Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy

1113 - 1151  (37 years)

• Name	Geoffrey V Plantagenet
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	24 Nov 1113	Anjou, France   [2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  	Geoffrey "le Bel", meaning "the Handsome" was the first to use the Plantagenet name. One story relates that his father, Fulk the Younger atoned for some evil deed by being scourged with broom twigs or planta genista before the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Another story relates that Geoffrey wore a sprig of broom or planta genista in his hat. Regardless, it is generally agreed upon that the family name of "Plantagenet" has its origins with the planta genista or broom plant.
  Miscellaneous	1135 (Age 22)
  After the death of Henry I in 1135, Geoffrey laid claim to Normandy through his wife Mathilda. Meanwhile, Mathilda attempted the conquest of England from her cousin King Stephen who had gained the crown. Geoffrey did not accompany her, being still engaged in the conquest of Normandy, which he completed in 1144.
  Title(s)	1144 (Age 31)  [3]
  In 1144 he became the Duke of Normandy.
  Military	1147 (Age 34)  [3]
  He undertook a crusade with King Louis VII of France. in 1147 In 1150, Geoffrey and Matilda ceded Normandy to their son Henry (later King Henry II of England), who founded the English Angevin dynasty.
  Death	7 Sep 1151	Château-du-Loir, Pays de la Loire, France   [2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Burial	—	Cathedral of Saint Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Pays de la Loire, France   [5, 7]
  		Cathedral of Saint Julian (Cathédrale St-Julien du Mans) a Catholic church situated in Le Mans, France. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area around the beginning of the 4th century. Its construction dated from the 6th through the 14th century, and it features many French Gothic elements. Click here to go to Wikipedia entry.
  Siblings	3 Siblings
  + 1. Sybil of Anjou,   b. About 1112   d. 1165, Bethlehem, Holy Land  (Age 53 years) ▻ Dietrich von Lothringen II, Count of Alsace and Flanders,  m. 1131   2. Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy,   b. 24 Nov 1113, Anjou, France d. 7 Sep 1151, Château-du-Loir, Pays de la Loire, France  (Age 37 years) ▻ The Empress Maud,  m. 22 May 1127 ;   a concubine   3. Matilda of Anjou   4. Hélie of Anjou
  Person ID	I2820	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Fulk V "le Jeune", King of Jerusalem, Count of Anjou,   b. 1092, France d. 10 Nov 1143, Acre, Holy Land (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Ermenbourg of Maine   d. 1126
  Marriage	1108	France
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 16 years - She : ??.
  Family ID	F1917	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	The Empress Maud,   b. 7 Feb 1102, London, England d. 10 Sep 1167, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	22 May 1127	Le Mans, Pays de la Loire, France   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Age at Marriage	He : 13 years and 6 months - She : 25 years and 3 months.
  Notes	Marriage Date: Weis (1982) gives their marriage date as 3 April 1127. [3] Marriage Date: Richardson (2004) gives their marriage date as 17 June 1128. [7]
  Children	1. Henry II "Curt Mantel", King of England,   b. 5 Mar 1132/33, Le Mans, Pays de la Loire, France d. 6 Jul 1189, Château Chinon, Normandy, France (Age 56 years)   2. Sir Geoffrey VI of Anjou, Count of Anjou and Nantes,   b. 1 Jun 1134, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France d. 26 Jul 1158 (Age 24 years)   3. William Longespée, Vicomte de Dieppe,   b. 21 Jul 1136, Argentan, Orne, Normandy, France d. 30 Jan 1163/64, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France (Age 27 years)
  Family ID	F1901	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2022

  
  

  Family 2	a concubine
  Marriage	No  [7]
  Children	1. Hamelin Plantagenet, Earl of Surrey,   b. 1130, Normandy, France d. 7 May 1202, England (Age 72 years) [Father: natural,Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2214	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2016

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 24 Nov 1113 - Anjou, France Marriage - 22 May 1127 - Le Mans, Pays de la Loire, France Child - Hamelin Plantagenet, Earl of Surrey - 1130 - Normandy, France Child - Henry II "Curt Mantel", King of England - 5 Mar 1132/33 - Le Mans, Pays de la Loire, France Child - Sir Geoffrey VI of Anjou, Count of Anjou and Nantes - 1 Jun 1134 - Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France Child - William Longespée, Vicomte de Dieppe - 21 Jul 1136 - Argentan, Orne, Normandy, France Death - 7 Sep 1151 - Château-du-Loir, Pays de la Loire, France Burial - — - Cathedral of Saint Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Pays de la Loire, France  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

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