Geoffrey Pantagenet V

• Preferred Name: Geoffrey Pantagenet V^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}
  
• Gender: M
  
• Residence: in Le Mans, Sarthe, Maine, France at LATI: N7.9953 LONG: E0.203
  
• Title (Nobility): 1141 with note: Description: Count of Mortain
  
• Residence: in St. Julian's Catheral, Le Mans, Sarthe, France at LATI: N7.9953 LONG: E0.203 with note: GEDCOM data
  
• Title (Nobility): 1129 with note: Description: Count of Touraine
  
• FSID: 9HBT-X6S
  
• Title+(Nobility): BET 1144 AND 1151 with note: Description: 12th Duke of Normandy
  
• LdsBaptism: 26 NOV 1932 with note: GEDCOM data
  
• Death: 7 SEP 1151 in Eure, Loire, Rhone-Alpes, France at LATI: N5.5 LONG: E0 with note: GEDCOM data
  
• Title (Nobility): BET 1129 AND 1151 with note: Description: Count of Maine
  
• Title+(Nobility): BET 1129 AND 1151 with note: Description: 10th Count of Anjou
  
• LdsEndowment: 3 MAR 1933 with note: GEDCOM data
  
• Birth: 24 AUG 1113 in Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France at LATI: N5.3497 LONG: E0.8809 with note: GEDCOM data
  
• Royal House: with note: Description: Plantagenêt
  
• Title (Nobility): 1151 with note: Description: Count of Tours
  
• Burial: 14 SEP 1151 in St. Julian's Cathedral, Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France at LATI: N7.9953 LONG: E0.203 with note: Le Mans Cathedral, Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Geoffrey of Anjou, known as 'the Handsome' was Count of Anjou, Touraine, and Maine from 1129 and Duke of Normandy by conquest from 1144.
  
  Geoffrey's son by his wife Matilda, (the daughter and heiress of Henry I of England) was to become the first king of the Plantagenet line.
  
  Geoffrey was born on 24th August 1113, the eldest son of Fulk V of Anjou (circa 1090- 1143) and Eremburga de La Flèche (died 1126), Countess of Maine and the Lady of Château-du-Loir she was the daughter of Elias I of Maine. He was named after his great-grandfather Geoffrey II, Count of Gâtinais.
  Geoffrey's nickname derived from a sprig of bloom, or Planta Genista, that he liked to sport in his helmet, an avid hunter he ordered acres of the broom (genet in French) to be planted to improve the chase. Thus was coined the surname of one of England's greatest dynasties, which ruled the country for the rest of the medieval era, although Plantagenet was not adopted as a surname until the mid-fifteenth century.
  
  At the age of fifteen he was married to Matilda, the daughter of Henry I and and widow of Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor. The pair never cared for each other, their's was a union of convenience. Henry I, chose Geoffrey to sire his grandchildren because his lands were strategically placed on the Norman frontiers and he required the support of Geoffrey's father Fulk, his erstwhile enemy. He accordingly forced his highly reluctant daughter to marry Geoffrey.
  
  Their marriage took place on 22nd May 1128, at Le Mans in France. In 1128 Henry I knighted his son-in-law Geoffrey and granted him a badge of gold lions (or leopards ) on a blue background.
  The couple disliked each other from the outset of their union and neither was of a nature to pretend otherwise and so the scene was set for an extremely stormy marriage. They were, however, finally prevailed upon by the formidable Henry I to do their duty and produce an heir to England. They had three sons, Henry, born 1133, who was to become King of England, Geoffrey, Count of Nantes (1 June 1134 - 26 July 1158.) and William, Viscount of Dieppe (1136-1164).
  
  He also had illegitimate children, Hamelin de Warenne, later to become Earl of Surrey, whose mother has been sometimes sourced as Adelaide of Angers, Emme, who married Dafydd Ab Owain Gwynedd, Prince of North Wales; and Mary, who became a nun and Abbess of Shaftesbury. He was also reputed to have indulged in an affair with his future daughter in law, Eleanor of Aquitaine, while she was the wife of Louis VII of France.
  
  The chronicler John of Marmoutier describes Geoffrey as handsome, red haired, jovial, and a great warrior; however, Ralph of Diceto stated his charms were shallow and concealed a cold and selfish character. The year after the marriage of Geoffrey and Matilda, Fulk of Anjou left to marry Melisende, heiress of Baldwin II of Jerusalem, leaving Geoffrey to succeed as the count of Anjou.
  On the death of King Henry I in 1135, the English throne was usurped by Matilda's cousin, Stephen of Blois, which led to a prolonged and bitter struggle for possession of England and Normandy, known as 'the Anarchy'. Matilda was in France at the time of her father's death and in her absence Stephen promptly seized the throne for himself. The barons, disliking the idea of having a woman ruling over them, accepted the status quo and Stephen was duly crowned King of England.
  
  In 1139 Matilda invaded England to claim her inheritance, she was besieged at Arundel Castle by King Stephen. Stephen himself was captured at Lincoln in February 1141, and imprisoned at Bristol. A legatine council of the English church held at Winchester in April 1141 declared Stephen deposed and proclaimed Matilda "Lady of the English". Stephen, however, was subsequently released from prison and had himself recrowned.
  
  Geoffrey invaded Normandy on behalf of his wife, The Norman barons initially opposed him, not through loyalty to King Stephen, who had only visited Normandy on but one occasion, but from hatred of their traditional enemy, Anjou. Norman morale was however weakened when Matilda captured Stephen in 1141, leading many Norman castles to surrender to Geoffrey, which left him in control of most of the lands between Bayeux and the Seine. In 1142 he took the Avranchin and Mortain, and in 1143 moved east of the Seine, overrunning the Cotentin. He was formally invested as Duke of Normandy in 1144 following the fall of the Norman capital Rouen. Arques, the last castle opposing him, capitulated in 1145. Geoffrey held Normandy until 1149, when he and Matilda ceded it to their son, the future King Henry II.
  
  Geoffrey also put down three rebellions in Anjou, in 1129, 1135, and 1145-1151. He was not on good terms with his younger brother, Elias, whom he had imprisoned. The threat of rebellion slowed his conquest of Normandy and is one reason he could not intervene in England to aid his wife. In 1153, a compromise in the struggle was reached in the Treaty of Wallingford. By its terms, Stephen was to retain the crown for the remainder of his lifetime, whereupon it would revert to Henry Plantagenet and his heirs. Stephen's son, Eustace, was disinherited and died shortly after.
  
