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  Britain.tv Wikipedia - Anjou
Geoffrey Martel, having no children, had bequeathed the countship to his eldest nephew, Geoffrey III the Bearded, son of Geoffrey, count of Gâtinais, and of Ermengarde, daughter of Fulk Nerra.
Geoffrey the Handsome, with his indefatigable energy, was eminently fitted to suppress the coalitions of his vassals, the most formidable of which was formed in 1129.
On 16 December 1325, Charles died, leaving Anjou to his eldest son Philip of Valois, on whose recognition as king of France (Philip VI) on 1 April 1328, the countship of Anjou was again united to the crown.
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 ANJOU. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Geoffrey ruled Anjou (1129–51) and conquered Normandy, of which he was crowned duke in 1144.
Louis XI of France inherited Anjou after the death (1480) of René, grandson of Louis I, and the death (1481) of Charles of Maine, René’s nephew, the last of the Angevin line.
Anjou was held as appanage at various times; the last duke was Francis of Alençon and Anjou.
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 Medieval Sourcebook: Chronicle of the Counts of Anjou, c. 1100
Geoffrey count of Anjou, when he had heard the royal messenger who was summoning him to come to the king's Pentecost court, made his arrangements for the castle of Landonense, which was his, before the appointed day, and came to Orléans a few days before the Ascension.
Geoffrey count of Anjou, garbed in a tunic of that cloth which the French call grisetum[11], and we Angevins buretum, seated himself among the princes.
The queen, a kinswomen of Geoffrey of Anjou, sent him a part of the girdle of the blessed virgin Mary, which she had in her chapel, an item Charles the Bald had brought back from Byzantium; she ordered him to tie it around his neck, and assured him this would bring him victory.
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 Geoffrey II of Anjou - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Geoffrey II of Anjou, called Martel ("the Hammer"), was Count of Anjou from 1040 to 1060.
The first wife, Agnes of Burgundy, was the widow of William V of Aquitaine; she and Geoffrey married in 1032, but had divorced by 1050.
He was succeeded by his nephew Geoffrey III of Anjou.
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 Anjou dinasty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Anjou is a historical and cultural region encompassing the western French département of Maine-et-Loire and coextensive with the former province of Anjou.
Geoffrey's successor Fulk III Nerra, one of the most remarkable figures of his period and the most powerful member of the dynasty, ruled from 987 to 1040.
Anjou was definitively ceded to France by the Treaty of Paris (1259).
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 Geoffrey Martel - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
GEOFFREY, surnamed Martel (1006-1060), count of Anjou, son of the count Fulk Nerra and of the countess Hildegarde or Audegarde, was born on the 14th of October 1006.
During his father's lifetime he was recognized as suzerain by Fulk l'Oison ("the Gosling"), count of Vendome, the son of his half-sister Adela.
About this time, also, he had interfered in the affairs of Maine, though without much result, for having sided against Gervais, bishop of Le Mans, who was trying to make himself guardian of the young count of Maine, Hugh, he had been beaten and forced to make terms with Gervais in 1038.
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 ANJOU - Online Information article about ANJOU   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Rouen, Henry I. betrothed his daughter Matilda, widow of the emperor Henry V., to Geoffrey the Handsome, son of Fulk, the marriage being celebrated at Le Mans on the 2nd of June 1129.
A last effort on the part of John to possess himself of it, in 1214, led to the taking of Angers (17th of June), but broke down lamentably at the battle of La Rocheaux-Moines (2nd of July), and the countship was attached to the crown of France.
Charles I. of Anjou, engrossed with his other dominions, gave little thought to Anjou, nor did his son Charles IL the Lame, who succeeded him on the 7th of January 1285.
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 The Vere Descendants of Geoffrey Plantagenet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Geoffrey was descended from the Elven Princess Plantina, sister of the Fairy Melusine.
King8 Henry III (King7 John, Lackland, King Henry II6 Plantagenet, Geoffrey5, Fulk4 V, Fulk3 IV, Geoffrey II de2 Castinais, Geoffrey I de1) was born October 01, 1207 in Winchester, England, and died November 16, 1272 in Westminster, Palace, London, England.
Edward11 III (Edward10 II, King9, King8 Henry III, King7 John, Lackland, King Henry II6 Plantagenet, Geoffrey5, Fulk4 V, Fulk3 IV, Geoffrey II de2 Castinais, Geoffrey I de1) was born November 13, 1312 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England, and died June 21, 1377 in Sheen Palace.
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 The Angevin Dynasties
Anjou is a historical and cultural region encompassing, today the western French département of Maine-et-Loire and coextensive with the former 'ancient' political province of Anjou.
