Geoffrey Plantagenet Count of Anjou Royalty

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. By his marriage to the Empress Matilda, daughter and heiress of Henry I of England, Geoffrey had a son, Henry Curtmantle, who succeeded to the English throne and founded the Plantagenet dynasty to which Geoffrey gave his nickname.

Personal facts

Geoffrey Plantagenet Count of Anjou
Birth dateAugust 24, 1113
Date of deathSeptember 07, 1151
Place of death
Château-du-Loir
Resting place
Le Mans , Le Mans Cathedral
Parents
Fulk King of Jerusalem
Ermengarde Countess of Maine
Spouse
Empress Matilda
Title
Count of Anjou Maine and Mortain
Duke of the Normans

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Royalty

From1129
To1151
predecessor
Fulk King of Jerusalem
successor
Henry II of England

Topical connections

Geoffrey Plantagenet Count of Anjou on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8143822