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  Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Geoffrey was the fourth son of King Henry II of England and Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Geoffrey withdrew to Paris and the court of King Philip II of France, who became his friend and made him the suzerain of France, largely to annoy King Henry.
Geoffrey's daughter Eleanor was imprisoned at Corfe and died in 1241, still a prisoner of the crown.
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 Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Geoffrey V (August 24, 1113 – September 7, 1151), Count of Anjou and Maine, and later Duke of Normandy, called Le Bel ("The Fair") or "Geoffrey Plantagenet", was the father of King Henry II of England, and thus the forefather of the Plantagenet dynasty of English kings.
Geoffrey was the eldest son of Fulk, Count of Anjou and King-Consort of Jerusalem.
Geoffrey held the duchy until 1149, when he and Matilda conjointly ceded it to their son, Henry, which cession was formally ratified by King Louis VII of France the following year.
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 GEOFFREY, surnamed PLANTAGENET - LoveToKnow Article on GEOFFREY, surnamed PLANTAGENET   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
(A. GEOFFREY, surnamed MARTEL (10061060), 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 made peace with his father in the autumn of 1039, and had his wifes two sons recog- nized as dukes.
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.
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 Britannia Biographies: Geoffrey Plantagenet, Archbishop of York
Geoffrey Plantagenet was an illegitimate son of King Henry II.
Geoffrey, whose "tumultuous nature" is insisted upon by Fuller, inherited a full measure of the stormy Plantagenet character.
Geoffrey, at last, consented to accept their nomination which was, shortly afterwards, confirmed by King Richard I. Geoffrey was then ordained priest; but it was not until the 18th August 1191 that he was consecrated Bishop in the Church of St. Maurice at Tours by the Archbishop of that see.
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 30TH GENERATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Geoffrey PLANTAGENET Count of Anjou was born on 24 Aug 1113.
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.
Geoffrey PLANTAGENET VI was born in 1134 in England.
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 Brief history of Plantagenet Dynasty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Geoffrey V (August 24, 1113 - September 7, 1151), Count of Anjou and Maine, and later Duke of Normandy, called "Geoffrey the Fair" or "Geoffrey Plantagent", was the son of Fulk V, Count of Anjou and King of Jerusalem.
Henry II, the son of Geoffrey Plantagenet and Henry I's daughter Matilda, was the first in a long line of 14 Plantagenet kings, stretching from Henry II's accession through to Richard III's death in 1485.
At the end of the Plantagenet period, the reign of Richard II saw the beginning of the long period of civil feuding known as the War of the Roses.
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 Geoffrey IV on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
(plătăj´enet) known as Geoffrey Plantagenet [O.Fr.,=sprig of broom; he usually wore a sprig in his helmet], 1113-51, count of Anjou (1129-51); son of Fulk, count of Anjou and king of Jerusalem.
Geoffrey did not accompany her, being still engaged in the conquest of Normandy, which he completed in 1144.
In 1150, Geoffrey and Matilda ceded Normandy to their son Henry (later King Henry II of England), who founded the English Angevin dynasty.
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 Anjou   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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.
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 Geoffrey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Geoffrey, the fourth son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, was born on the 23 September 1158, and named after his paternal uncle.
Geoffrey was married to Constance, rightful heir to the duchy of Brittany in 1181 to legitimize his title.
Perhaps because he resented his inferior status, Geoffrey was always willing to engage in rebellion against his father or undermine the positions of his brothers.
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 Individual's from Chrisman Pedigree, page 58
Edward I Plantagenet (17 JUN 1239- 7 JUL 1307), 2.
Supposedly he wore a spring of a plant called "plantagenet", and this was adopted as the surname of him and all his English male descendants.
Geoffrey Plantagenet (24 AUG 1114- 7 SEP 1151) on 22 MAY 1128, children: 1.
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 29th Generation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
King Geoffrey Plantagenet V, Count of Anjou "The Good" was born 24 Aug 1113 in Anjou, France and married 22 May 1127 in Le Mans, Sarthe département, Pays de la Loire région, France.
On Henry's death in 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 1150.
Geoffrey was popular with the Normans, but he had to suppress a rebellion of malcontent Angevin nobles.
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 Plantagenet
The name Plantagenet, according to early authorities, arose because Geoffrey V bore a branch of yellow broom (Planta-genistae) in his helm.
