The Countesses and Duchesses of Anjou were the wives of the ruling counts of Anjou and later the nominal French counts and dukes of Anjou.
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Countess | Ceased to be Countess | Death | Spouse |
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Adelais d'Amboise | perhaps a Count Foulque brother-in-law of Adalard, Archbishop of Tours and Raino, Bishop of Angers ( Amboise) |
? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Ingelger | |
Roscilla de Loches | Warnerius, seigneur de Loches | 874 | 02 Mar 897 | ? | ? | 05 Jul 929 | Fulk I | |
Gerberge | ? | ? | 937 | 942 husband's ascension |
before 952 | |||
? of Blois | Theobald the Ancient, Viscount of Blois ( Blois) |
? | 954 | 960 husband's death |
? | |||
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Adele of Meaux |
Robert of Vermandois, Count of Meaux ( Carolingian-Vermandois) |
? | 965 | 974/982 | Geoffrey I | ||
Adelaise de Chalon | ? | 925 | March 979 | 21 July 987 husband's death |
? | |||
Elisabeth de Vendôme |
Bouchard I, Count of Vendôme ( Bouchardides) |
958 | 989 | 1000 | Fulk III | |||
Hildegard de Metz | ? | 964 | after 1000 | 21 June 1040 husband's death |
1 April 1046 | |||
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Agnes of Burgundy |
Otto-William, Count of Burgundy ( Ivrea) |
995 | 1 January 1032 | 21 June 1040 husband's ascension |
1049/52 divorce |
1068 | Geoffrey II |
Grécie of Langeais | ? ( Langeais) |
? | before 15 August 1052 | ? divorce |
? | |||
Adele Le Teutonne | probably Odo II, Count of Blois | ? | before 22 May 1060 | ? divorce |
after 1062 | |||
Grécie of Langeais | ? ( Langeais) |
? | ? | 14 November 1060 husband's death |
? | |||
Julienne de Langeais | Hamelin, seigneur de Langeais ( Langeais) |
? | before 1060 | 14 November 1060 husband's ascension |
after 7 August 1067 | Geoffrey III | ||
Hildegarde of Beaugency | Lancelin II, seigneur de Beaugency ( Beaugency) |
? | ? | 1068 husband's ascension |
before 1070 | Fulk IV | ||
Ermengarde de Bourbon-Dampierre | Archambaud IV, seigneur de Bourbon ( Bourbon-Dampierre) |
? | 1070 | before 1076 divorce |
? | |||
Orengarde de Châtelaillon | Isembard, seigneur de Châtel-Aillon ( Châtelaillon) |
? | 1076 | 1080 divorce |
? | |||
Mantie de Brienne | Walter I, Count of Brienne ( Brienne) |
? | around 1080 | 1087 divorce |
? | |||
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Bertrade de Montfort |
Simon I, seigneur de Montfort ( Montfort) |
1070 | 1089 | 1092 abducted |
14 February 1117 | ||
Eremburga, Countess of Maine |
Elias I, Count of Maine ( Beaugency) |
1096 | 11 July 1110 | 15 January/12 October 1126 | Fulk V |
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Countess | Ceased to be Countess | Death | Spouse |
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Matilda of England |
Henry I of England ( Normandy) |
7 February 1101 | 17 June 1128 | before 2 June 1129 husband's ascension |
7 September 1151 husband's death |
10 September 1167 | Geoffrey V |
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Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine |
William X, Duke of Aquitaine ( Ramnulfid) |
1122 | 18 May 1152 | 6 July 1189 husband's death |
1 April 1204 | Henry I | |
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Margaret of France |
Louis VII of France ( Capet) |
November 1157 | 2 November 1160 | June 1170 husband's accession |
11 June 1183 husband's death |
August/September 1197 | Henry II |
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Berengaria of Navarre |
Sancho VI of Navarre ( Jiménez) |
between 1165 and 1170 | 12 May 1191 | 6 April 1199 husband's death |
23 December 1230 | Richard I |
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Countess | Ceased to be Countess | Death | Spouse |
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Beatrice of Provence |
Raymond Berenguer IV of Provence ( Barcelona) |
1234 | 31 January 1246 | 1247 husband's ascension |
23 September 1267 | Charles I | |
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Margaret of Burgundy |
Eudes of Burgundy, Count of Nevers and Auxerre ( Burgundy) |
1250 | 18 November 1268 | 7 January 1285 husband's death |
4 September 1308 | ||
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Maria of Hungary |
Stephen V of Hungary ( Árpád) |
1257 | May/June 1270 | 7 January 1285 husband's ascension |
1290 husband's death |
25 March 1323 | Charles II |
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Countess | Ceased to be Countess | Death | Spouse |
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Joan the Lame |
Robert II, Duke of Burgundy ( Burgundy) |
24 June 1293 | July 1313 | 1 April 1328 became Queen of France |
12 September 1348 | Philip I |
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Countess | Ceased to be Countess | Death | Spouse |
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Bonne of Bohemia |
John of Bohemia ( Luxembourg) |
20 May 1315 | 6 August 1332 | 11 September 1349 | John II | ||