  Geoffrey of Anjou died suddenly on 7th September 1151 at the Chateau Eure-et-Loire, France, aged 38 years. John of Marmoutier records that he was returning from a royal council when he was stricken with a fever. He was buried at St. Julien's Cathedral in Le Mans, France.
  
  https://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/plantagenet_42.html
  
  Summary of Life
  French Noble. The Count of Anjou and Duke of Normandy from the house Gatinais, his habit of wearing a sprig of broom plant (planta genesta in Latin) on his hat is the origin of the name "Plantagenet."
  
  BIO
  BIO: Count of Albon and Grenoble, 1063-1080; Sire de Vion. Witnessed a charter with his brother Humbert, 20 Aug 1034.
  
  ** from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BURGUNDY%20Kingdom.htm#Mathildedied1145
  
  BIO
  BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ANJOU,%20MAINE.htm#GeoffroyIIGatinaisdied1043B as of 1/23/2016
  
  GEOFFROY d’Anjou, son of FOULQUES V Comte d'Anjou & his first wife Eremburge Ctss du Maine (2
  
  Geoffrey, Count of Anjou (Plantagenet) Notes from Different Sources
  Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson, Vol. 1 pg 18-21; Vol. 5 pg 304
  Count of Anjou and Maine, Knt., son and heir of Foulques V le jeune, Count of Anjou, King of Jerusalem, by his 1st wife, Eremburge,
  
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  === Notes ===
  Geoffrey Plantagenet
  Count of Anjou
  Reign
  1129 – 7 September 1151
  Predecessor
  Fulk the Younger
  Successor
  Henry Curtmantle
  
  Duke of Normandy
  Reign 1144 – 1150
  Predecessor
  Stephen
  Successor
  Henry Curtmantle
  
  Born
  24 August 1113
  
  Died
  7 September 1151 (aged 38)
  Château-du-Loir, France
  
  Burial
  Le Mans Cathedral, Le Mans
  
  Spouse
  Matilda of England
  (m. 1128)​
  
  Issue
  Hamelin de Warenne, Earl of Surrey
  Henry II, King of England
  Geoffrey, Count of Nantes
  William, Viscount of Dieppe
  Emma of Anjou
  
  House
  Plantagenet (founder)
  Father
  Fulk, King of Jerusalem
  Mother
  Ermengarde, Countess of Maine
  
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  === Miscellaneous Biography ===
  Geoffrey V (24 August 1113 – 7 September 1151)—called the Handsome or the Fair (French: le Bel) and Plantagenet—was the Count of Anjou, Touraine, and Maine by inheritance from 1129 and then Duke of Normandy by conquest from 1144, by his marriage to the Empress Matilda, daughter and heiress of Henry I of England, Geoffrey had a son, Henry Curtmantle, who succeeded to the English throne as King Henry II (1154–1189) and was the first of the Plantagenet dynasty to rule England.
  
  The name "Plantagenet" was taken from Geoffrey's epithet. His ancestral domain of Anjou gave rise to the name Angevin for three kings of England (Henry II his son and heir, and Henry's sons Richard and John), and what became known as the Angevin Empire in the 12th century.
  EARLY LIFE:
  Geoffrey was the elder son of Fulk V of Anjou and Ermengarde of Maine.
  PLANTA-GENET:
  Geoffrey received his nickname from the yellow sprig of broom blossom (genêt is the French name for the planta genista, or broom shrub) he wore in his hat.
  Geoffrey was described by the chronicler John of Marmoutier as handsome, red haired, jovial, and a great warrior.
  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, Empress Matilda. Consent was obtained from both parties, and on 10 of June 1128 the fifteen-year-old Geoffrey was knighted in Rouen by King Henry in preparation for the wedding.
  
  MARRIAGE:
  Geoffrey and Matilda's marriage took place in 1128. The marriage was meant to seal a peace between England/Normandy and Anjou. She was eleven years older than Geoffrey, and very proud of her status as Empress (as opposed to being a mere countess). Their marriage was a stormy one with frequent long separations but she bore him three sons and survived him.
  
  COUNT OF ANJOU:
  The year after the marriage Geoffrey's father left for Jerusalem (where he was to become king), leaving Geoffrey behind as count of Anjou.
  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 April 1141 declared Stephen deposed and proclaimed Matilda "Lady of the English".
  
  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 summer of 1144. In 1144, he founded an Augustine priory at Château-l'Hermitage in 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.
  
  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 Elias died in 1151.
  The threat of rebellion slowed his progress in Normandy, and is one reason he could not intervene in England.
  Geoffrey died later the same year, aged just 38, and Henry took his father’s place as Head of the Plantagenet House.
  In 1153, the Treaty of Wallingford stipulated that Stephen should remain King of England for life and that Henry, the son of Geoffrey and Matilda should succeed him, beginning the Plantagenet era in England.
  
  DEATH:
  North West France 1150
  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. His wife and sons outlived him. He was buried at St. Julien's Cathedral in Le Mans France, and Henry succeeded him as Duke of Normandy.
  
  CHILDREN:
  Geoffrey and Matilda's children were:
  Henry II, King of England (1133–1189), succeeded his father as head of Angevin Dynasty, had 8 children with Eleanor of Aquitaine, who became rulers of the Angevin Dynasty after their father.
  Geoffrey, Count of Nantes (1 June 1134 Rouen – 26 July 1158 Nantes) died unmarried and was buried in Nantes
  William, Viscount of Dieppe (1136–1164) died unmarried.
  
  Geoffrey also had illegitimate children by an unknown mistress (or mistresses):
  1. Hamelin who married Isabel de Warenne, 4th Countess of Surrey;
  2. Emme, who married Dafydd Ab Owain Gwynedd, Prince of North Wales;
  3. and Mary, who became a nun and Abbess of Shaftesbury and who may be the poet Marie de France. Adelaide of Angers is sometimes sourced as being the mother of Hamelin.
  
