Geoffrey V Geoffrey was also known as Geoffrey, Count of Anjou.
1 He was also known as Geoffrey, Duke of Normandy.
1 He was also known as Geoffrey Plantaganet, founder of the Plantaganet family Geoffrey.
1 He was also known as Geoffrey Plantagenet.
2,3 He had reference number 1-23, 118-25, 123-25. He, son of
FULK V the Young and
Erembourg, was born on 24 August 1113.
1,3 . Geoffrey was the elder son of Fulk V of Anjou and Eremburga of LaFlèche, heiress of Elias I of Maine. 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. Interestingly, there was no opposition to the marriage from the Church, despite the fact that Geoffrey's sister was the widow of Matilda's brother (only son of King Henry) which fact had been used to annul the marriage of another of Geoffrey's sisters to the Norman pretender William Clito. This fact is understandable considering the opposition to the marriage between Clito and Sibylla came from King Henry himself, not the church.
2 Geoffrey V Geoffrey age ~15 married
Matilda do Henry I age ~26, daughter of
Henry I, King of England, and
Matilda (Maud) of Scotland, in 1128 in Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France
G. The marriage was meant to seal a peace between England/Normandy and Anjou. She was eleven years older than Geoffrey, very proud of her status as an Empress and unhappy that she was marrying a mere count. Their marriage was a stormy one with frequent long separations, but she bore him three sons and survived him.
1 . The year after the marriage Geoffrey's father left for Jerusalem (where he was to become king), leaving Geoffrey behind as count of Anjou. John of Marmoutier describes Geoffrey as handsome, red-headed, jovial, and a great warrior; however, Ralph of Diceto alleges that his charm concealed his cold and selfish character.
2 Geoffrey V Geoffrey. When King Henry I died in 1135, Matilda at once entered Normandy to claim her inheritance. The border districts submitted to her, but England chose her cousin Stephen of Blois for its king, and Normandy soon followed suit. The following year, Geoffrey gave Ambrieres, Gorron, and Chatilon-sur-Colmont to Juhel de Mayenne, on condition that he help obtain the inheritance of Geoffrey's wife. In 1139 Matilda landed in England with 140 knights, where she was besieged at Arundel Castle by King Stephen. In the 'Anarchy' which ensued, Stephen was captured at Lincoln in February, 1141, and imprisoned at Bristol.A legatine council of the English church held at Winchester in April1141 declared Stephen deposed and proclaimed Matilda 'Lady of the English'. Stephen was subsequently released from prison and had himself recrowned on the anniversary of his first coronation.
[:TAB:]During 1142 and 1143, Geoffrey secured all of Normandy west and south of the Seine, and, on 14 January 1144, he crossed the Seine and entered Rouen. He assumed the title of Duke of Normandy in the summerof 1144. In 1144, he founded an Augustine priory at Chateau-l'Ermitagein Anjou. Geoffrey held the duchy until 1149, when he and Matilda conjointly ceded it to their son, Henry, which cession was formally ratified by King Louis VII of France the following year.
[:TAB:]Geoffrey also put down three baronial rebellions in Anjou, in 1129,1135, and 1145-1151. He was often at odds with his younger brother, Elias, whom he had imprisoned until 1151. The threat of rebellion slowed his progress in Normandy, and is one reason he could not intervene in England. In 1153, the Treaty of Wallingford allowed Stephen should remain King of England for life and that Henry, the son of Geoffrey and Matilda should succeed him.
Geoffrey and Matilda's children were:
1.Henry II of England (1133-1189)
2.Geoffrey, Count of Nantes (1 June 1134 Rouen- 26 July 1158 Nantes)died unmarried and was buried in Nantes
3.William X, Count of Poitou (1136-1164) died unmarried
Geoffrey also had illegitimate children by an unknown mistress (or mistresses): Hamelin; Emme, who married Dafydd Ab Owain Gwynedd, Prince of North Wales; and Mary, who became a nun and Abbess of Shaftesbury and who may be the poetess Marie de France. Adelaide of Angers is sometimes sourced as being the mother of Hamelin.
2 Geoffrey V Geoffrey died suddenly on 7 September 1151. According to John of Marmoutier, Geoffrey was returning from a royal council when he was stricken with fever. He arrived at Château-du-Loir, collapsed on a couch, made bequests of gifts and charities, and died. He was buried at St. Julien's Cathedral in Le Mans France.
1 He was buried in Cathederal of Saint Julian, Le Mans, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe, France, 48.00917; -0.1997222
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2 Find a Grave Memorial # is. 8143822.
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