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Jeanne I, Countess of Auvergne and Boulogne |
William XII, Count of Auvergne and Boulogne ( Auvergne) |
8 May 1326 | 13 February 1350 | 22 August 1350 became Queen of France |
29 September 1360 |
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Countess | Ceased to be Countess | Death | Spouse |
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Marie of Blois-Châtillon |
Charles of Blois-Châtillon, Duke of Brittany ( Châtillon) |
1343/5 | 9 July 1360 | before October in 1360 elevated to duchess |
12 November 1404 | Louis I |
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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Marie of Blois-Châtillon |
Charles of Blois-Châtillon, Duke of Brittany ( Châtillon) |
1343/5 | 9 July 1360 | before October in 1360 elevated from a countess |
20 September 1384 husband's death |
12 November 1404 | Louis I |
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Yolande of Aragon |
John I of Aragon ( Barcelona) |
11 August 1384 | 2 December 1400 | 29 April 1417 husband's death |
14 November 1442 | Louis II | |
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Margaret of Savoy |
Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy ( Savoy) |
1410s or 7 August 1420 | 1424/31 August 1432 | 12 November 1434 husband's death |
30 September 1479 | Louis III | |
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Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine |
Charles II, Duke of Lorraine ( Lorraine) |
c. 1400 | 24 October 1420 | 12 November 1434 husband's ascension |
28 February 1453 | René | |
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Jeanne de Laval |
Guy XIV de Laval, Count of Laval ( Laval) |
10 November 1433 | 10 September 1454 | 10 July 1480 husband's death |
19 December 1498 | ||
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Jeanne de Lorraine |
Frederick II of Vaudémont ( Lorraine) |
1458 | 21 January 1474 | 10 July 1480 husband's ascension |
25 January 1480 | Charles IV |
Most dukes actually did marry but only after they ceased to be Dukes of Anjou because it was a tradition to award the son with the title of Duke of Orléans when they marry.
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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Marie Josephine Louise of Savoy |
Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia ( Savoy) |
2 September 1753 | 16 April 1771 | 1790 ceased to be duchess |
13 November 1810 | Louis VIII |
The Countesses and Duchesses of Anjou were the wives of the ruling counts of Anjou and later the nominal French counts and dukes of Anjou.
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Countess | Ceased to be Countess | Death | Spouse |
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Adelais d'Amboise | perhaps a Count Foulque brother-in-law of Adalard, Archbishop of Tours and Raino, Bishop of Angers ( Amboise) |
? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Ingelger | |
Roscilla de Loches | Warnerius, seigneur de Loches | 874 | 02 Mar 897 | ? | ? | 05 Jul 929 | Fulk I | |
Gerberge | ? | ? | 937 | 942 husband's ascension |
before 952 | |||
? of Blois | Theobald the Ancient, Viscount of Blois ( Blois) |
? | 954 | 960 husband's death |
? | |||
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Adele of Meaux |
Robert of Vermandois, Count of Meaux ( Carolingian-Vermandois) |
? | 965 | 974/982 | Geoffrey I | ||
Adelaise de Chalon | ? | 925 | March 979 | 21 July 987 husband's death |
? | |||
Elisabeth de Vendôme |
Bouchard I, Count of Vendôme ( Bouchardides) |
958 | 989 | 1000 | Fulk III | |||
Hildegard de Metz | ? | 964 | after 1000 | 21 June 1040 husband's death |
1 April 1046 | |||
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Agnes of Burgundy |
Otto-William, Count of Burgundy ( Ivrea) |
995 | 1 January 1032 | 21 June 1040 husband's ascension |
1049/52 divorce |
1068 | Geoffrey II |
Grécie of Langeais | ? ( Langeais) |
? | before 15 August 1052 | ? divorce |
? | |||
Adele Le Teutonne | probably Odo II, Count of Blois | ? | before 22 May 1060 | ? divorce |
after 1062 | |||
Grécie of Langeais | ? ( Langeais) |
? | ? | 14 November 1060 husband's death |
? | |||
Julienne de Langeais | Hamelin, seigneur de Langeais ( Langeais) |
? | before 1060 | 14 November 1060 husband's ascension |
after 7 August 1067 | Geoffrey III | ||
Hildegarde of Beaugency | Lancelin II, seigneur de Beaugency ( Beaugency) |
? | ? | 1068 husband's ascension |
before 1070 | Fulk IV | ||
Ermengarde de Bourbon-Dampierre | Archambaud IV, seigneur de Bourbon ( Bourbon-Dampierre) |
? | 1070 | before 1076 divorce |
? | |||
Orengarde de Châtelaillon | Isembard, seigneur de Châtel-Aillon ( Châtelaillon) |
? | 1076 | 1080 divorce |
? | |||
Mantie de Brienne | Walter I, Count of Brienne ( Brienne) |
? | around 1080 | 1087 divorce |
? | |||
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Bertrade de Montfort |
Simon I, seigneur de Montfort ( Montfort) |
1070 | 1089 | 1092 abducted |