  EARLY HERALDRY (see list of oldest in heraldry):
  An enamel effigy (funerary plaque) commissioned by his widow to decorate the tomb of Geoffrey of Anjou is one of the earliest examples of European heraldry.
  Jean de Marmentier, a late-12th-century chronicler, reported that in 1128 Henry I of England knighted his son-in-law Geoffrey and granted him a badge of gold lions.
  A gold lion may already have been Henry's own badge, and different lion motifs would later be used by many of his descendants. The enamel shows Geoffrey with a blue shield depicting gold lions, apparently the same motif later used by a grandson of Geoffrey, William Longespee.
  In addition to being one of the first authentic representations of a coat of arms, according to British historian Jim Bradbury it "suggests possible evidence for the early use of what became the English royal arms".
  
  === Name Suffix: Count Of Anjou ===
  Name Suffix: Count Of Anjou
  
  Geoffrey of Anjou and Maine, got his name because he was known to wear a sprig
  (planta) of the broom plant (Fr. genet) in his hat. He married Matilda, daughter of King Henry I of England.
  
  Geoffrey of Anjou
  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  Geoffrey V (August 24, 1113 - September 7, 1151), Count of Anjou andMain e, and later Duke of Normandy, called Le Bel ("The Fair") or"Geoffrey Pla ntagenet", was the father of King Henry II of England,and thus the forefa ther of the Plantagenet dynasty of English kings.
  
  Geoffrey was the eldest son of Fulk, Count of Anjou and King ofJerusale m. Geoffrey's mother was Eremburge of La Flèche, heiress ofMaine. Geoffr ey received his nickname for the sprig of broom (= genêtplant, in Frenc h) he wore in his hat as a badge. In 1127, at Le Mans,at the a ge of 15 he married Empress Maud, the daughter and heiress ofKing Hen ry I of England, by his first wife, Edith of Scotland andwidow of Hen ry V, Holy Roman Emperor. The marriage was meant to seala peace between E ngland/Normandy and Anjou. She was eleven yearsolder than Geoffrey, and t heir marriage was a stormy one, but shesurvived him.
  
  The year after the marriage Geoffrey's father left for Jerusalem (where he was to become king), leaving Geoffrey behind as count of Anjou.Chro niclers describe Geoffrey as handsome, red-headed, jovial, and agreat war rior; however, Ralph of Diceto alleges that his charmconcealed his cold a nd selfish character. When King Henry I died in1135, Maud at once enter ed Normandy to claim her inheritance. Theborder districts submitted to he r, but England chose her cousinStephen of Blois for its king, and Norman dy soon followed suit. Thefollowing year, Geoffrey gave Ambrieres, Gorro n, andChatilon-sur-Colmont to Juhel de Mayenne, on condition that he he lpobtain the inheritance of Geoffrey’s wife. In 1139 Maud landed inEngla nd with 140 knights, where she was beseiged at Arundel Castle byKing Step hen. In the "Anarchy" which ensued, Stephen was captured atLincoln in Feb ruary, 1141, and imprisoned at Bristol. A legatinecouncil of the Engli sh church held at Winchester in April 1141declared Stephen deposed and pr oclaimed Maud "Lady of the English".Stephen was subsequently released fr om prison and had himselfrecrowned on the anniversary of his first corona tion.
  
  During 1142 and 1143, Geoffrey secured all of Normandy west and southof t he Seine, and, on 14 January, 1444, he crossed the Seine andentered Roue n. He assumed the title of Duke of Normandy in the summerof 1144. In 114 4, he founded an Augustine priory atChateau-l’Ermitage in Anjou. Geoffr ey held the duchy until 1149, whenhe and Maud conjointly ceded it to the ir son, Henry, which cessionwas formally ratified by King Louis VII of Fr ance the following year.Geoffrey also put down three baronial rebellio ns in Anjou, in 1129,1135, and 1145-1151. The threat of rebellion slow ed his progress inNormandy, and is one reason he could not intervene in E ngland. In1153, the Treaty of Westminster allowed Stephen should remain K ing ofEngland for life and that Henry, the son of Geoffrey and Maud shou ldsucceed him. At Château-du-Loir, Geoffrey died suddenly on Septemb er7, 1151, still a young man. He was buried at St. Julien's in Le MansFr ance. Geoffrey and Maud's children were:
  
  Henry II of England (1133-1183)
  Geoffrey, Count of Nantes (1134-1158)
  William, Count of Poitou (1136-1164)
  Geoffrey also had illegitimate children by an unknown mistress (ormistres ses): Hamelin; Emme, who married Dafydd Ab Owain Gwynedd,Prince of Nor th Wales; and Mary, (1181-1216) who became a nun andAbbess of Shaftesbu ry and who may be the poetess Marie de France. Thefirst reference to Norm an heraldry was in 1128, when Henry I ofEngland knighted his son-in-law G eoffrey and granted him a badge ofgold lions (or leopards) on a blue back ground. (A gold lion mayalready have been Henry’s own badge.) Henry II us ed two gold lionsand two lions on a red background are still part of t he arms ofNormandy. Henry's son, Richard I, added a third lion to disting uishthe arms of England.
  
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  Geoffrey Plantagenet, the Handsome, Count of Anjou 1129-1151. King Henry I, in 1127, when a new alliance was made at Rouen, betrothed hisdaught er Maud, or Matilda, to Geoffrey Plantagenet, and the marriagewas celebra ted at Le Mans, France, June 2, 1127. She was called theEmpress Maud, bei ng the widow of Henry V, Emperor of the Roman Empireand later of German y, whom she had married Jan. 7, 1114. From thefirst Geoffrey tried to pro fit by his marriage, and after the deathof Henry I, Dec. 1, 1135, laid t he foundation for the conquest ofNormandy, by a series of campaigns; abo ut the end of 1135 orbeginning of 1136 he entered that country and rejoin ed his wife, theCountess Maud. After many battles he received the submiss ion ofArgentan, Domfront, Bayeux, Caen and Falaise. In March, 1141, on hearing of his wife's success in England he entered Normandy, and manytow ns surrendered, and in 1144 he entered Rouen and received theducal cro wn of Normandy in its cathedral. Finally in 1149, aftercrushing a last at tempt at revolt, he handed over the Duchy to hisson Henry, who received t he investiture at tfhe hands of the King ofFrance. Geoffrey Plantagenet h ad, by Maud, who died Sept. 10, 1167, ason and successor Henry, Cou nt of Anjou, who ascended the throne ofEngland as Henry II. (He also h ad a natural son, HamelinePlantagenet, who married Isabel de Warren, a nd took the name of deWarren, and became through his wife the Earl of War ren and Surrey,from whom you descend in several different ways.) Geoffr eyPlantagenet, a prince of great justice and charity, died Sept., 1150,a nd was buried at Mans, in St. Julien's Church.
  
