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	surnamed MARTEL GEOFFREY - LoveToKnow Article on surnamed MARTEL GEOFFREY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		, surnamed MARTEL (1006-1060), count of Anjon, son of the count Fulk Nerra (q.v.) and of the countess Hildegarde or Audegarde, was born on the 14th of October 1006.
		Geoffrey, though of high character, was a man of uneven temper; his history in chiefly one of quarrels, with thesee of Canterbury, with the chancellor Willian Longch amp, withhis half-brothers Richard and John, and especially with hiscanons at York.
		In the next century the influence of Geoffrey is unmistakably attested by the Brut of Layamon, and the rhyming English chronicle of Robert of Gloucester.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /G/GE/GEOFFREY_surnamed_MARTEL.htm (2282 words)

	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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geoffrey_II_of_Anjou (282 words)

	Articles - Anjou (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Finally, the victory gained by Geoffrey Martel (2lst of June 1040-14th of November 1060), the son and successor of Fulk, over Theobald III, count of Blois, at Nouy (21st of August 1044), assured to the Angevins the possession of the countship of Touraine.
		Geoffrey Martel, having no children, had bequeathed the countship to his eldest nephew, Geoffrey III the Bearded, son of Geoffrey, count of GÃ¢tinais, 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.
	www.gaple.com /articles/Anjou (3282 words)

	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.
		Geoffrey had ridden up against the heathen, to make the pennons of the royal standard dance in the faces of the Danes, and to put some fear into them with his loud battle-cry.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/source/anjou.html (8405 words)

	Fulk IV of Anjou - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was the younger son of Geoffrey (sometimes known as Alberic), count of Gâtinais, and Ermengarde of Anjou, a daughter of Fulk Nera, count of Anjou, and sister of Geoffrey Martel, also count of Anjou.
		When Geoffrey Martel died without direct heirs he left Anjou to his nephew Geoffrey IV of Anjou, Fulk le Réchin's older brother.
		The eldest (a son of Ermengarde de Borbon), Geoffrey Martel II, ruled jointly with his father for some time, but died in 1106.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fulk_IV_of_Anjou (429 words)

	Marcus Antonius to Maite - tobg73.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Ida married Geoffrey I (VII), Comte de Louvain, Duke of Lower Brabant and Lower Lorraine son of Henry II, Comte de Louvain and Adele of Betewe.
		Geoffrey married Ermengarde d'Anjou, Comtesse d'Anjou daughter of Foulques III "Nerra", Comte d'Anjou and Hildegarde in 1035.
		Geoffrey II Martel, Comte d'Anjou was born on 13 Oct 1006 in of Anjou, France.
	www.bradleyfoundation.org /Maite/marcus/tobg73.htm (699 words)

	Anjou (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Geoffrey I Grisegonelle, who succeeded Fulk II in about 960, began the policy of expansion that was to characterize this first feudal dynasty.
		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.
		He married his son Geoffrey Plantagenet to Matilda, the daughter of King Henry I (1069-1135) of England and widow of the Emperor Henry V. By his marriage to Matilda, Geoffrey IV Plantagenet acquired a claim to Normandy and England.
	www.hfac.uh.edu /gbrown/philosophers/leibniz/BritannicaPages/Anjou/Anjou.html (552 words)

	Anjou. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		His successor, Geoffrey Martel, won Touraine from Blois (1044) and Maine from Normandy (1051).
		Geoffrey ruled Anjou (1129–51) and conquered Normandy, of which he was crowned duke in 1144.
		His son, later Henry II of England, married Eleanor of Aquitaine and with her inheritance ruled most of W France.
	www.bartleby.com /65/an/Anjou.html (488 words)

	Buells and their Relations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Children were: Geoffrey III the Bearded Count of Anjou, Fulk IV "Rechin" Count of Anjou.
		Parents: Geoffrey II "Ferreol" Count in the Gâtinais and Ermingard of Anjou.
		Geoffrey V Plantagenet Count of Anjou was born on 24 Nov 1113 in Anjou, France.
	www.familyorigins.com /users/b/u/e/Matthew-J-Buell/FAMO2-0001/d53.htm (3071 words)