PLANTAGENET, Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence, b.
Geoffrey II PLANTAGENET of Bretagne, Duke of Brittany, b.
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 Henry II of England
He was born on March 5, 1133, to the Empress Matilda and her second husband, Geoffrey the Fair, Duke of Anjou.
Henry had the good fortune to have on his side a knight both loyal and unbeatable in battle: William Marshal; Henry's illegitimate son Geoffrey Plantagenet (1151-1212), Archbishop of York, also stood by him the whole time and was the only son with Henry when he died.
The death of Henry the Young King, in 1183, was followed by the death of the next in line to the throne, Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany who was trampled to death by a horse in 1186.
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 Ancestors of Linda K Thomas Count Geoffrey PLANTAGENET V, Of Anlou & Maine-[2580]
The name Plantagenet, according to Rapin, came from when Fulk the Great being stung from remorse for some wicked action, in order to atone for it, went a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, and was scourged before the Holy Sepulchre with broom twigs.
Earlier authorities say it was because Geoffrey bore a branch of yellow broom (Planta-genistae) in his helm.
Geoffrey also married Empress & Queen Matilda Of Germany & Of England-[2581] [MRIN:979], daughter of King Henry "Beauclerc" I, Of England-[2583] and Princess Matilda Of Scotland-[3418], on 3 Apr 1127.
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 Kings, Queens, Presidents and First Ladies
Geoffrey was born on 8-24-1113 in Anjou, France and died on 9-7-1151 in Le Mans, France at age 38.
King Henry II Plantagenet "Curtmantle"-[18085] was born on 3-5-1133 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France and died on 7-6-1189 in Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France at age 56.
Geoffrey "Mantell" Plantagenet VI-[19140] was born on 6-3-1134 in Rouen, France, died on 7-27-1157 in Nantes, France at age 23, and was buried in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France.
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 Royal Family of Europe - pafg40 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Geoffrey V "le Bon" PLANTAGENET [Parents] was born on 24 Aug 1113 in Anjou, France.
Geoffrey VI "Mantell" PLANTAGENET was born on 3 Jun 1134 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France.
Guillaume PLANTAGENET was born on 22 Jul 1136 in Argentan, Orne, France.
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 plantagenet
Geoffrey "the Fair", meaning "the Handsome" was the first to use the Plantagenet name.
The arms of Plantagenet are described by Richard Thomson: "Ancient Arms of Anjou borne by the Plantagenets, who were Earls of that place, of which family King John was descended.
Geoffrey married on May 22, 1127 to Mathilda, Empress of England who was born in 1104 and died on September 10, 1167.
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 Stephen and Matilda   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Subsequently, Geoffrey and Matilda received the notable support of Robert of Gloucester, the bastard son of Henry I, who held the Caen and Bayeux regions of Normandy.
Between 1144 and 1150, Geoffrey of Anjou was committed to re-establishing order in the Duchy that he was to pass on to his son Henry before he died (1151).
In the meantime Matilda led the conflict against King Stephen, but while the force of arms was favourable to her husband Geoffrey in Normandy, in England she met with a lack of success.
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 NINTH GENERATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
She was married to COUNT GEOFFREY PLANTAGENET II OF GASTINOIS (son of GEOFFREY PLANTAGENET I COUNT OF GASTINOS and BEATRICE DE MECON) on JUN 28 1025 in VENDOME, LOIR-ET-CHER, FRANCE.
COUNT GEOFFREY PLANTAGENET II OF GASTINOIS was born in 1000 in LANDON, SEINE-ET-MARNE, FRANCE.
GEOFFREY PLANTAGENET III was born in 1029 in ANJOU, MAINE-ET-LOIRE, FRANCE.
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 Ancetors of Winslow Farr Sr. and Olive Hovey Freeman
A noble person was Geoffrey, one of the most powerful princes of France, with "elegant and courtly manners and a reputation for gallantry in the field." His alliance with England came about in consequence of the great tragedy of the sinking of the famous White Ship.
Geoffrey V "le Bon" PLANTAGENET Count d'Anjou and Matilda (Maud) Empress of GERMANY were married on 3 Apr 1127 in Le Mans Cathedral, Anjou, France.
As the son of Count Geoffrey Plantagenet of Anjou and Matilda, daughter of King Henry I, Henry became Duke of Normandy in 1150, and after his father's death in 1151, was named Count of Anjou.
