Plantagenet

[ plan-taj-uh-nit ]

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.

Plantagenet

/ plænˈtædʒɪnɪt /

noun

1. a line of English kings, ruling from the ascent of Henry II (1154) to the death of Richard III (1485)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Plantagenet¹

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

They were like, "The Plantagenets. No, it's the Yorks."

From Salon

The film told the story of the search for the Plantagenet monarch under a Leicester council car park in 2012.

From BBC

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

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