Search results
Apr 10, 2024 · Geoffrey V (24 August 1113 – 7 September 1151) — called the Handsome (French: le Bel) and Plantagenet — was the Count of Anjou, Touraine, and Maine by inheritance from 1129 and then Duke of Normandy by conquest from 1144.
The Henry Project: The Ancestors of King Henry II of England. Geoffrey V "le Bel" or "Plantagenet". Count of Anjou, Touraine, and Maine, 1129-1151. Duke of Normandy, 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].
People also ask
Who was Geoffrey V?
Who is Geoffrey of Anjou?
Who was Geoffroy V Plantagenet?
Where was Geoffrey V buried?
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. 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. Quick Facts Count of Anjou, Reign ... Close.
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. He married Matilda of England Holy Roman Empress on 5 June 1127, in Le Mans, Sarthe, France.
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).
Count Geoffrey V of Anjou (1129-51) features in Anglo-French historiography as a peripheral figure in the Anglo-Norman succession crisis which followed the death of his father-in-law, Henry I of England and Normandy (1100-35).
other name: Geoffroy V. other name: Geoffroy d'Anjou. Details. individual; ruler; French; British; Male. Life dates. 1132-1151. Biography. Elder son of Fulk V of Anjou and Eremburga de La Flèche. In 1128 married Empress Matilda, daughter of Henry I of England; their son Henry became King of England as Henry II, founder of the Plantagenet dynasty.
