The County of Anjou was a French county that was the predecessor to the Duchy of Anjou. Its capital was Angers, and its area was roughly co-extensive with the diocese of Angers. Anjou was bordered by
Remains of the fortress of Langeais, built by Fulk III
Flag of Anjou in Champtoceaux, facing Brittany
Grave monuments of Eleanor of Aquitaine and her husband Henry II of England in Fontevraud Abbey
Towers of the Château d'Angers
Philip II, also known as Philip Augustus, was King of France from 1180 to 1223. His predecessors had been known as kings of the Franks, but from 1190 onward, Philip became the first French monarch to
The coronation of Philip II Augustus (from the Grandes Chroniques de France, c. 1332–1350)
Philip II enthroned, portrait by Jean du Tillet, 1555–1566
Remains of the Wall of Philip II Augustus built around Paris before he went to the Crusades. The segment pictured here is found in the rue des Jardins-Saint-Paul.