Plantagenet

American  

[plan-taj-uh-nit] / plænˈtædʒ ə nɪt /

noun

1. 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.

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Plantagenet British  

/ plænˈtædʒɪnɪt /

noun

1. a line of English kings, ruling from the ascent of Henry II (1154) to the death of Richard III (1485)

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Etymology

Origin of Plantagenet

C12: from Old French, literally: sprig of broom, with reference to the crest of the Angevin kings, from Latin planta sprig + genista broom

Example Sentences

The film, which told the story of the search for the Plantagenet monarch under a Leicester council car park in 2012, will be changed and defamatory comments not repeated.

From BBC

After the 1152 marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine to Henry Plantagenet, the Duke of Normandy and future King Henry II, Bordeaux wine began to flow north to England.

From Salon

Okay, so the War of the Roses was between the Plantagenets and the Yorks and it took place over about a 100-year period.

From Salon

The film told the story of the search for the Plantagenet monarch under a Leicester council car park in 2012.

From BBC

Stephen eventually accepted Matilda's eldest son as his heir and she lived to see him become the first Plantagenet king, Henry II.

From BBC