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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.
After Geoffrey's death, Henry II arranged for the marriage of his young widow Constance, to Ranulph, Earl of Chester. Ranulph became Duke of Brittany, jure uxoris, for a short time before the marriage was annulled, in 1189 she married for the third time to Guy of Thouars. Constance acted as regent for her and Geoffrey's young son Arthur, until ...
by Susan Flantzer © Unofficial Royalty 2017. Credit – Wikipedia. Born on September 23, 1158, Geoffrey was the fourth of the five sons and the fifth of the eight children of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He was named after Henry II’s brother Geoffrey, Count of Nantes who had died two months before his nephew’s birth.
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.
When Fulk died in 1040, Geoffrey embarked on a policy of expansion that at various times during the next 20 years brought him into conflict with Thibaut III, Count of Blois and Champagne; Henry I, king of France; and William I, Duke of Normandy; he extended his lands to include Touraine and a large part of Maine.
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Feb 24, 2023 · Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, was a man who lived a short yet intriguing life. His death at the young age of 27 in Paris, on either August 19th or 21st in 1186, left behind many unanswered questions, with two versions of his demise circulating among historians.
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.
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