Angevin Empire

State · 1147–1209 CE · at its largest around 1202 CE

Collection of lands ruled by Henry II of England and his sons, stretching from England through Normandy, Anjou and Aquitaine; most of the French lands were lost to Philip II by 1204.

On its lands while it lasted

Thomas Becket (c. 1120 CE – 1170 CE): Archbishop of Canterbury murdered in his cathedral in 1170 after a conflict with Henry II; canonised and venerated as a martyr.
Eleanor of Aquitaine (c. 1122 CE – 1204 CE): Duchess of Aquitaine who was successively queen of France and of England, and mother of the English kings Richard I and John.
University of Paris (c. 1150 CE): Emerging around 1150 from the schools of Notre-Dame, the University of Paris became a leading centre of theology and philosophy in medieval Europe. Its college of the Sorbonne, founded in 1257, gave the university its popular name.
Notre-Dame de Paris (1163 CE): Gothic cathedral on the Île de la Cité, begun in 1163, famous for its flying buttresses, rose windows and sculpture.
Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland (1169 CE): Anglo-Norman mercenaries landed in Ireland at the invitation of Diarmait Mac Murchada, beginning centuries of English involvement in Ireland.
Welshpool (c. 1169 CE): Capital of Kingdom of Powys Wenwynwyn (1169–1209).
Castell Dinas Brân (c. 1169–1215 CE): Capital of Kingdom of Powys Fadog (1169–1215).
Provins (c. 1200 CE): Capital of County of Champagne (1200–1284).
The Hague (1201 CE): Capital of County of Holland (1260–1362), Dutch Republic (1582–1795), Batavian Republic (1796–1806), and 1 more.
Auch (c. 1206 CE): Capital of County of Armagnac (1206–1496).
Poitiers (c. 1206 CE): Capital of County of Poitou (1206–1249).
Albigensian Crusade (1209–1229 CE): Crusade called by Pope Innocent III against the Cathars of southern France, which brought Languedoc under French royal control.