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

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

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 • Nov. 20, 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

His previous books were popular histories that explored, among other subjects, Plantagenet England, the War of the Roses and the Crusades.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2021

Maurice Plantagenet, his Kodak box camera sitting in the backseat beside Lefty, smiles at Mabel and drives out Jefferson Avenue.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides