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Geoffrey de Geneville



Preferred Parents:
Father: Simon de Joinville I, b. BET 1175 AND 1190 in Joinville, Haute-Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France   d. MAY 1233 in Joinville, Haute-Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Mother: Béatrix d'Auxonne, b. 1191 in Auxerre, Yonne, Burgundy, France   d. 20 MAR 1261 in Joinville, Haute-Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France

Family 1: Maud de Lacy,    b. 1230 in Dublin, Ireland    d. 11 APR 1304 in Trim Castle, Trim, Meath, Ireland
  1. Simon de Joinville, b. 1260 in Trim, County Meath, Ireland     d. 24 APR 1309 in Culmullin, County Meath, Ireland
  2. Joan de Geneville, b. 1262 in Ireland    
  3. Piers de Joinville - First Lord of Geneville, b. 1256 in Trim, Meath, Ireland     d. 8 JUN 1292 in Lusignan, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France
Sources:
  1. Title: Wikipedia - Vaucouleurs, Meuse, Lorraine, France
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaucouleurs;
    Note: Vaucouleurs Commune Chapelle castrale Chapelle castrale Coat of arms of Vaucouleurs Location of Vaucouleurs Vaucouleurs is located in FranceVaucouleursVaucouleurs Show map of France Region Grand Est Department Meuse Arrondissement Commercy Canton Vaucouleurs Vaucouleurs is a commune in the Meuse department of France, located approximately 300 km (190 mi) from Paris. Geoffrey de Geneville, 1st Baron Geneville (1225/33 – 21 October 1314) also known as Geoffrey de Joinville, was an Anglo-French noble, supporter of Henry III, who appointed him Baron of Trim, County Meath Ireland Geoffrey de Geneville was Seigneur of Vaucouleurs in Champagne, second son of Simon of Joinville and Beatrix d'Auxonne and younger brother of Jean de Joinville. Geoffrey's half-sister was wife to one of Eleanor of Provence's uncles, Peter of Savoy, earl of Richmond. Geoffrey was thus one of the "Savoyards" who arrived in England in the retinue of Eleanor at the time of her marriage to King Henry III in 1236. Joan of Arc stayed in Vaucouleurs for several months during 1428 and 1429 while she sought permission to visit the royal court of Charles VII of France. The 42nd "Rainbow" Infantry Division (United States) was temporarily located here, initially under the command of MG William A. Mann from November 1 - December 18 of 1917, to preliminarily train before transferring to an area between Lafauche and Rimaucourt during the initial stages of direct United States military, ground forces involvement in World War I.[3] Colonel Douglas MacArthur was the chief of staff under Mann for Rainbow Division, and he was stationed in Vaucouleurs during this same time period as well.[4]
  2. Title: Wikipedia - Baron Geoffrey de Geneville
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_de_Geneville,_1st_Baron_Geneville;
    Note: Geoffrey de Geneville, 1st Baron Geneville (1225/33 – 21 October 1314) also known as Geoffrey de Joinville, was an Anglo-French noble, supporter of Henry III, who appointed him Baron of Trim, County Meath, and, subsequently, a staunch supporter of Edward I. Family and marriage Geoffrey was Seigneur of Vaucouleurs in Champagne, second son of Simon of Joinville and Beatrix d'Auxonne and younger brother of Jean de Joinville.[1][2] Geoffrey's half-sister was wife to one of Eleanor of Provence's uncles, Peter of Savoy, earl of Richmond.[3] Geoffrey was thus one of the "Savoyards" who arrived in England in the retinue of Eleanor at the time of her marriage to King Henry III in 1236. Some time between 1249 and 8 August 1252, Henry III arranged Geoffrey's marriage to Maud (or 'Mathilda') de Lacy, widow of another Savoyard, Pierre de Genève, himself also a relative of Queen Eleanor, who had died in 1249. Maud had been co-heiress to vast estates and lordships in Ireland, Herefordshire, and the Welsh Marches, and the marriage is considered typical of Henry's 'policy' of appointing such 'aliens' to retain control of the outlying regions of the kingdom.[1] Geoffrey thus came to control vast estates in Ireland centred at Trim, the Welsh borders at Ludlow, Ewyas Lacy and others in England. Maud and Geoffrey had at least four sons, Geoffrey, Simon, William and Peter ('Piers').[3] Political and military career Charter for Vaucouleurs, Grant of 1298 by Walter (son of Joffroy), confirmed by Jean de Joinville (brother of Joffroy), "in the court of my dear brother Joffroy de Joinville, 'premier seignour de Vauquelour'." (Archives Nationales de France) Geoffrey was both a military figure and political negotiator. He successfully pacified the Irish pro-Montfort and Royalist barons at this time that assisted the future Edward I's success at Evesham. In 1267 he assisted Henry III with negotiations with Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the year of the Treaty of Montgomery.