in Westminster Abbey, London.
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A small painting on parchment showing Henry V's victory at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, from Enguerrand de Monstrelet's Chronique de France (around 1495).
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The Battle of Tewkesbury, as shown in the Ghent manuscript.
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See also
In Spanish: Casa de Plantagenet para niños