	Medieval Sourcebook: The Deeds of Bishop Arnald of Le Mans and the Le Mans Commune, 1065-1081
		Geoffrey conversed privately with the enemies of the commune through messengers and said he would work to destroy the efforts of the conspirators in all ways possible.
		Geoffrey of Mayenne, inasmuch as he had pretended to be a conspirator and because he mistrusted the citizens, sent the boy Hugh [son of Azzo] back to his father in Italy.
		Geoffrey's men had seized two small towers near the donjon along with certain houses next to the towers for defensive purposes, but they could not easily be dislodged from these areas, even with force.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/source/1081gestaarnaldi.html (3582 words)

	Marcus Antonius to Maite - tobg67.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Beatrice married Geoffrey I "Ferreol", Comte de Gâtinais son of Aubri, Comte de Gâtinais in 999.
		Agnes married (3) Geoffrey II Martel, Comte d'Anjou son of Foulques III "Nerra", Comte d'Anjou and Hildegarde on 1 Jan 1031/1032 in France.
		Geoffrey was born on 13 Oct 1006 in of Anjou, France.
	www.bradleyfoundation.org /Maite/marcus/tobg67.htm (441 words)

	GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH - LoveToKnow Article on GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Various short historical poems have also been attributed to Geoffrey, but there is no certain information about either his life or his writings.
		Geoffrey also wrote a Chroniculum from the creation of the world until 1336, the value of which is very slight.
		Some doubt exists concerning Geoffreys share in the compilation of the Vita et mors Edwardi II., usually attributed to Sir Thomas de Ia More, or Moor, and printed by Camden in his Anglica scripta.
	55.1911encyclopedia.org /G/GE/GEOFFREY_OF_MONMOUTH.htm (2732 words)

	My Family
		She was married to Geoffrey II GATINAIS -Count about 1036.
		Children were: Geoffrey II Martel ANJOU, Ermengarde ANJOU.
		Children were: King Henry II NORMANDY, Geoffrey VI NANTES Count, William POITOU -Count, Emme PLANTAGENET.
	gordonrosalynd.tripod.com /green/d25.htm (785 words)

	Marcus Antonius to Maite - tobg80.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Geoffrey IV "Martel", Comte d'Anjou was born about 1071 in of Anjou, France.
		Ermengarde married (1) Geoffrey II "Ferole", Comte du Gâtinais son of Geoffrey I "Ferreol", Comte de Gâtinais and Beatrice de Macôn in 1035.
		Geoffrey was born about 999 in of Château Landon, Seine-et-Marne, France.
	www.bradleyfoundation.org /Maite/marcus/tobg80.htm (743 words)

	Prince Edmund (Crouchback) Plantagenet - Richard Plantagenet
		Duke Geoffrey V the Handsome Plantagenet was born on 24 Aug 1113.
		Count Geoffrey VI Martel Plantagenet was born on 1 Jun 1134 in Argentan.
		Duke Geoffrey V the Handsome Plantagenet and Matilda (Maud) of Normandy.
	www.geocities.com /jerry_l.geo/d302.htm (1725 words)

	plantagenet
		Ermengard was the sister of Geoffrey "Martel", Count of Anjou who was born on October 14, 996 and d.s.p.
		Geoffrey married on May 22, 1127 to Mathilda, Empress of England who was born in 1104 and died on September 10, 1167.
		Geoffrey did not accompany her, being still engaged in the conquest of Normandy, which he completed in 1144.
	www3.sympatico.ca /robert.sewell/plantagenet.html (1135 words)

	Chronique des Comtes d'Anjou (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Geoffrey count of Anjou, when he had heard the royal messenger who was summoning him to come to the king's Pentecost court, madehis arrangements for the castle of Landonense, which was his,before the appointed day, and came to Orléans a few daysbefore the Ascension.
		Geoffrey had riddenup against the heathen, to make the pennons of the royal standarddance in the faces of the Danes, and to put some fear into themwith his loud battle-cry.
		Geoffrey sought permission fromthe king and queen to return to his own lands; the girdle wasgiven to him, as he deserved, and he had it placed in the churchof the blessed Virgin Mary in Loches, where he installed canonsto live there and at the same time endowed the church richly fromhis own goods.
	www.francebalade.com /anjou/chronanjou.htm (7730 words)

