What is Angevin Empire?
[[Image:France 1154 Eng.jpg|thumb|Angevin Empire at 1154]] The '''Angevin Empire''' was a collection of states ruled by the [[Angevin]] [[Plantagenet]] [[dynasty]]. The Plantagenets, [[Henry II of England]], [[Richard I of England]], and [[John of England]], ruled over an area from the [[Pyrenees]] to [[Ireland]] during the 12th and early 13th centuries.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/KingsandQueensofEngland/TheAngevins/TheAngevins.aspx |title=The Angevins |work=royal.gov.uk |year=2011 |access-date=5 August 2011}}</ref> Their empire was roughly half of medieval [[France]] as well as all of [[England]] and Ireland. The name ''Angevin'' came from the French region and town of [[Anjou]] which was the home of the Plantagenet family.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://xenophongroup.com/montjoie/anjou.htm |title=The Angevin Dynasties |work=xenophongroup.com |year=2002 |access-date=5 August 2011}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{multistub|history|Europe}} [[Category:13th century in France]] [[Category:History of the British Isles]] [[Category:Former empires]] [[Category:12th century in France]] [[Category:Former countries in Europe]]