Plantagenet

/ˌplænˈtædʒənət/

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the name of the family to which all the kings of England from 1154 to 1485 belonged. The first Plantagenet king was Henry II and the last was Richard III. The name came originally from Geoffrey, Count of Anjou in France (1113-51), who was the father of Henry II. The Anjou family symbol was the plant à genêt or broom, a bush with small yellow flowers.1154至1485年英国所有国王所属的家族名称。Plantagenet的第一位国王是亨利二世，最后一位是理查三世。这个名字最初来自法国安茹伯爵（1113-51）的杰弗里（Geoffrey），他是亨利二世的父亲。Anjou家族的象征是àgenêt或扫帚，一种开满黄色小花的灌木丛。