Geoffrey's successor Fulk III Nerra [d.1040], one of the most remarkable figures of his period and the most powerful member of the dynasty, ruled from 987 to 1040.
Charles I of Anjou was overthrown in Sicily by the Argonese during a local uprising known as the 'Sicilian Vespers' in 1282.
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 Flanders, Brittany, Burgundy, Anjou, Normandy, Blois, Champagne, Toulouse, etc.
His son Geoffrey then marries the daughter, Matilda, of King Henry I of England, who had recently lost her husband, the Emperor Henry V -- so she is often called the "Empress." There was a dispute over the Kingship of her cousin Stephen -- she had disputed it herself in 1141.
Anjou was revived as a Duchy for Charles, the brother of King Louis IX of France, in 1246.
Count Gaston III marries the sister of King Charles the Bad of Navarre, but this relationship comes to naught when Gaston, the son of the Count and the only legitimate heir, is starved to death by his father.
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 Geoffrey Family Genealogy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Geoffrey II was born about 1000, lived in Chateau, Landou, France and died in 1046 in Anjou, France.
Geoffrey II - was born about 1000, lived in Chateau, Landou, France and died in 1046 in Anjou, France.
Geoffrey II Geoffrey II - was born about 1000, lived in Chateau, Landou, France and died in 1046 in Anjou, France.
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 AllRefer.com - Anjou, France (French Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
Louis XI of France inherited Anjou after the death (1480) of RenE, grandson of Louis I, and the death (1481) of Charles of Maine, RenE's nephew, the last of the Angevin line.
Anjou was held as appanage at various times; the last duke was Francis of AlenCon and Anjou.
During the French Revolution the rising of the VendEe, the Royalist revolt against the revolution, occurred in Anjou.
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 Corley and Ware Ancestors
Geoffrey was born in 1184 in Coleshill, Warwick, England and died on an unknown date.
son of Fulk III Count Of ANJOU and HILDEGARDE, was born in 1022 in Yorkshire, England and died in 1072, at age 50.
daughter of Ranulph III Le Meschines Earl Of CHESTER and Lucy Taillebois Countess Of CHESTER, was born in 1092 and died in 1136, at age 44.
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 My Family
She was married to Geoffrey II GATINAIS -Count about 1036.
Children were: Geoffrey II Martel ANJOU, Ermengarde ANJOU.
Children were: Matilda Fontevrault ANJOU Abbess, Geoffrey V Plantagenet ANJOU -Count, Sibylle D' ANJOU.
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 Fulk III of Anjou   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Father: Geoffrey I, C of Anjou Mother: Adela of Donzy
GEOFFREY II MARTEL, C of Anjou 1040-1060 (1) = Agnes of Burgundy; (2) = Grace, wid of Berlay of Montreuil; (3) = Adelheid the Teuton
Ermengarde †1076 (1) = Geoffrey, C of Gâtinais »; (2) = (2) Robert I, D of Burgundy »
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 Descendants of Geoffrey Plantagenet Count of Anjou
The friends of Geoffrey were unaware that their playful nickname for him of Plantagenet would live through the years.
KING SANCHO III (Navarre) and his wife Munia, as stated above, were the parents of (1) Ferdinand I, King of Castile from 1033 to 1065, died in battle 27 Dec.
Reign: 1272-1307; Of the Plantagenets, House of Anjou.
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 TimeRef - History Timelines - Medieval People Starting With M
Geoffrey de Mandeville who controlled the Tower of London, abandoned his king as he saw Matilda had the upper hand.
Richard rebelled against Henry III and Peter de Roches (Bishop of Winchester) and Peter de Rivaux (Justiciar) who had taken control of the countries finances against the rules laid down by the Magna Carta.
Edmund was directly descended from Edward III via Lionel and when Richard II died became the true heir to the English throne but Henry IV took the throne for himself.
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 Anjou — FactMonster.com
Margaret of Anjou - Margaret of Anjou, 1430?–1482, queen consort of King Henry VI of England, daughter of...
Angevin: Second House of Anjou - Second House of Anjou The second house of Anjou was a cadet branch of the Capetians and originated...
Francis, French prince, duke of Alençon and Anjou - Francis, 1554–84, French prince, duke of Alençon and Anjou; youngest son of King Henry...
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 Crocker ~ Ashley - Person Page 41
     Félice was the daughter of Hildouin III Count of Montdidier and Alix de Roucy.
He was the son of Faulk II Count of Anjou and Gerberge.