  Political Events, 1058
  
  William of Normandy defeats Godfrey of Anjou at the Battle ofVaraville.
  
  Political Events, 1143
  
  Geoffrey of Anjou, son-in-law of England's late Henry I, becomes dukeof N ormandy upon news of the death last year of his father Foulkes leJeune, w ho was king of Jerusalem from 1131 until his death at age 51.
  
  Political Events, 1151
  
  Geoffrey of Anjou dies September 7 at age 38. He has been called"Plantage net" for his habit of wearing a sprig of broom (genet) inhis cap and is s ucceeded as count of Anjou by his son Henry, 18, towhom he gave the duc hy of Normandy last year.
  
  The People's Chronology is licensed from Henry Holt and Company, Inc.Copy right © 1995, 1996 by James Trager. All rights reserved.[maria demolina.g ed]
  
  King of England
  
  === *Geoffrey V "le Bon" Plantagenet ===
  *Geoffrey V "le Bon" Plantagenet
  born 24 August 1113 Anjou, France
  died 7 September 1151 Chateau, France
  
  father:
  *Foulques V "le Jeune" Count of Anjou
  born 1092 Of, Anjou, France
  died 10 Nov 1143 Jerusalem, Israel
  buried Church Of Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel
  
  mother:
  *Ermengarde (Ermentrude) Du Maine
  born about 1096 Maine, France
  died 1126 Maine, France
  married 11 July 1110 France
  
  siblings:
  Mathilde d'Anjou born about 1104 Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France
  died 1154 Fontevrault Abbey, Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, France
  Elias d'Anjou born about 1111 Anjou, France
  died 15 January 1151 St Serge Abbey, Angers, Anjou, France buried L'Abbey des Sergela, Angers, France
  *Sibilla d'Anjou born about 1105 Anjou, France died 1165/67
  
  spouse (1st):
  *Matilda (Maud) Empress of Germany
  born before 5 August 1102 London, Middlesex, England
  died 10 Sepptember 1169 Notre Dame, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
  buried Bec Abbey, Le Bec-Hellouin, Eure, France
  married 22 May 1127 Le Mans, Sarthe, France
  
  children (from 1st marriage):
  *Henry II "Plantagenet" King of England born 5 March 1133 Le Mans, Sarthe, France
  died 6 July 1189 Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France
  buried 8 July 1189 Fontevrault Abbey, Fontevrault, Maine-Et-Loire, France
  Agnes Plantagenet born about 1130 < Le Mans, Sarthe, France> died 1192 Anyore, England
  Geoffrey VI "Mantell" Plantagenet Count of Nantes born 3 June 1134 Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
  died 27 July 1157 Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France buried Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France
  Guillaume Plantagenet Count of Poitou born 22 July 1136 Argentan, Orne, France
  died 30 January 1163/1164 Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France buried Notre Dame, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
  Emma Plantagenet Princess of Wales born about 1138 Normandy, France
  
  spouse (not married):
  *Concubine of Geoffrey V
  born Abt 1112 Of, Normandy, France
  
  children:
  *Hamelin Plantagenet
  born 1130 Normandy, France
  died Apr 1202 England
  buried Chapter House, Lewes, Sussex, England
  
  biographical and/or anecdotal:
  
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  === Nickname: Le Bon ===
  Nickname: Le Bon
  Name Prefix: Count
  Name Suffix: of Anjou And Maine
  
  === AKA-BIRTH-MARRIAGE: LDS Ancestor file - ===
  AKA-BIRTH-MARRIAGE: LDS Ancestor file - Doc. AFN000203 Aka: Guigue I Albon, Count of Albon Birth: About 1016 Marriage: Gotheline
  
  === Profession : Comte d'Albon. ===
  Profession : Comte d'Albon.
  
  === M E Sorley: The Sorley Pedigrees pp 26, ===
  M E Sorley: The Sorley Pedigrees pp 26,14 W Betham: Genealogical Tables Tab. DLXXIII (573) Dauphins of Viennois
  
  === Sources: RC 196; Kraentzler 1185. RC: Gu ===
  Sources: RC 196; Kraentzler 1185. RC: Guigues VII "le Gros," Count of Albon and Grenoble, Sire de Vion. Witnessed a charter with his brother Humbert, 20 Aug. 1034. Occ with hisfather, 27 April 1050 and 1053. K: Guigues IV, Count d'Albon and Grenoble, Dauphin de Viennios.
  
  === #Générale# Comte d'Albon. ===
  #Générale# Comte d'Albon.
  
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  === ! Other researchers have called his wife ===
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  AKA-BIRTH: LDS Ancestor file - Doc. AFN000110 Aka: Guigue II Albon, Count of Albon Birth: About 1042
  
  === Profession : Comte d'Albon & de Grenoble ===
  Profession : Comte d'Albon & de Grenoble, Dauphin du Viennois.
  
  === Born: 24 AUG 1113 Acceded: 1129 Died: 7 ===
  Born: 24 AUG 1113 Acceded: 1129 Died: 7 SEP 1151, Château-du-Loir, France Interred: St. Julian's Church, Le Mans, Anjou Notes: Burke says the marriage was 3 Apr 1127. The name Plantagenet, accordingto Rapin, came from when Fulk the Great being stung from remorse for somewicked action, in order to atone for it, went a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, and was scourged before the Holy Sepulchre with broom twigs. Earlier authorities say it was because Geoffrey bore a branch of yellow broom (Planta-genistae)in his helm. Duke of Normandy 1144-1150. Father: , Fulk V the younger of Anjou, Count of Anjou Mother: Maine, Ermengard of Child 1: Plantagenet, Emma Child 2: , Mary of Shaftesbury, Abbess of Shaftesbury Married 22 MAY 1128, Le Mans Cathedral, Anjou to , Matilda the Empress,Queen of England Child 3: FitzEmpress, Henry II Curtmantle, King of England, b. 25 MAR 1133 Child 4: , Geoffrey VI of Anjou, Count of Nantes & Anjou, b. 1 JUN 1134 Child 5: , William, Count of Poitou, b. 1136 Associated with , Adelaide of Angers Child 6: de Warenne, Hamelin of Anjou Plantagenet, Earl of Surrey 5, b.ABT 1129
  
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  === Life Sketch ===
  Geoffrey of Anjou, known as 'the Handsome' was Count of Anjou, Touraine, and Maine from 1129 and Duke of Normandy by conquest from 1144.
  
