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Geoffrey V (24 August 1113 – 7 September 1151), called the Handsome, the Fair (French: le Bel) or Plantagenet, was the Count of Anjou, Touraine and Maine by inheritance from 1129, and also Duke of Normandy by his marriage claim, and conquest, from 1144.
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The great seal of Empress Matilda. Henry was born in Maine...
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Ermengarde or Erembourg of Maine, also known as Erembourg de...
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The count of Anjou was the ruler of the County of Anjou,...
- Plantagenet
Count Geoffrey died in 1151 before finalizing the division...
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Geoffrey V (1113–1151), called the Handsome ( French: le...
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Geoffrey Plantagenet may refer to: Geoffrey Plantagenet,...
- Henry Ii, King of England
Geoffrey V (24 August 1113 – 7 September 1151), called the Handsome, the Fair ( French: le Bel) or Plantagenet, was the Count of Anjou, Touraine and Maine by inheritance from 1129, and also Duke of Normandy by his marriage claim, and conquest, from 1144.
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May 29, 2018 · Geoffrey ‘Plantagenet’ (1113–51), count of Anjou (1129–51) and duke of Normandy (1144–51), became the husband of Henry I 's designated heiress, the Empress Matilda, on 17 June 1128, in a political marriage which was intended to neutralize Anjou's participation in the wars which troubled Henry's rule in Normandy.
Geoffrey IV was the count of Anjou (1131–51), Maine, and Touraine and ancestor of the Plantagenet kings of England through his marriage, in June 1128, to Matilda (q.v.), daughter of Henry I of England. On Henry’s death (1135), Geoffrey claimed the duchy of Normandy; he finally conquered it in 1144.