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 Descendants of Geoffrey Plantagenet Count of Anjou
KING HENRY II of ENGLAND, son of Matilda, or Maud, of England and her husband, Geoffrey Plantagenet, was born at Le Mans, 25 March 1133 and died at Chinon, 6 July 1189.
Reign: 1272-1307; Of the Plantagenets, House of Anjou.
He was a Plantagenet King of England (the House of Anjou) whose incompetence and distaste for government finally led to his deposition and murder.
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 30TH GENERATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
He was christened in France (aka Geoffrey the Young) (of plante genet).
He was also known as Geoffrey Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy.
Geoffrey V PLANTAGENET was born in Anjou - son of Geoffrey Plantagent IV.
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 Plantagenet Family Genealogy
She died on 10 Sep 1169 in Abbey of Notre Dame des Prés, Rouen and was buried in Fontevraud Abbey, Anjou, France.
From the first Geoffrey tried to profit by his amrriage and after the death of Henry I, laid the foundation for the conquest of Normandy.
John was respected as successor in England, but in Anjou, Maine, and Touraine Arthur, son of Geoffrey of Brittany, was recognized as sovereign.
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 Geoffrey Plantagenet on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Henry II: Nicholas Vincent celebrates the founder of the Plantagenet dynasty who was crowned 850 years ago this month.
Henry Plantagenet arrives in England: January 6th, 1153.
Gothic architecture in the poetry of David Jones and Geoffrey Hill.
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 Geoffrey IV --  Encyclopædia Britannica
also called Geoffrey Plantagenet, French Geoffroi Plantagenet duke of Brittany and earl of Richmond, the fourth, but third surviving, son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
In 1166, in furtherance of his father's policy of extending and consolidating Angevin power in France, Geoffrey was betrothed to Constance, daughter and heir of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany.
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...
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 All Abbey Ancestors - pafg56 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Count of Anjou [Parents] was born Aug 24 1113 in Cassenueil, Aquitaine, France.
Geoffrey married Matilda of England Queen of England on Apr 3 1127.
Matilda married Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Count of Anjou on Apr 3 1127.
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 The Hunter/Chasse Genealogy
He was recognized as Duke of Brittany and he and Constance appear to have enjoyed a happy union and Brittany was in a relative state of calm.
Henry-II PLANTAGENET King of England (5 Mar 1133 - 6 Jul 1189) 2.
Geoffrey-VI PLANTAGENET Count Of Anjou (1 Jun 1134 - 27 Jul 1157) 3.
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 Plantagenet
Geoffrey V of Anjou, Count of Anjou, "Le Bon", b 24 Aug 1113, Anjou, France, d 7 Sep 1151, Eure-et-Loire, France.
Henry III Plantagenet, King of England, "the Young", b 1 Oct 1207, Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England, d 16 Nov 1272, Westminster Palace, London, England.
Henry Grosmont Plantagenet b abt 1306, Grosmont Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales, d 24 Mar 1359/60, Leicestershire, England (of the plague); md Isabel de Beaumont abt 1335.
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 I9334: Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke of Brittany (23 SEP 1158 - 19 AUG 1186)
I9334: Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke of Brittany (23 SEP 1158 - 19 AUG 1186)
Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke of Brittany and Constance of Brittany Duchess had the following children
Descendants of Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke of Brittany and Constance of Brittany Duchess
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 PLANTAGENET
Aumarie died childless and Isabel, who towards the end of John's reign married as her second husband Geoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex and in right of his new wife now Earl of Gloucester too, died childless after marrying in the autumn of 1217 yet a third husband, Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent.
The latter seems not to have been recognised as Earl of Gloucester as well as of Kent, despite his wife's undoubted possession of the former Earldom by the time of their marriage.
She and her second husband, Geoffrey, captured normandy and in 1152 the Treaty of Wallingford recognised Henry as Stephen's heir.
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Geoffrey's son eventually became King Henry II of England.
The arms were later used by Geoffrey's grandson WILLIAM LONGSPEE, Earl of Salisbury, the illegitimate son of Henry II and the "Fair Rosamond," in the Crusades.
Azure, three bars argent, on an equilateral triangle firm‚e point upwards parted per fess embattled of the second and of bricks proper, masoned sable, a sword erect proper, in base a lion statant of the second fimbriated of the third.
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