Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Count of Anjou Profile
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- Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Count of Anjou
- ID: I735
Male Name Geoffrey V Plantagenet [S188] Nickname: Le Bel, or The FairAlias: Geoffrey VName Geoffry V de Gatinais Married Matilda Beauclerc, Queen of England (1102-1167) Child + Henry II Plantagenet, King of England (1133-1189) Birth Anjou, France [S188] Nov 24, 1113 Title Count of Maine [S188] from 1126 to 1151 Marriage Matilda Beauclerc, Queen of England (1102-1167), Le Mans, Maine, France [S188] Jun 17, 1128 King Henry I of England, having heard good reports on Geoffrey's talents and prowess, sent his royal legates to Anjou to negotiate a marriage between Geoffrey and his own daughter, Matilda. Consent was obtained from both parties, and on 10 June 1128 the fifteen-year-old Geoffrey was knighted in Rouen by King Henry in preparation for the wedding.Title Count of Anjou [S188] from 1129 to 1151 Title Duke of Normandy [S188] from 1144 to 1149 Death Le Mans, Maine, France [S188] Sep 7, 1151 Burial Le Mans Cathederal [S188]
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- Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Count of Anjou
- ID: I735
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- Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Count of Anjou
- ID: I735
CommentGeoffrey received his nickname from the yellow sprig of broom blossom (genĂȘt is the French name for the planta genista, or broom shrub) he wore in his hat.CommentGeoffrey had a son, Henry Curtmantle, who succeeded to the English throne and founded the Plantagenet dynasty to which Geoffrey gave his nickname.
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Henry II Plantagenet, King of England (1133-1189)Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Count of Anjou (1113-1151)
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