  Geoffrey's son by his wife Matilda, (the daughter and heiress of Henry I of England) was to become the first king of the Plantagenet line.
  
  Geoffrey was born on 24th August 1113, the eldest son of Fulk V of Anjou (circa 1090- 1143) and Eremburga de La Flèche (died 1126), Countess of Maine and the Lady of Château-du-Loir she was the daughter of Elias I of Maine. He was named after his great-grandfather Geoffrey II, Count of Gâtinais.
  Geoffrey's nickname derived from a sprig of bloom, or Planta Genista, that he liked to sport in his helmet, an avid hunter he ordered acres of the broom (genet in French) to be planted to improve the chase. Thus was coined the surname of one of England's greatest dynasties, which ruled the country for the rest of the medieval era, although Plantagenet was not adopted as a surname until the mid-fifteenth century.
  
  At the age of fifteen he was married to Matilda, the daughter of Henry I and and widow of Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor. The pair never cared for each other, their's was a union of convenience. Henry I, chose Geoffrey to sire his grandchildren because his lands were strategically placed on the Norman frontiers and he required the support of Geoffrey's father Fulk, his erstwhile enemy. He accordingly forced his highly reluctant daughter to marry Geoffrey.
  
  Their marriage took place on 22nd May 1128, at Le Mans in France. In 1128 Henry I knighted his son-in-law Geoffrey and granted him a badge of gold lions (or leopards ) on a blue background.
  The couple disliked each other from the outset of their union and neither was of a nature to pretend otherwise and so the scene was set for an extremely stormy marriage. They were, however, finally prevailed upon by the formidable Henry I to do their duty and produce an heir to England. They had three sons, Henry, born 1133, who was to become King of England, Geoffrey, Count of Nantes (1 June 1134 - 26 July 1158.) and William, Viscount of Dieppe (1136-1164).
  
  He also had illegitimate children, Hamelin de Warenne, later to become Earl of Surrey, whose mother has been sometimes sourced as Adelaide of Angers, Emme, who married Dafydd Ab Owain Gwynedd, Prince of North Wales; and Mary, who became a nun and Abbess of Shaftesbury. He was also reputed to have indulged in an affair with his future daughter in law, Eleanor of Aquitaine, while she was the wife of Louis VII of France.
  
  The chronicler John of Marmoutier describes Geoffrey as handsome, red haired, jovial, and a great warrior; however, Ralph of Diceto stated his charms were shallow and concealed a cold and selfish character. The year after the marriage of Geoffrey and Matilda, Fulk of Anjou left to marry Melisende, heiress of Baldwin II of Jerusalem, leaving Geoffrey to succeed as the count of Anjou.
  On the death of King Henry I in 1135, the English throne was usurped by Matilda's cousin, Stephen of Blois, which led to a prolonged and bitter struggle for possession of England and Normandy, known as 'the Anarchy'. Matilda was in France at the time of her father's death and in her absence Stephen promptly seized the throne for himself. The barons, disliking the idea of having a woman ruling over them, accepted the status quo and Stephen was duly crowned King of England.
  
  In 1139 Matilda invaded England to claim her inheritance, she was besieged at Arundel Castle by King Stephen. Stephen himself was captured at Lincoln in February 1141, and imprisoned at Bristol. A legatine council of the English church held at Winchester in April 1141 declared Stephen deposed and proclaimed Matilda "Lady of the English". Stephen, however, was subsequently released from prison and had himself recrowned.
  
  Geoffrey invaded Normandy on behalf of his wife, The Norman barons initially opposed him, not through loyalty to King Stephen, who had only visited Normandy on but one occasion, but from hatred of their traditional enemy, Anjou. Norman morale was however weakened when Matilda captured Stephen in 1141, leading many Norman castles to surrender to Geoffrey, which left him in control of most of the lands between Bayeux and the Seine. In 1142 he took the Avranchin and Mortain, and in 1143 moved east of the Seine, overrunning the Cotentin. He was formally invested as Duke of Normandy in 1144 following the fall of the Norman capital Rouen. Arques, the last castle opposing him, capitulated in 1145. Geoffrey held Normandy until 1149, when he and Matilda ceded it to their son, the future King Henry II.
  
  Geoffrey also put down three rebellions in Anjou, in 1129, 1135, and 1145-1151. He was not on good terms with his younger brother, Elias, whom he had imprisoned. The threat of rebellion slowed his conquest of Normandy and is one reason he could not intervene in England to aid his wife. In 1153, a compromise in the struggle was reached in the Treaty of Wallingford. By its terms, Stephen was to retain the crown for the remainder of his lifetime, whereupon it would revert to Henry Plantagenet and his heirs. Stephen's son, Eustace, was disinherited and died shortly after.
  
  Geoffrey of Anjou died suddenly on 7th September 1151 at the Chateau Eure-et-Loire, France, aged 38 years. John of Marmoutier records that he was returning from a royal council when he was stricken with a fever. He was buried at St. Julien's Cathedral in Le Mans, France.
  
  https://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/plantagenet_42.html
  
  Summary of Life
  French Noble. The Count of Anjou and Duke of Normandy from the house Gatinais, his habit of wearing a sprig of broom plant (planta genesta in Latin) on his hat is the origin of the name "Plantagenet."
  
  BIO
  BIO: Count of Albon and Grenoble, 1063-1080; Sire de Vion. Witnessed a charter with his brother Humbert, 20 Aug 1034.
  
  ** from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BURGUNDY%20Kingdom.htm#Mathildedied1145
  
  BIO
  BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ANJOU,%20MAINE.htm#GeoffroyIIGatinaisdied1043B as of 1/23/2016
  
  GEOFFROY d’Anjou, son of FOULQUES V Comte d'Anjou & his first wife Eremburge Ctss du Maine (2
  
  Geoffrey, Count of Anjou (Plantagenet) Notes from Different Sources
  Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson, Vol. 1 pg 18-21; Vol. 5 pg 304
  Count of Anjou and Maine, Knt., son and heir of Foulques V le jeune, Count of Anjou, King of Jerusalem, by his 1st wife, Eremburge,
  
  === Name Suffix: Count Of Anjou ===
  Name Suffix: Count Of Anjou
  
  Geoffrey of Anjou and Maine, got his name because he was known to wear a sprig
  (planta) of the broom plant (Fr. genet) in his hat. He married Matilda, daughter of King Henry I of England.
  
