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Plantagenet
Plan·tag·e·net P0352000 (plăn-tăj′ə-nĭt) Family name of a line of English kings from Henry II to Richard III (1154-1485).Plantagenet (plænˈtædʒɪnɪt) n (Biography) a line of English kings, ruling from the ascent of Henry II (1154) to the death of Richard III (1485)[C12: from Old French, literally: sprig of broom, with reference to the crest of the Angevin kings, from Latin planta sprig + genista broom]Plan•tag•e•net (plænˈtædʒ ə nɪt)
n. a member of the royal house that ruled England from the accession of Henry II in 1154 to the death of Richard III in 1485. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Plantagenet - the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485Plantagenet linedynasty - a sequence of powerful leaders in the same familyroyal family, royal house, royal line, royalty - royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty"Henry II - first Plantagenet King of England; instituted judicial and financial reforms; quarreled with archbishop Becket concerning the authority of the Crown over the church (1133-1189)Henry III - son of King John and king of England from 1216 to 1272; his incompetence aroused baronial opposition led by Simon de Montfort (1207-1272)John Lackland, King John, John - youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)Richard Coeur de Lion, Richard I, Richard the Lionheart, Richard the Lion-Hearted - son of Henry II and King of England from 1189 to 1199; a leader of the Third Crusade; on his way home from the crusade he was captured and held prisoner in the Holy Roman Empire until England ransomed him in 1194 (1157-1199)Richard II - King of England from 1377 to 1399; he suppressed the Peasant's Revolt in 1381 but his reign was marked by popular discontent and baronial opposition in British Parliament and he was forced to abdicate in 1399 (1367-1400) |
Plantagenet
Plantagenet: see AngevinAngevin
[Fr.,=of Anjou], name of two medieval dynasties originating in France. The first ruled over parts of France and over Jerusalem and England; the second ruled over parts of France and over Naples, Hungary, and Poland, with a claim to Jerusalem.
..... Click the link for more information. .Plantagenet (also Angevin), the English royal house that ruled from 1154 to 1399. Its founder was Henry II, count of Anjou. The dynastic name was derived from the nickname of Henry IPs father, Count Geoffrey le Bel of Anjou, who decorated his helmet with a sprig of broom (Latin planta genista). Henry II and his immediate successors ruled over a domain that included, besides England, extensive territories in France. However, the dynasty lost most of its French lands at the beginning of the 13th century. The Plantagenet rulers included Henry II (1154–89), Richard I, Coeur de Lion (1189–99), John Lackland (1199–1216), Henry III (1216–72), Edward I (1272–1307), Edward II (1307–27), Edward III (1327–77), and Richard II (1377–99). After the overthrow of Richard II, the throne was occupied by the Lancastrian (1399–1461) and Yorkist (1461–85) collateral branches of the Plantagenet family. Plantagenet a line of English kings, ruling from the ascent of Henry II (1154) to the death of Richard III (1485) Plantagenet
Related to Plantagenet: Henry PlantagenetSynonyms for Plantagenetnoun the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485SynonymsRelated Words- dynasty
- royal family
- royal house
- royal line
- royalty
- Henry II
- Henry III
- John Lackland
- King John
- John
- Richard Coeur de Lion
- Richard I
- Richard the Lionheart
- Richard the Lion-Hearted
- Richard II
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