Angers is in Anjou.
Around 1068 Ermengarde Anjou Duchess Brittany and Aquitaine was born to Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou [aged 25] and Hildegarde Beaugency Countess Anjou [aged 24] at Angers [Map]. She married (1) 1088 her half first cousin William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine, son of Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine and Hildegarde Burgundy Duchess Aquitaine (2) 1093 her third cousin once removed Alan Canhiart IV Duke Brittany and had issue.
Around 1089 Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem was born to Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou [aged 46] and Bertrade Montfort Queen Consort France [aged 19] at Angers [Map]. He married (1) 1110 his third cousin twice removed Ermengarde of Maine Countess of Anjou, daughter of Elias I Count Maine and Matilda Chateau Du Loir Countess Maine, and had issue (2) 2nd June 1129 Melisende Queen of Jerusalem and had issue.
On 22nd July 1136 William Longsword was born to Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy [aged 22] and Empress Matilda [aged 34] at Argentan or Angers [Map]. He a grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
In 1252 Richard Tosny [aged 60] died at Angers [Map].
On 19th May 1432 Joan Valois [aged 22] died at Angers [Map].
On 2nd May 1451 René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar was born to Frederick Lorraine Count Vaudémont [aged 23] and Yolande Valois Anjou [aged 22] at Angers [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.75%. He married 1485 his fourth cousin Philippa Egmont Duchess of Bar Duchess Lorraine, daughter of Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders and Catherine Bourbon Duchess Guelders, and had issue.
On 3rd July 1183 Archbishop Walter de Coutances was consecrated Bishop of Lincoln at Angers Cathedral [Map] by Archbishop Richard of Dover.
On 29th April 1417 King Louis of Naples [aged 39] died. His succeeded son Louis Valois Anjou III Duke Anjou [aged 13] succeeded Louis III Duke Anjou. He was buried at Angers Cathedral [Map].
Louis Valois Anjou III Duke Anjou: On 25th September 1403 he was born to King Louis of Naples and Yolande Barcelona Queen Consort Naples. Coefficient of inbreeding 4.78%. On or after 31st May 1431, the date of the contract, Louis Valois Anjou III Duke Anjou and Margaret of Savoy were married. She the daughter of Amadeus Savoy VIII Count Savoy and Mary Valois Countess Savoy. He the son of King Louis of Naples and Yolande Barcelona Queen Consort Naples. They were second cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England. On 12th November 1434 Louis Valois Anjou III Duke Anjou died. His succeeded brother René Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou succeeded I Duke Anjou. Isabella Metz Duchess Anjou I Duchess Lorraine by marriage Duchess Anjou.
On 14th November 1442 Yolande Barcelona Queen Consort Naples [aged 61] died. She was buried at Angers Cathedral [Map].
Yolande Barcelona Queen Consort Naples: On 11th August 1381 she was born to King John I of Aragon and Yolande of Bar Queen Consort Aragon. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England. In 1400 King Louis of Naples and she were married at Arles. Yolande Barcelona Queen Consort Naples by marriage Queen Consort Naples. She the daughter of King John I of Aragon and Yolande of Bar Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of Louis Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou and Marie Chatillon Duchess Anjou. They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
On 22nd July 1470 Warwick the Kingmaker [aged 41], King Henry VI of England and II of France [aged 48] and Margaret of Anjou Queen Consort England [aged 40] signed the Angers Agreement at Angers Cathedral [Map]. The agreement had been brokered by King Louis XI of France [aged 47]. Edward of Westminster Prince of Wales [aged 16] and Anne Neville Queen Consort England [aged 14] were betrothed as part of the Agreement.
On 13th December 1470 Edward of Westminster Prince of Wales [aged 17] and Anne Neville Queen Consort England [aged 14] were married at Angers Cathedral [Map]. She by marriage Princess of Wales. She the daughter of Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury [aged 42] and Anne Beauchamp 16th Countess Warwick [aged 44]. He the son of King Henry VI of England and II of France [aged 49] and Margaret of Anjou Queen Consort England [aged 40]. They were half third cousins. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 10th July 1480 René Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou [aged 71] died at Aix en Provence. His succeeded nephew Charles Valois Anjou IV Duke Anjou [aged 34] succeeded IV Duke Anjou. He was buried at Angers Cathedral [Map].
René Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou: On 16th January 1409 he was born to King Louis of Naples and Yolande Barcelona Queen Consort Naples. Coefficient of inbreeding 4.78%. On 24th October 1420 René Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou and Isabella Metz Duchess Anjou I Duchess Lorraine were married. She the daughter of Charles Metz II Duke Lorraine. He the son of King Louis of Naples and Yolande Barcelona Queen Consort Naples. They were third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry III of England. On 10th September 1454 René Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou and Jeanne Laval Duchess Anjou were married at Abbey St Nicholas, Angers. She by marriage Duchess Anjou. The difference in their ages was 24 years. He the son of King Louis of Naples and Yolande Barcelona Queen Consort Naples. They were second cousin twice removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
Charles Valois Anjou IV Duke Anjou: In 1446 he was born to Charles Valois Anjou Count Maine and Isabelle Luxemburg Countess Maine. In 1474 Charles Valois Anjou IV Duke Anjou and Joan Lorraine were married. She the daughter of Frederick Lorraine Count Vaudémont and Yolande Valois Anjou. He the son of Charles Valois Anjou Count Maine and Isabelle Luxemburg Countess Maine. They were first cousin once removed. On 10th December 1481 Charles Valois Anjou IV Duke Anjou died without issue. His succeeded first cousin Louis succeeded Duke Anjou.
On 25th August 1482 Margaret of Anjou Queen Consort England [aged 52] died at Chateau Dampierre-sur-Loire, Dampierre-sur-Loire, Saumur. She was buried at Angers Cathedral [Map].