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Geoffrey was popular with the Normans, but he had to suppress a rebellion of malcontent Angevin nobles. After a short war with Louis VII of France , Geoffrey signed a treaty (August 1151) by which he surrendered the whole of Norman Vexin (the border area between Normandy and Île-de-France) to Louis.
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Geoffrey was besieging a rebellious baron in the castle of Candé when, on 19 May 1106, he was struck and killed by an arrow while going to negotiations.
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Geoffrey was the eldest son of Fulk II, Count of Anjou and his first wife Gerberga. [2] He succeeded his father as Count of Anjou about 960, at the age of 20. [3] He married Adele of Meaux (934–982), daughter of Robert of Vermandois. Her father was a patrilineal descendant of Charlemagne, while her paternal grandmother was daughter of king ...
In 1151, Count Geoffrey died before having time to complete his plan to divide his inheritance between his sons Henry and Geoffrey, who would have received England and Anjou respectively. Louis VII of France divorced Eleanor of Aquitaine whom Henry quickly married, greatly increasing his resources and power with the acquisition of Duchy of ...
May 7, 2022 · Although Geoffrey had become duke of Normandy, John clarifies that the count of Anjou invaded the duchy ‘so that he could defend the inheritance for his son’. This allowed him to rehabilitate Geoffrey's legacy as the conqueror of Normandy within the context of the political compromises that existed after Henry received the duchy from his ...
Jun 27, 2020 · Despite an almost life long position within the King’s inner circle and his later service to his father in a number of administrative and military capacities throughout the reign, Henry demurred from procuring a marriage to a wealthy heiress for his son or directly bestowing territory from the royal demesne upon him.
Geoffrey IV ( c. 1073 – 11 May 1106), called Martel (the Hammer), was a French nobleman who was the Count of Anjou from 1096 until his death. Early career. Geoffey, born c. 1073 was the oldest son of Fulk IV Réchin and his second wife Ermengarde of Bourbon. [1] . She was the daughter of Archambaud IV, Sire de Bourbon. [1] .