14 February 1117 | ||
Eremburga, Countess of Maine |
Elias I, Count of Maine ( Beaugency) |
1096 | 11 July 1110 | 15 January/12 October 1126 | Fulk V |
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Countess | Ceased to be Countess | Death | Spouse |
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Matilda of England |
Henry I of England ( Normandy) |
7 February 1101 | 17 June 1128 | before 2 June 1129 husband's ascension |
7 September 1151 husband's death |
10 September 1167 | Geoffrey V |
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Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine |
William X, Duke of Aquitaine ( Ramnulfid) |
1122 | 18 May 1152 | 6 July 1189 husband's death |
1 April 1204 | Henry I | |
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Margaret of France |
Louis VII of France ( Capet) |
November 1157 | 2 November 1160 | June 1170 husband's accession |
11 June 1183 husband's death |
August/September 1197 | Henry II |
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Berengaria of Navarre |
Sancho VI of Navarre ( Jiménez) |
between 1165 and 1170 | 12 May 1191 | 6 April 1199 husband's death |
23 December 1230 | Richard I |
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Countess | Ceased to be Countess | Death | Spouse |
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Beatrice of Provence |
Raymond Berenguer IV of Provence ( Barcelona) |
1234 | 31 January 1246 | 1247 husband's ascension |
23 September 1267 | Charles I | |
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Margaret of Burgundy |
Eudes of Burgundy, Count of Nevers and Auxerre ( Burgundy) |
1250 | 18 November 1268 | 7 January 1285 husband's death |
4 September 1308 | ||
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Maria of Hungary |
Stephen V of Hungary ( Árpád) |
1257 | May/June 1270 | 7 January 1285 husband's ascension |
1290 husband's death |
25 March 1323 | Charles II |
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Countess | Ceased to be Countess | Death | Spouse |
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Joan the Lame |
Robert II, Duke of Burgundy ( Burgundy) |
24 June 1293 | July 1313 | 1 April 1328 became Queen of France |
12 September 1348 | Philip I |
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Countess | Ceased to be Countess | Death | Spouse |
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Bonne of Bohemia |
John of Bohemia ( Luxembourg) |
20 May 1315 | 6 August 1332 | 11 September 1349 | John II | ||
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Jeanne I, Countess of Auvergne and Boulogne |
William XII, Count of Auvergne and Boulogne ( Auvergne) |
8 May 1326 | 13 February 1350 | 22 August 1350 became Queen of France |
29 September 1360 |
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Countess | Ceased to be Countess | Death | Spouse |
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Marie of Blois-Châtillon |
Charles of Blois-Châtillon, Duke of Brittany ( Châtillon) |
1343/5 | 9 July 1360 | before October in 1360 elevated to duchess |
12 November 1404 | Louis I |
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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Marie of Blois-Châtillon |
Charles of Blois-Châtillon, Duke of Brittany ( Châtillon) |
1343/5 | 9 July 1360 | before October in 1360 elevated from a countess |
20 September 1384 husband's death |
12 November 1404 | Louis I |
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Yolande of Aragon |
John I of Aragon ( Barcelona) |
11 August 1384 | 2 December 1400 | 29 April 1417 husband's death |
14 November 1442 | Louis II | |
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Margaret of Savoy |
Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy ( Savoy) |
1410s or 7 August 1420 | 1424/31 August 1432 | 12 November 1434 husband's death |
30 September 1479 | Louis III | |
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Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine |
Charles II, Duke of Lorraine ( Lorraine) |
c. 1400 | 24 October 1420 | 12 November 1434 husband's ascension |
28 February 1453 | René | |
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Jeanne de Laval |
Guy XIV de Laval, Count of Laval ( Laval) |
10 November 1433 | 10 September 1454 | 10 July 1480 husband's death |
19 December 1498 | ||
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Jeanne de Lorraine |
Frederick II of Vaudémont ( Lorraine) |
1458 | 21 January 1474 | 10 July 1480 husband's ascension |
25 January 1480 | Charles IV |
Most dukes actually did marry but only after they ceased to be Dukes of Anjou because it was a tradition to award the son with the title of Duke of Orléans when they marry.
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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Marie Josephine Louise of Savoy |
Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia ( Savoy) |
2 September 1753 | 16 April 1771 | 1790 ceased to be duchess |
13 November 1810 | Louis VIII |