  Geoffrey of Anjou
  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  Geoffrey V (August 24, 1113 - September 7, 1151), Count of Anjou andMain e, and later Duke of Normandy, called Le Bel ("The Fair") or"Geoffrey Pla ntagenet", was the father of King Henry II of England,and thus the forefa ther of the Plantagenet dynasty of English kings.
  
  Geoffrey was the eldest son of Fulk, Count of Anjou and King ofJerusale m. Geoffrey's mother was Eremburge of La Flèche, heiress ofMaine. Geoffr ey received his nickname for the sprig of broom (= genêtplant, in Frenc h) he wore in his hat as a badge. In 1127, at Le Mans,at the a ge of 15 he married Empress Maud, the daughter and heiress ofKing Hen ry I of England, by his first wife, Edith of Scotland andwidow of Hen ry V, Holy Roman Emperor. The marriage was meant to seala peace between E ngland/Normandy and Anjou. She was eleven yearsolder than Geoffrey, and t heir marriage was a stormy one, but shesurvived him.
  
  The year after the marriage Geoffrey's father left for Jerusalem (where he was to become king), leaving Geoffrey behind as count of Anjou.Chro niclers describe Geoffrey as handsome, red-headed, jovial, and agreat war rior; however, Ralph of Diceto alleges that his charmconcealed his cold a nd selfish character. When King Henry I died in1135, Maud at once enter ed Normandy to claim her inheritance. Theborder districts submitted to he r, but England chose her cousinStephen of Blois for its king, and Norman dy soon followed suit. Thefollowing year, Geoffrey gave Ambrieres, Gorro n, andChatilon-sur-Colmont to Juhel de Mayenne, on condition that he he lpobtain the inheritance of Geoffrey’s wife. In 1139 Maud landed inEngla nd with 140 knights, where she was beseiged at Arundel Castle byKing Step hen. In the "Anarchy" which ensued, Stephen was captured atLincoln in Feb ruary, 1141, and imprisoned at Bristol. A legatinecouncil of the Engli sh church held at Winchester in April 1141declared Stephen deposed and pr oclaimed Maud "Lady of the English".Stephen was subsequently released fr om prison and had himselfrecrowned on the anniversary of his first corona tion.
  
  During 1142 and 1143, Geoffrey secured all of Normandy west and southof t he Seine, and, on 14 January, 1444, he crossed the Seine andentered Roue n. He assumed the title of Duke of Normandy in the summerof 1144. In 114 4, he founded an Augustine priory atChateau-l’Ermitage in Anjou. Geoffr ey held the duchy until 1149, whenhe and Maud conjointly ceded it to the ir son, Henry, which cessionwas formally ratified by King Louis VII of Fr ance the following year.Geoffrey also put down three baronial rebellio ns in Anjou, in 1129,1135, and 1145-1151. The threat of rebellion slow ed his progress inNormandy, and is one reason he could not intervene in E ngland. In1153, the Treaty of Westminster allowed Stephen should remain K ing ofEngland for life and that Henry, the son of Geoffrey and Maud shou ldsucceed him. At Château-du-Loir, Geoffrey died suddenly on Septemb er7, 1151, still a young man. He was buried at St. Julien's in Le MansFr ance. Geoffrey and Maud's children were:
  
  Henry II of England (1133-1183)
  Geoffrey, Count of Nantes (1134-1158)
  William, Count of Poitou (1136-1164)
  Geoffrey also had illegitimate children by an unknown mistress (ormistres ses): Hamelin; Emme, who married Dafydd Ab Owain Gwynedd,Prince of Nor th Wales; and Mary, (1181-1216) who became a nun andAbbess of Shaftesbu ry and who may be the poetess Marie de France. Thefirst reference to Norm an heraldry was in 1128, when Henry I ofEngland knighted his son-in-law G eoffrey and granted him a badge ofgold lions (or leopards) on a blue back ground. (A gold lion mayalready have been Henry’s own badge.) Henry II us ed two gold lionsand two lions on a red background are still part of t he arms ofNormandy. Henry's son, Richard I, added a third lion to disting uishthe arms of England.
  
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  Geoffrey Plantagenet, the Handsome, Count of Anjou 1129-1151. King Henry I, in 1127, when a new alliance was made at Rouen, betrothed hisdaught er Maud, or Matilda, to Geoffrey Plantagenet, and the marriagewas celebra ted at Le Mans, France, June 2, 1127. She was called theEmpress Maud, bei ng the widow of Henry V, Emperor of the Roman Empireand later of German y, whom she had married Jan. 7, 1114. From thefirst Geoffrey tried to pro fit by his marriage, and after the deathof Henry I, Dec. 1, 1135, laid t he foundation for the conquest ofNormandy, by a series of campaigns; abo ut the end of 1135 orbeginning of 1136 he entered that country and rejoin ed his wife, theCountess Maud. After many battles he received the submiss ion ofArgentan, Domfront, Bayeux, Caen and Falaise. In March, 1141, on hearing of his wife's success in England he entered Normandy, and manytow ns surrendered, and in 1144 he entered Rouen and received theducal cro wn of Normandy in its cathedral. Finally in 1149, aftercrushing a last at tempt at revolt, he handed over the Duchy to hisson Henry, who received t he investiture at tfhe hands of the King ofFrance. Geoffrey Plantagenet h ad, by Maud, who died Sept. 10, 1167, ason and successor Henry, Cou nt of Anjou, who ascended the throne ofEngland as Henry II. (He also h ad a natural son, HamelinePlantagenet, who married Isabel de Warren, a nd took the name of deWarren, and became through his wife the Earl of War ren and Surrey,from whom you descend in several different ways.) Geoffr eyPlantagenet, a prince of great justice and charity, died Sept., 1150,a nd was buried at Mans, in St. Julien's Church.
  
  Political Events, 1058
  
  William of Normandy defeats Godfrey of Anjou at the Battle ofVaraville.
  
