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Geoffrey II ( Breton: Jafrez; Latin: Galfridus, Anglo-Norman: Geoffroy; 23 September 1158 – 19 August 1186) was Duke of Brittany and 3rd Earl of Richmond between 1181 and 1186, through his marriage to Constance, Duchess of Brittany. Geoffrey was the fourth of five sons of Henry II of England and Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine.
Jan 11, 2017 · Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (1158-1186) Geoffrey was the fifth child and fourth son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. It is unknown where he was born. What is known is that, along with his brothers and sisters, he was raised in England. [1] By the time he was of full height, Geoffrey stood at 5’ 6’’.
John Gillingham. Geoffrey of Brittany (1158–86). The trouble-making third son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He became duke of Brittany (initially in name only) in 1166 when his father invaded Brittany and forced Duke Conan to resign and agree to Geoffrey's betrothal to his daughter Constance. The wedding took place in 1181 and she was ...
Pasquitan (or Paskweten) ( r. 874–877), ruling Brittany (southern part) with Gurvand. Gurvand ( r. 874–877), ruling Brittany (northern part) with Pasquitan. Judicael ( r. 877–888), successor of Gurvand, ruled Brittany (north) with Alan the Great (south) Alan the Great (reigned from 877 to 888 with Judicaël, alone as a duke, then as a ...
Feb 24, 2013 · An earlier Duke Geoffrey of Brittany (died 1008) was an ancestor of Duke Conan IV and thus of Arthur and his sister Eleanor (called the Fair Maid of Brittany). Constance was called Konstanza Penture in Breton; her mother was Margaret of Huntingdon (cue the Robin Hood legend), and through her father Constance was the Lady of Richmond.
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The Duchy of Brittany ( Breton: Dugelezh Breizh, [dyˈɡɛːlɛs ˈbrɛjs]; French: Duché de Bretagne) was a medieval feudal state that existed between approximately 939 [a] and 1547. [b] Its territory covered the northwestern peninsula of Europe, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the English Channel to the north.
Geoffrey and Constance’s surviving children Arthur, Duke of Brittany, and Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany had unhappy endings. In 1199, as King Richard I of England lay dying of a gangrenous arrow wound, he named his brother John his successor fearing his 12-year-old nephew Arthur was too young to be able to successfully reign.