     Geoffrey III Count of Gatinais was the son of Fulk II "The Good" Count of Anjou and (?) Gerberga (of the Gatinais?).
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 Churchyard/Orr Family Museum (Genealogy) -- Overview Chart of Lineal Ancestors of King Edward III of England and ...
Overview Chart of Lineal Ancestors of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault
The following ancestry (pedigree) overview charts for the lineal ancestors of the children of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault (going back 16 generations or less) were generated from data and software supplied by Randy Wilson, with some additional fix-ups.
Randy says "This database came mostly from the LDS Ancestral file." There are 1002 lines of descent from Charlemagne to Edward III in this data, and 750 to Philippa of Hainault (some of them undoubtedly spurious).
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 Plantagenet Family Genealogy
John was respected as successor in England, but in Anjou, Maine, and Touraine Arthur, son of Geoffrey of Brittany, was recognized as sovereign.
The mass of fallen masonry near the base of the gatehouse is a relic of the demolition of 1263.
Henry III built a Dyserth Castle, the ruins of which were destroyed by quarrying around 1914.
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 List of Counts and Dukes of Anjou   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
In 1204, Anjou was lost to King Philip II of France.
Dukes of Anjou of the House of Bourbon
In 1941, Jaime, Duque de Segovia, claimed to have succeeded his father the exiled King Alfonso XIII of Spain as heir-male of the House of Capet and therefore as Legitimist claimant to the French throne.
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 Saul's 32 Gen - tobg68 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Geoffrey I "Ferreol", Comte de Gâtinais was born about 970 in (of) the Gâtinais, France.
He married Hildegarde in 1000 in Anjou, France.
Hildegarde was born about 975 in (of) Anjou, France.
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 counts of Anjou: French feudal coins
Loches was a property of the counts of Anjou dating back to the end of the 9th C. Fulk Nerra built the donjon at the start of the 11th C and successive holders built additional walls in the 12th and 13th centuries.
He acquired the county of Maine and added it to the county of Anjou; and he built several castles on his land, which had remained deserted and reverted to woods on account of the savagery of the pagans.
It is between Anjou and Burgundy and I don't know yet which had the greater influence, hence it tentative placement with coins of Anjou.
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 Geoffrey III of Anjou - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Geoffrey III of Anjou, called le Barbu ("the Bearded"), count of Anjou was the eldest son of Ermenegarde, the daughter of Fulk III of Anjou, and of the count of Gâtinais.
He succeeded his uncle Geoffrey II in 1060, but his power was limited by attacks from his own brother Fulk IV.
A serious confrontation with the Church led to his condemnation by a council, then his deposition and imprisonment in 1068.
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 (Fulk IV* - Gera* )   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Geoffrey I* (Count of the Gatinais) (ABT 0830 - ____)
Geoffrey II (Duke of Brittany) (ABT 1158 - ABT 1186)
Geoffrey III* (Count of Anjou) (ABT 0890 - ____)
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 Foulques IV "Rechin" Count of Anjou (1043-1109)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Geoffroy III "le Barbu" Count D'Anjou born Abt 1039 Of, Anjou, France died 1096/1097
Ermengardis D'Anjou born Abt 1090 Of, Anjou, France died 1 Jun 1146
Geoffrey D'Anjou born Abt 1091 Of Anjou, France died 1106
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 thePeerage.com - Isambert de Chatel-Aillon, Seigneur de Chatel-Aillon and others
She was the daughter of Fulco III d'Anjou, 5th Comte d'Anjou and Elizabeth de Vendôme.
     Geoffrey III d'Anjou, 6th Comte d'Anjou was the son of Geoffrey de Gatinois, Comte de Gatinois de Chateau-Landon and Ermengarde d'Anjou.
     Hildegarde de Gatinois is the daughter of Geoffrey de Gatinois, Comte de Gatinois de Chateau-Landon and Ermengarde d'Anjou.
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 Anjou   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Anjou (äNzhoo´), region and former province, W France, coextensive roughly with Maine-et-Loire and parts of Indre-et-Loire, Mayenne, and Sarthe depts.
Geoffrey ruled Anjou (1129-51) and conquered Normandy, of which he was crowned duke in 1144.
The region was devastated during the Wars of Religion (see under Religion, Wars of) (1562-98).
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 William the Conqueror and the Battle of Hastings.
Malcolm III, King of Scotland, supports a general uprising in the north of England.
King Charles III of West Francia, made a deal with Rollo, giving him the land around the mouth of the Seine, in exchange for his protection from attack by other invaders from the sea.
He died in 1026 and his son Richard III was duke for just a year before he was succeeded by his brother Robert I (1027-35).
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