  Political Events, 1143
  
  Geoffrey of Anjou, son-in-law of England's late Henry I, becomes dukeof N ormandy upon news of the death last year of his father Foulkes leJeune, w ho was king of Jerusalem from 1131 until his death at age 51.
  
  Political Events, 1151
  
  Geoffrey of Anjou dies September 7 at age 38. He has been called"Plantage net" for his habit of wearing a sprig of broom (genet) inhis cap and is s ucceeded as count of Anjou by his son Henry, 18, towhom he gave the duc hy of Normandy last year.
  
  The People's Chronology is licensed from Henry Holt and Company, Inc.Copy right © 1995, 1996 by James Trager. All rights reserved.[maria demolina.g ed]
  
  King of England
  
  === Born: 24 AUG 1113 Acceded: 1129 Died: 7 ===
  Born: 24 AUG 1113 Acceded: 1129 Died: 7 SEP 1151, Château-du-Loir, France Interred: St. Julian's Church, Le Mans, Anjou Notes: Burke says the marriage was 3 Apr 1127. The name Plantagenet, accordingto Rapin, came from when Fulk the Great being stung from remorse for somewicked action, in order to atone for it, went a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, and was scourged before the Holy Sepulchre with broom twigs. Earlier authorities say it was because Geoffrey bore a branch of yellow broom (Planta-genistae)in his helm. Duke of Normandy 1144-1150. Father: , Fulk V the younger of Anjou, Count of Anjou Mother: Maine, Ermengard of Child 1: Plantagenet, Emma Child 2: , Mary of Shaftesbury, Abbess of Shaftesbury Married 22 MAY 1128, Le Mans Cathedral, Anjou to , Matilda the Empress,Queen of England Child 3: FitzEmpress, Henry II Curtmantle, King of England, b. 25 MAR 1133 Child 4: , Geoffrey VI of Anjou, Count of Nantes & Anjou, b. 1 JUN 1134 Child 5: , William, Count of Poitou, b. 1136 Associated with , Adelaide of Angers Child 6: de Warenne, Hamelin of Anjou Plantagenet, Earl of Surrey 5, b.ABT 1129
  
  === Miscellaneous Biography ===
  Geoffrey V (24 August 1113 – 7 September 1151)—called the Handsome or the Fair (French: le Bel) and Plantagenet—was the Count of Anjou, Touraine, and Maine by inheritance from 1129 and then Duke of Normandy by conquest from 1144, by his marriage to the Empress Matilda, daughter and heiress of Henry I of England, Geoffrey had a son, Henry Curtmantle, who succeeded to the English throne as King Henry II (1154–1189) and was the first of the Plantagenet dynasty to rule England.
  
  The name "Plantagenet" was taken from Geoffrey's epithet. His ancestral domain of Anjou gave rise to the name Angevin for three kings of England (Henry II his son and heir, and Henry's sons Richard and John), and what became known as the Angevin Empire in the 12th century.
  EARLY LIFE:
  Geoffrey was the elder son of Fulk V of Anjou and Ermengarde of Maine.
  PLANTA-GENET:
  Geoffrey received his nickname from the yellow sprig of broom blossom (genêt is the French name for the planta genista, or broom shrub) he wore in his hat.
  Geoffrey was described by the chronicler John of Marmoutier as handsome, red haired, jovial, and a great warrior.
  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, Empress Matilda. Consent was obtained from both parties, and on 10 of June 1128 the fifteen-year-old Geoffrey was knighted in Rouen by King Henry in preparation for the wedding.
  
  MARRIAGE:
  Geoffrey and Matilda's marriage took place in 1128. The marriage was meant to seal a peace between England/Normandy and Anjou. She was eleven years older than Geoffrey, and very proud of her status as Empress (as opposed to being a mere countess). Their marriage was a stormy one with frequent long separations but she bore him three sons and survived him.
  
  COUNT OF ANJOU:
  The year after the marriage Geoffrey's father left for Jerusalem (where he was to become king), leaving Geoffrey behind as count of Anjou.
  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 April 1141 declared Stephen deposed and proclaimed Matilda "Lady of the English".
  
  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 summer of 1144. In 1144, he founded an Augustine priory at Château-l'Hermitage in 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.
  
  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 Elias died in 1151.
  The threat of rebellion slowed his progress in Normandy, and is one reason he could not intervene in England.
  Geoffrey died later the same year, aged just 38, and Henry took his father’s place as Head of the Plantagenet House.
  In 1153, the Treaty of Wallingford stipulated that Stephen should remain King of England for life and that Henry, the son of Geoffrey and Matilda should succeed him, beginning the Plantagenet era in England.
  
  DEATH:
  North West France 1150
  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. His wife and sons outlived him. He was buried at St. Julien's Cathedral in Le Mans France, and Henry succeeded him as Duke of Normandy.
  
  CHILDREN:
  Geoffrey and Matilda's children were:
  Henry II, King of England (1133–1189), succeeded his father as head of Angevin Dynasty, had 8 children with Eleanor of Aquitaine, who became rulers of the Angevin Dynasty after their father.
  Geoffrey, Count of Nantes (1 June 1134 Rouen – 26 July 1158 Nantes) died unmarried and was buried in Nantes
  William, Viscount of Dieppe (1136–1164) died unmarried.
  
  Geoffrey also had illegitimate children by an unknown mistress (or mistresses):
  1. Hamelin who married Isabel de Warenne, 4th Countess of Surrey;
  2. Emme, who married Dafydd Ab Owain Gwynedd, Prince of North Wales;
  3. and Mary, who became a nun and Abbess of Shaftesbury and who may be the poet Marie de France. Adelaide of Angers is sometimes sourced as being the mother of Hamelin.
  
  EARLY HERALDRY (see list of oldest in heraldry):
  An enamel effigy (funerary plaque) commissioned by his widow to decorate the tomb of Geoffrey of Anjou is one of the earliest examples of European heraldry.
  Jean de Marmentier, a late-12th-century chronicler, reported that in 1128 Henry I of England knighted his son-in-law Geoffrey and granted him a badge of gold lions.
  A gold lion may already have been Henry's own badge, and different lion motifs would later be used by many of his descendants. The enamel shows Geoffrey with a blue shield depicting gold lions, apparently the same motif later used by a grandson of Geoffrey, William Longespee.
  In addition to being one of the first authentic representations of a coat of arms, according to British historian Jim Bradbury it "suggests possible evidence for the early use of what became the English royal arms".
  
