Is "Plantagenet" a last name of royals or is it a place designation?

Question

Is "Plantagenet" a last name of royals or is it a place designation?

Answer 1

Plantagenet is a Royal House Name,a DYNASTIC name,when it is used to describe a royal dynastic family succession.

http://www.royal.gov/uk/output/Page58.as...

begins the pages about Plantagenet rule.

Answer 2

The name comes from the sprig of bloom Geoffrey of Anjou wore in his hat. The latin for which was Planta Genista.

Answer 3

The Plantagenets are a royal family that ruled England for many generations.

This should help:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantagenet

http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/Rulers/no...

Answer 4

It's a royal line of England that lost to the Tudor dynasty for the throne but still retained a royal bloodline approx 14/15th century.

Answer 5

It's the family name of the monarchs who ruled England (and parts of France; see links) from 1154 to 1485.  The line came to an end with the death of Richard III, at the Battle of Bosworth Field, 1485.

Geoffrey "the Fair", meaning "the Handsome" (1113-1151) was the first to use the Plantagenet name.  One story relates that his father, Fulk the Younger, atoned for some evil deed by being scourged with broom twigs or planta genista before the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.  Another story relates that Geoffrey wore a sprig of broom or planta genista in his hat.  Regardless, it is generally agreed upon that the family name of "Plantagenet" has its origins with the planta genista or broom plant.

Henry II (husband of Eleanor of Aquitaine) was the first Plantagenet ruler.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II_of...

Answer 6

"Plantagenet" is a last name of royals