	Descendants and posthumous reputation (from Chaucer, Geoffrey) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		On Henry's death (1135), Geoffrey claimed the duchy of Normandy; he finally conquered it in 1144 and ruled there as duke until he gave it to his son Henry (later King Henry II of England) in...
		British airplane designer and manufacturer Geoffrey De Havilland was born in Buckinghamshire on July 27, 1882, and was the uncle of actresses Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland.
		The archbishop of Canterbury from 1945 to 1961 was Geoffrey Francis Fisher.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=10421 (877 words)

	Sharon's Family History Page - pafg281 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Geoffrey III "Ferreol" Count [Parents].Geoffrey married Beatrice of MacOn.
		Geoffrey II "Ferreol" C In Gatinais [Parents] was born about 1104.
		Ermengarde of Anjou.Ermengarde married Geoffrey II "Ferreol" C In Gatinais in 1035.
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~shill957/pafg281.htm (168 words)

	The Angevin Dynasties
		Geoffrey [Geoffroi] I Grisegonelle [d.987], who succeeded Fulk II in about 960, began the policy of expansion that was to characterize this first feudal dynasty.
		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.
		However, Fulk V most significant influence on the future was arranging the marriage of his son Geoffrey IV [V?*] the Handsome [le Bel] 'Plantagenet' to Matilda, the daughter of Henry I of England.
	xenophongroup.com /montjoie/anjou.htm (1801 words)

	The Plantagenets - Broom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Geoffrey The Fair, Duke of Anjou, married Matilda, daughter of Henry I, she first married Henry V Emperor of Germany.
		Fulk's son, Fulk the Good (941 - 960) was followed by Geoffrey Greygown (960 - 987), Fulk Nerra (987 - 1040), Geoffrey Martel (1040 - 1060) and then, after a turbulent interval, by Fulk V (1109 - 1129) who became King of Jerusalem.
		Geoffrey The Fair was the son of Fulk V. In 1128, Geoffrey the Fair, nicknamed Plantagenet because of the sprig of broom he wore in his cap, married the Empress Matilda.
	www.overtown.sgt.btinternet.co.uk /Sandal/sandal-plantagenet-broom.htm (419 words)

	Roskilde Universitetscenter - ORDER, DISPUTE, AND LITURGICAL HUMILIATION OF SACRED IMAGES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		As founder of the abbey the count was expected to support and protect the place, and Geoffrey Martel faithfully did so throughout his lifetime.
		The nephews and successors of Geoffrey Martel basically adhered to the same pattern of patronage.
		Unlike his weaker nephew in 1074, however, Geoffrey Martel acted with strength and determination and forced the young Odo into a formal trial at the comital court.
	www.ruc.dk /hist/ansatte/vip/Esmark/Order?print=1 (4195 words)

	Worldroots.com
		GEOFFREY (-aft 1202); older than GUY and probably older than AMALRIC II; In 1189 at siege of Acre; On 11 May 1191 arrived at Limassol, with his br king GUY; No doubt they were at king RICHARD's wedding 12 May 1191.
		GEOFFREY is called Count of LUSIGNAN by Steven Runciman (presumably as guardian of HUGH IX?) and one of king RICHARD's leading vassals in Fr; In Sept 1191 was at battle of Arsuf; In 1197 he was governor of Jaffa; In 1197 (before GUY's death) he returned to Fr.
		In O'Hart's Irish pedigrees, it is claimed that Geoffrey de Lusignan was the ancestors of the Browne's of counties Galway and Mayo.
	worldroots.com /brigitte/royal/lusignan.htm (2689 words)

