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

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Plantagenet

The last Plantagenet king of England's remains were discovered under a council car park in 2012, and are now part of a visitor centre run by Leicester City Council.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

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 ● Jul. 15, 2024

The idea of an “all-female, gender-fluid, disability forward” staging of “Richard III” — as New York Classical Theater describes its new production of Shakespeare’s tragedy about the monstrously degenerate Plantagenet king — tantalizes.

From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2023

The cathedral is now home to the tomb of Richard III, England’s last Plantagenet king and the last English monarch to have died in battle.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2023

Plantagenet sold the photos to a distributor downtown and gave Lefty a percentage of the take.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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