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- Geoffrey V (Godefroi) (August 24, 1113 – September 7, 1151), Count of Anjou, Touraine and Maine, and later Duke of Normandy by marriage, called Le Bel ("The Fair"), Martel ("The Hammer") or 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.
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Geoffroy V d'Anjou, dit le Bel ou Plantagenêt (24 août 1113 [2] – 7 septembre 1151, Château-du-Loir), fut comte d'Anjou, du Maine et de Touraine (1129-1151), et, plus tard, duc de Normandie (1144-1151).
When Fulk V set off for Jerusalem in 1129, he left his counties of Anjou, Touraine, and Maine to his son Geoffrey V [Chr. S. Serg. Andegav., s.a. 1129]. After the death of his father-in-law Henry I, Geoffrey began the conquest of Normandy by right of his wife Matilda, completed in 1144 when he took Rouen [ Chr. S. Serg. Andegav. , s.a. 1144].
May 29, 2018 · The Oxford Companion to British History JOHN CANNON. *Geoffrey ‘Plantagenet’* (1113–51), count of Anjou [1] (1129–51) and duke of Normandy (1144–51), became the husband of Henry I [2]'s designated heiress, the Empress Matilda [3], on 17 June 1128, in a political marriage which was intended to neutralize Anjou's participation in the wars which.
Jul 29, 2018 · Who Was Geoffrey of Anjou? Geoffrey was born 24 August 1113, the eldest son of Foulques V d’Anjou and Eremburga de La Flèche and was known as, “the Handsome.” Geoffrey was named after his great-grandfather Geoffrey II, Count of Gâtinais. King Henry I of England had two children, a son named William and a daughter Matilda.
Geoffrey V Plantagenet Count of Anjou. When Geoffrey V Plantagenet Count of Anjou was born on 24 August 1113, in Anjou, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France, his father, Foulques V d'Anjou Roi de Jérusalem, was 24 and his mother, Erembourg du Maine de la Fleche, was 23.
May 22, 2024 · Discover life events, stories and photos about Geoffroy V Plantagenêt Comte d'Anjou et de Touraine (1113–1151) of La Flèche, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France.
Nov 27, 2018 · Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou was the second husband of Empress Matilda, Lady of the English, daughter of King Henry I of England, and the ancestor of the Plantagenet kings of England.