[3] With another of his brothers, William, he accompanied Edward on the Eighth Crusade in 1270, fought in Welsh Wars, and went on diplomatic missions to Paris. He served as justiciar of Ireland from 1273 to 1276 but had little success against the Leinster Irish, being heavily defeated in 1274 and 1276. In 1280 he acted as Edward's envoy in Paris and to the papal curia, a mission repeated ten years later in 1290. In 1282 he was assistant to the Marshal of England in the Welsh War of that year. In 1283 he granted his English lands to his son Peter and focussed his attention on Ireland.[3] He and his wife defended their liberty rights in Trim against the Dublin government, and defined military duties for his tenants.[2] In 1297 he supported Edward in the crisis caused by royal demands for men and money for the war in France. Edward appointed Geoffrey as Marshal of England in place of the main dissenter Roger Bigod, Earl of Norfolk until the crisis was over. Geneville subsequently received a number of summonses to parliaments between February 1299 and November 1306.[3] Later life Geoffrey's wife and their eldest son pre-deceased him, Maud dying on 11 April 1304.[3] In 1308, aged about eighty, he conveyed most, but not all, of his Irish lordships to Roger Mortimer, husband of his eldest granddaughter and heir, Joan. He retired to the Dominican Black Friary at Trim, that he had established 1263.[4] He died 21 October 1314 and was buried there.[2] Upon his death Joan succeeded him as "suo jure" Baroness Geneville.
  3. Title: Cokayne, G. E. The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, Volume 5 by G. E. Cokayne
    Publication: Name: https://archive.org/details/CokayneG.E.TheCompletePeerageSecondEditionVolume5EAGO/page/n327/mode/2up;
  4. Title: Our royal, titled, noble and commoner ancestors
    Author: Citations [S3095] Unknown author, Europaische Stammtafeln by Isenburg, chart 9, 92; The Complete Peerage, by Cokayne, Vol. V, p. 628. [S2] Detlev Schwennicke, Europaische Stammtafeln, New Series, Vol. XXVI, Tafel 34. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 186-187. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 247. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 678. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, p. 238-239. [S2] Detlev Schwennicke, Europaische Stammtafeln, New Series, Vol. XXVI, Tafel 31. [S11568] The Complete Peerage, by Cokayne, Vol. V, p. 647, notes. [S11569] Europaische Stammtafeln, by Wilhelm Karl, Prinz zu Isenburg, Vol. VII, Tafel 9. [S6] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 482-483.
    Publication: Name: https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p379.htm#i11375;
    Note: Sir Geoffrey de Geneville, Seigneur de Vaucouleurs, Justiciar of Ireland, Lord of Meath & the Castle of Trim1,2,3,4,5,6 Last Edited 4 Apr 2020 M, #11375, b. circa 1226, d. 21 October 1314 Father Simon de Joinville, Seigneur de Joinville, Seneschal of Champagne7,3,6 b. c 1176, d. May 1233 Mother Beatrix d' Auxonne7,3,6 d. 20 Mar 1261 Sir Geoffrey de Geneville, Seigneur de Vaucouleurs, Justiciar of Ireland, Lord of Meath & the Castle of Trim was born circa 1226 at of Vaucouleurs, Meuse, Champagne, France.3,6 He married Maud de Lacy, daughter of Gilbert de Lacy and Isabel Bigod, before 8 August 1252; They had 8 sons (Geoffrey; Sir Peter; Walter; John/Jean; Simon; Nicholas; Peter; & William) and 2 daughters (Joan; & Katherine, Prioress of Aconbury).2,3,4,5 Sir Geoffrey de Geneville, Seigneur de Vaucouleurs, Justiciar of Ireland, Lord of Meath & the Castle of Trim died on 21 October 1314 at Trim, Meath, Ireland; Buried at Friars Preachers, Trim, Meath, Ireland.2,3,6 Family Maud de Lacy b. c 1230, d. 11 Apr 1304 Children William Geneville, Seigneur de Beauregard8,9,2 d. b Feb 1309 Walter de Geneville, Seigneur de Vaucouleurs2 d. c 18 Apr 1303 Jean I de Joinville, Seigneur de Vaucouleurs & Aulnay-le-Chatel+2 d. a 31 Jan 1326 Nicolas de Geneville, Seigneur de Miglionico, Grottole, Pietra, & Morancourt2 d. bt 1 Jan 1336 - 31 Mar 1336 Katherine de Geneville, Prioress of Acornbury2 d. a 1315 Geoffroi de Geneville2 d. 11 Oct 1283 Pierre de Geneville2 d. a 1294 Sir Piers de Geneville, Baron Geneville, Seigneur de Vaucouleurs, Justiciar of Ireland+3,10,5,6 b. c 1258, d. c 8 Jun 1292 Simon de Geneville+2 b. c 1264, d. a 1335 Jeanne de Joinville+2 b. c 1266, d. a 1297
  5. Title: Racines et Histoire - Full family tree and coats of arms
    Publication: Name: http://racineshistoire.free.fr/LGN/PDF/Joinville.pdf;
  6. Title: Geoffrey de Geneville, "Find A Grave Index"
    Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG9-JNVX : 15 December 2021), Geoffrey de Geneville, ; Burial, Trim, , County Meath, Ireland, Black Friars; citing record ID 111466245, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG9-JNVX;
    Page: Name, dates, and family association match.

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