Individual Details

Duke Geoffrey Plantagenet V

(24 Aug 1113 - 7 Sep 1151)

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Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Comte d'Anjou et Maine1
M, #102047, b. 24 August 1113, d. 7 September 1151
Last Edited=4 Jan 2013
Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Comte d'Anjou et Maine was born on 24 August 1113. He was the son of Fulk V d'Anjou, 9th Comte d'Anjou and Aremburga de la Fleche, Comtesse de Maine.2 He married Matilda 'the Empress' of England, daughter of Henry I 'Beauclerc', King of England and Editha of Scotland, on 22 May 1128 at Le Mans Cathedral, Le Mans, France.3 He was also reported to have been married on 20 May 1127. He died on 7 September 1151 at age 38 at Château-du-Loir, France.3 He was buried at Le Mans Cathedral, Le Mans, France.3
Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Comte d'Anjou et Maine also went by the nick-name of Geoffrey 'the Fair'.1 He was also known as Geoffrey of Anjou.4 He gained the title of 10th Comte d'Anjou in 1129.3 He succeeded to the title of 12th Duc de Normandie on 19 January 1144.3 He gained the title of Comte de Maine. He abdicated as Duke of Normandy in 1150.1
Child of Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Comte d'Anjou et Maine

Mary of Shaftesbury2 d. c 1216

Child of Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Comte d'Anjou et Maine and Adelaide of Angers

Hamelin d'Anjou, 5th Earl of Surrey+2 b. c 1129, d. 7 May 1202

Children of Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Comte d'Anjou et Maine and Matilda 'the Empress' of England

Emma Plantagenet2 d. b 1214
Henry II 'Curtmantle' d'Anjou, King of England+ b. 5 Mar 1133, d. 6 Jul 1189
Geoffrey VI d'Anjou, Comte d'Anjou et Nantes b. 1 Jun 1134, d. 26 Jul 1158
William de Poitou, Comte de Poitou b. c Jul 1136, d. 30 Jan 1164

Citations

[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 86. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
[S106] Royal Genealogies Website (ROYAL92.GED), online http://www.daml.org/2001/01/gedcom/royal92.ged. Hereinafter cited as Royal Genealogies Website.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 54. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S125] Richard Glanville-Brown, online , Richard Glanville-Brown (RR 2, Milton, Ontario, Canada), downloaded 17 August 2005.

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Events

Birth24 Aug 1113
Title (Nobility)1129Count of Anjou
Title (Nobility)1144 - 1150Duke of Normandy
Death7 Sep 1151Château-du-Loir, France
Title (Nobility)Count of Touraine
Title (Nobility)Count of Maine

Families

SpouseMatilda of England "the Empress" (1102 - 1167)
ChildKing Henry II "Curtmantle" Plantagenet (1133 - 1189)
SpouseAdelaide of Angers ( - )
ChildHamelin d'Anjou (1129 - 1202)
FatherFulk V "the Younger" (1089 - 1143)
MotherErmengarde, Countess of Maine (1096 - 1126)