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Angoumois shieldAnjou

(ăn´jū) (pron: ann-joo)

Capital: Angers (pron: awn-zhay)
French annexation: 1326

The red border on this shield indicates it was an inherited fief, and the fleurs-de-lys (the royal banner) were added to show Anjou’s annexation to France.

Anjou  provincial map