Individual Details
Geoffrey II Plantagenet
(23 Sep 1158 - 19 Aug 1186)
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Geoffrey II Plantagenet, Earl of Richmond1
M, #102019, b. 23 September 1158, d. 19 August 1186
Last Edited=21 Jan 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.46%
Geoffrey II Plantagenet, Earl of Richmond was born on 23 September 1158.1 He was the son of Henry II 'Curtmantle' d'Anjou, King of England and Eleanor, Duchesse d'Aquitaine. He married Constance de Bretagne, Duchesse de Bretagne, daughter of Conan IV de Bretagne, Duc de Bretagne and Margaret of Scotland, Countess of Hereford, in July 1181.1 He died on 19 August 1186 at age 27 at Paris, France, from an accident with his horse, while at a tournament.1 He was buried at Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France.1
As a result of his marriage, Geoffrey II Plantagenet, Earl of Richmond was styled as Duc de Bretagne on 6 September 1166.1 As a result of his marriage, Geoffrey II Plantagenet, Earl of Richmond was styled as Earl of Richmond on 6 September 1181.1
Children of Geoffrey II Plantagenet, Earl of Richmond and Constance de Bretagne, Duchesse de Bretagne
Eleanor 'Maid of Brittany' Plantagenet, Countess of Richmond b. c 1185, d. 10 Aug 1241
Matilda Plantagenet2 b. c 1185
Arthur Plantagenet, Earl of Richmond b. 29 Mar 1187, d. 3 Apr 1203
Citations
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 60. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S106] Royal Genealogies Website (ROYAL92.GED), online http://www.daml.org/2001/01/gedcom/royal92.ged. Hereinafter cited as Royal Genealogies Website.
Geoffrey II Plantagenet, Earl of Richmond1
M, #102019, b. 23 September 1158, d. 19 August 1186
Last Edited=21 Jan 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.46%
Geoffrey II Plantagenet, Earl of Richmond was born on 23 September 1158.1 He was the son of Henry II 'Curtmantle' d'Anjou, King of England and Eleanor, Duchesse d'Aquitaine. He married Constance de Bretagne, Duchesse de Bretagne, daughter of Conan IV de Bretagne, Duc de Bretagne and Margaret of Scotland, Countess of Hereford, in July 1181.1 He died on 19 August 1186 at age 27 at Paris, France, from an accident with his horse, while at a tournament.1 He was buried at Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France.1
As a result of his marriage, Geoffrey II Plantagenet, Earl of Richmond was styled as Duc de Bretagne on 6 September 1166.1 As a result of his marriage, Geoffrey II Plantagenet, Earl of Richmond was styled as Earl of Richmond on 6 September 1181.1
Children of Geoffrey II Plantagenet, Earl of Richmond and Constance de Bretagne, Duchesse de Bretagne
Eleanor 'Maid of Brittany' Plantagenet, Countess of Richmond b. c 1185, d. 10 Aug 1241
Matilda Plantagenet2 b. c 1185
Arthur Plantagenet, Earl of Richmond b. 29 Mar 1187, d. 3 Apr 1203
Citations
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 60. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S106] Royal Genealogies Website (ROYAL92.GED), online http://www.daml.org/2001/01/gedcom/royal92.ged. Hereinafter cited as Royal Genealogies Website.
Events
| Birth | 23 Sep 1158 | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | 6 Sep 1166 | Duc de Bretagne | |||
| Marriage | Jul 1181 | Constance de Bretagne | |||
| Title (Nobility) | 6 Sep 1181 | Earl of Richmond | |||
| Death | 19 Aug 1186 | ||||
| Alt name | Geoffrey Plantagenet | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | Duke of Brittany |
Families
| Spouse | Constance de Bretagne (1161 - 1201) |
| Child | Arthur I Plantagenet (1187 - 1203) |
| Father | King Henry II "Curtmantle" Plantagenet (1133 - 1189) |
| Mother | Eleanor of Aquitaine (1123 - 1204) |
| Sibling | William IX Plantagenet (1153 - 1156) |
| Sibling | King Henry "the Young King" Plantagenet (1155 - 1183) |
| Sibling | Matilda Plantagenet (1156 - 1189) |
| Sibling | King Richard I "The Lionheart" Plantagenet (1157 - 1199) |
| Sibling | Eleanor Plantagenet (1162 - 1214) |
| Sibling | Joan Plantagenet (1165 - 1199) |
| Sibling | King John I "Lackland" Plantagenet (1167 - 1216) |