	Anjou
		Nephew of Geoffrey II Martel; succeeded to countship jointly with brother Geoffrey III le Barbu, whom he defeated (1068); lost lands in disputes with William of Normandy.
		Nephew of Geoffrey II Martel; succeeded to countship jointly with brother Fulk IV; defeated by Fulk (1068) and imprisoned for life.
		Plantagenet, surname, originally nickname, of the English royal house of Anjou or the Angevin dynasty, founded by Geoffrey IV, count of Anjou (1113-51), husband of Matilda (1102-67), daughter of King Henry I of England.
	website.lineone.net /~johnbidmead/anjou.htm (2243 words)

	ANJOU - Online Information article about ANJOU (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		the Bearded, son of Geoffrey, count of Gatinais, and of Ermengarde, daughter of Fulk Nerra.
		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.
		Geoffrey succeeded in beating them one after another, razed the keep of Thouars and occupied Mirebeau.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /ANC_APO/ANJOU.html (4500 words)

	William the Bastard, Duke of Normandy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The frontiers of ducal Normandy were established according to the strength at its disposal, but they were continually challenged by its neighbours.
		The rivalry between the two princes was fuelled by the policies of King Henry I of France who alternately played each of his vassals off against the other in the hope of containing their power.
		The King of France assisted by William laid siege to the castle of Mouliherne (Maine-et-Loire), Geoffrey Martel to Le Mans and the Norman towns of Alençon and Domfront.
	www.mondes-normands.caen.fr /angleterre/histoires/3/histoireNorm3_5.htm (364 words)

	Maine (province of France) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Angevins did not want Maine to come under the influence of Blois, and Count Geoffrey Martel invaded Maine.
		The Normans had just as little desire to see Maine return to the Angevin orbit, and they too were pulled into the conflict.
		The real power, however, was one of the Manceaux barons, Geoffrey of Mayenne, who may also have been Gersendis' lover.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maine_(province_of_France) (454 words)

	thePeerage.com - Person Page 821
		Geoffrey II d'Anjou, Comte d'Anjou was the son of Fulco III d'Anjou, 5th Comte d'Anjou and Hildegarde.
		Graecia married Geoffrey II d'Anjou, Comte d'Anjou, son of Fulco III d'Anjou, 5th Comte d'Anjou and Hildegarde, before 15 August 1052.
		Adelheid married Geoffrey II d'Anjou, Comte d'Anjou, son of Fulco III d'Anjou, 5th Comte d'Anjou and Hildegarde, before 22 May 1060.
	www.thepeerage.com /p821.htm (570 words)

	34th Generation (cont.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In support of his lord, King Henry, and in pursuit of an ambition to strengthen his southern frontier and expand into Maine, he fought a series of campaigns against Geoffrey Martel, count of Anjou.
		But in 1052 Henry and Geoffrey made peace, there was a serious rebellion in eastern Normandy, and, until 1054 William was again in serious danger.
		Geoffrey de Clinton, Lord Chamberlain was born circa 1100 in St. Pierre-de-Semily, Saint-Lô, Manche département, Basse-Normandie région, France.
	boazfamilytree.com /jharcourt/aqwg30.htm (3916 words)

	HLS Library: English Deeds Collection 101-200
		SUMMARY: Grant by Humfrey de Bradeley to Geoffrey, son of William de Bradeley, as his right of 1/2 hyde and 1/2 virgate of land in Bradeley (Warwics.) which the grantee's father held, at a rent of l a year, and also of the pasture between Halcroft and Langcroft at a rent of 9d.
		SUMMARY: Grant by Geoffrey Aquyllum to Elye Matefray of a loft and croft in the village of Besewye (Yorks.), to wit that which lies at the head of the vil, next the loft in which Hugh the miller used to dwell towards the north, at a yearly rent of 1d.
		WITNESSES: Lord Geoffrey le Gros, Ralph of St. Osith, Hugh, son of Richard de Elmsted, William de Cocayn, Richard the clerk, William le Gros, Richard the cook, Martin the clerk, William del Hil, Gilbert de Bromleg, et al.
	www.law.harvard.edu /library/collections/special/manuscripts/deeds/deeds3.php (7141 words)

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