  === *Geoffrey V "le Bon" Plantagenet ===
  *Geoffrey V "le Bon" Plantagenet
  born 24 August 1113 Anjou, France
  died 7 September 1151 Chateau, France
  
  father:
  *Foulques V "le Jeune" Count of Anjou
  born 1092 Of, Anjou, France
  died 10 Nov 1143 Jerusalem, Israel
  buried Church Of Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel
  
  mother:
  *Ermengarde (Ermentrude) Du Maine
  born about 1096 Maine, France
  died 1126 Maine, France
  married 11 July 1110 France
  
  siblings:
  Mathilde d'Anjou born about 1104 Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France
  died 1154 Fontevrault Abbey, Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, France
  Elias d'Anjou born about 1111 Anjou, France
  died 15 January 1151 St Serge Abbey, Angers, Anjou, France buried L'Abbey des Sergela, Angers, France
  *Sibilla d'Anjou born about 1105 Anjou, France died 1165/67
  
  spouse (1st):
  *Matilda (Maud) Empress of Germany
  born before 5 August 1102 London, Middlesex, England
  died 10 Sepptember 1169 Notre Dame, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
  buried Bec Abbey, Le Bec-Hellouin, Eure, France
  married 22 May 1127 Le Mans, Sarthe, France
  
  children (from 1st marriage):
  *Henry II "Plantagenet" King of England born 5 March 1133 Le Mans, Sarthe, France
  died 6 July 1189 Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France
  buried 8 July 1189 Fontevrault Abbey, Fontevrault, Maine-Et-Loire, France
  Agnes Plantagenet born about 1130 < Le Mans, Sarthe, France> died 1192 Anyore, England
  Geoffrey VI "Mantell" Plantagenet Count of Nantes born 3 June 1134 Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
  died 27 July 1157 Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France buried Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France
  Guillaume Plantagenet Count of Poitou born 22 July 1136 Argentan, Orne, France
  died 30 January 1163/1164 Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France buried Notre Dame, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
  Emma Plantagenet Princess of Wales born about 1138 Normandy, France
  
  spouse (not married):
  *Concubine of Geoffrey V
  born Abt 1112 Of, Normandy, France
  
  children:
  *Hamelin Plantagenet
  born 1130 Normandy, France
  died Apr 1202 England
  buried Chapter House, Lewes, Sussex, England
  
  biographical and/or anecdotal:
  
  notes or source:
  LDS
  
  === M E Sorley: The Sorley Pedigrees pp 26, ===
  M E Sorley: The Sorley Pedigrees pp 26,14 W Betham: Genealogical Tables Tab. DLXXIII (573) Dauphins of Viennois
  
  === Sources: RC 196; Kraentzler 1185. RC: Gu ===
  Sources: RC 196; Kraentzler 1185. RC: Guigues VII "le Gros," Count of Albon and Grenoble, Sire de Vion. Witnessed a charter with his brother Humbert, 20 Aug. 1034. Occ with hisfather, 27 April 1050 and 1053. K: Guigues IV, Count d'Albon and Grenoble, Dauphin de Viennios.

• m. 1133 in Poitou, France
• m. 22 MAY 1127 in , Le Mans, Sarthe, France
• m. 22 MAY 1127 in Poitou, France

1. Henry King of England II, b. 5 MAR 1133 in Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France     d. 6 JUL 1189 in Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France

1. Henry King of England II, b. 5 MAR 1133 in Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France     d. 6 JUL 1189 in Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France

1. Hamelin d'Anjou, b. 24 AUG 1134 in Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France     d. 7 MAY 1202 in Lewes, Sussex, England

1. Title: Inf from Ancestral Roots of Sixty New England Colonists by FrederickLewis; Weis, Th.D. and Proving Your Pedigree, by Archibald Bennett, pg. 205
   
2. Title: Famous Kin
   Publication: Name: https://famouskin.com/family-group.php?name=13674+hamelin+de+warenne&ahnum=2;
   
3. Title: Our royal, titled, noble and commoner ancestors
   Author: Citations [S635] Unknown author, Ancestral Roots of 60 Colonists by F. L. Weis, p. 112. [S11569] Europaische Stammtafeln, by Wilhelm Karl, Prinz zu Isenburg, Vol. II, Tafel 82. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 18-24. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, p. 304-305. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 24-42. [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 747-748. [S6] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 432-433.
   Note: Geoffrey V, 10th Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy1,2,3,4 Last Edited 4 Apr 2020 M, #4989, b. 24 November 1113, d. 7 September 1151 Father Fulk V, 9th Count of Anjou, King of Jerusalem2,3 b. 1092, d. 13 Nov 1142 Mother Eremburg du Maine2,3 b. c 1096, d. 15 Jan 1126 Geoffrey V, 10th Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy was born on 24 November 1113 at Anjou, France.2 He married Maud, Queen of England, daughter of Henry I, King of England, Duke of Normandy and Matilda of Scotland, on 11 June 1127 at Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France; They had 3 sons (Henry II, King of England, Duke of Normandy & Aquitaine, Comte d'Anjou; Geoffrey, Comte d'Anjou & de Nantes; & William Longespee). He also had an illegitimate son (Hamelin, 5th Earl of Surrey) & 2 illegitimate daughters (Emma, wife of Dafydd ab Owain, Prince of North Wales; & Mary, Abbess of Shaftesbury).2,3 Geoffrey V, 10th Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy died on 7 September 1151 at Chateau-du-Loir, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France, at age 37; Buried at St. Julien's, Le Mans.2,3 Family 1 Maud, Queen of England b. 7 Feb 1102, d. 10 Sep 1167 Children Henry II, King of England, 11th Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy, Count of Maine & Aquitaine+2,5 b. 5 Mar 1133, d. 6 Jul 1189 Geoffrey VI, 12th Count of Anjou, Count of Nantes2 b. 1 Jun 1134, d. 26 Jul 1158 William de Penthievre, Count of Poitou+2 b. 22 Jul 1136, d. 30 Nov 1164 Family 2 Children Emma d' Anjou+2 d. c 1214 Hameline, 5th Earl of Surrey, Vicomte de Touraine+6,7,4 b. c 1130, d. 7 May 1202
   
4. Title: Wikiwand: Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou
   Publication: Name: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Geoffrey_Plantagenet,_Count_of_Anjou;
   Page: Ancestry