Duchy of Anjou

Duchy of Anjou
Duché d'Aniu
1360–1482
Coat of arms of Anjou
Coat of arms
CapitalAngers
DemonymAngevin, Angevins, Angevine, Angevines
Government
 • TypeDuchy
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 eraMiddle Ages
• County of Anjou raised to Duchy
1360
• Integrated into Kingdom of France
1482
Preceded by
Succeeded by
County of Anjou
Province of Anjou

The Duchy of Anjou (UK: /ˈɒ̃ʒ, ˈæ̃ʒ/, US: /ɒ̃ˈʒ, ˈæn(d)ʒ, ˈɑːnʒ/;[1][2][3] 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.

  1. ^ "Anjou". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Anjou" (US) and "Anjou". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Anjou". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 11 May 2019.