History A-Level
Duke of Anjou
What Duke of Anjou means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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A foreign prince invited by the States-General in 1578 to become 'Defender of the Liberty of the Low Countries', who arrived in 1582 and was made Duke of Brabant.
Topics that use Duke of Anjou
- Spain and the reconquest, 1573–84 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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