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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. [1] Life.
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.
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 ...
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.
Geoffrey II, also known as Jafrez in Breton, Galfridus in Latin, and Geoffroy in Anglo-Norman, was the Duke of Brittany and the 3rd Earl of Richmond from 1181 until his death in 1186. His ascension to these titles came through his marriage to Constance, Duchess of Brittany.
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