Duchy of Anjou
The Duchy of Anjou (UK: /ˈɒ̃ʒuː, ˈæ̃ʒuː/, US: /ɒ̃ˈʒuː, ˈæn(d)ʒuː, ˈɑːnʒuː/; French: [ɑ̃ʒu] ⓘ; Latin: Andegavia) was a French province straddling the lower Loire. Its capital was Angers, and its area was roughly co-extensive with the diocese of Angers. Anjou was bordered by Brittany to the west, Maine to the north, Touraine to the east and Poitou to the south. The adjectival form is Angevin, and inhabitants of Anjou are known as Angevins. In 1482, the duchy became part of the Kingdom of France and then remained a province of the Kingdom under the name of the Duchy of Anjou. After the decree dividing France into departments in 1791, the province was disestablished and split into six new départements: Deux-Sèvres, Indre-et-Loire, Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Sarthe and Vienne.
| Duchy of Anjou Duché d'Aniu | |||||||||
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Coat of arms
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| Capital | Angers | ||||||||
| Demonym | Angevin, Angevins, Angevine, Angevines | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| • Type | Duchy | ||||||||
| King of France | |||||||||
• 1360–1380 | Charles V | ||||||||
• 1461–1482 | Louis XI | ||||||||
| Duke of Anjou | |||||||||
• 1360–1384 | Louis I of Anjou | ||||||||
• 1480–1481 | Charles IV of Anjou | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• County of Anjou raised to Duchy | 1360 | ||||||||
• Integrated into Kingdom of France | 1482 | ||||||||
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