Normandy–Angevin Tensions

Name: Normandy–Angevin Tensions
Start: 1121
End: 1130

Type Event Region France Time 1121–1130

In the 1120s, relations between the Duchy of Normandy under England's Henry I and the County of Anjou to its southeast remained tense over succession…

Timeline

1121–1124Normandy · NormandyAfter the 1120 White Ship disaster, Henry I moved to tighten his rule over Normandy and seek a new succession arrangement, prompting neighboring lords to test the moment of Norman vulnerability, while Anjou also sought advantage through border friction.
1128–1130Le Mans · Pays de la LoireIn 1128 Count Geoffrey III of Anjou married Henry I's daughter Matilda, binding Anjou to the succession interests of Normandy–England, temporarily easing conflict between the two sides and laying political groundwork for the rise of the Plantagenet dynasty.

Sources

Henry I: King of England and Duke of Normandy — C. Warren Hollister (2001)
The Angevin Empire — John Gillingham (1984)