 Geoffrey (le Bel) Plantagenet, Nickname: Geoffrey V Plantagenet , son of Falk V and Ermentrude.BORN_SHORT 24 nov 1113 Normandy, France, DIED_SHORT 7 sep 1151 Château-du-Loir, by, Le Mans, Sarthe, France, 37 or 38 years AKA: Geoffrey [the Fair) Plantagenet KINSHIP: Son and heir. BIRTH: Date> 23 or 24 Aug 1113. HONORS: Knighted. TITLES: Count of Anjou, 1129; Count of Maine; Duke of Normandy, 1144. TITLES: Cession> He and wife Maud conjointly ceded the Duchy of Normany to their son Henry, 1149; ratified by King Louis VII of France, 1150 Married ± 1127-1128 Le Mans, Sarthe, France (approximately -977 years married) to:  Maud of England, Empress of the Holy Roman Empire, Nickname: Matilda, daughter of Henry I (Beauclerc), King of England and Matilda of Scotland.BORN_SHORT 7 feb 1102 London, Middlesex, England, DIED_SHORT 10 sep 1167 Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France, BURIED_SHORT Bec Abbey, le Bec Hellouin, Eure, France, 1st marriage/ related to: Henry V, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, 2nd marriage to: Geoffrey (le Bel) Plantagenet KINSHIP: Daughter and heiress presumptive to her father. MILITARY: Battles and Wars> Embroiled in a civil war with her 1st cousin King Stephen of England over the throne of England. TITLES: Styled "Lady of the English", rarely "Queen of the English". TITLES: Empress of Almain. TITLES: Proclaimed Queen of England in 1141 though never crowned. TITLES: Renounced> Renounced her claim as Queen of England in favor of her 1st cousin Stephen, for his life, with remainder to her son Henry. MARRIAGE: Date Conflict> Listed as "3 Apr 1127" in 'Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists', 7th ed. p. 3 line 1:24, p. 106 line 118:25; listed as "22 May 1127" in 'Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth-Century Colonists', 2nd ed. p. 277 PLANTAGENET:18; listed as "17 Jun 1128" in 'Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families', p. 1 PLANTAGENET:1. STATUS: 2nd marriage for husband; 2nd marriage for wife. CONDITION: 3 sons of this marriage. Children: | |||
1) Henry II (Curt Mantel), King of England, Nickname: Curt Mantel BORN_SHORT 5 mar 1132-1133 Le Mans, Sarthe, France, DIED_SHORT 6 jul 1189, 55 or 56 years AKA: Henry fitz Empress MILITARY: Invaded Ireland intent on conquest, 1171; by Christmas 1171, Waterford, Wexford, Limerick, and Cork were in his hands and all the Irish princes, except the King of Connaught, gave him hostages and promised tribute. HONORS: Knighted, 1149. TITLES: Succeeded 1st cousin one time removed Stephen, King of England, in 1154 as King of England, crowned 19 Dec 1154, reigned 25 Oct 1154-1189. TITLES: Became Duke of Normandy et of Maine, and Count of Anjou by inheritance from his mother and father. TITLES: In right of his wife, Duke of Aquitaine. PROBATE: Died testate. | |||
2) Geoffrey, Count of Anjou and NantesBORN_SHORT 1 jun 1134 Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France, DIED_SHORT 26 jul 1158 KINSHIP: 2nd son TITLES: Count of Anjou and Nantes. PROPERTY: Appanage> Held the castle of Chinon (Indre-et-Loire), France. PROPERTY: Appanage> Held the castle of Loudon (Vienne), France. PROPERTY: Appanage> Held the castle of Mirebeau (Vienne), France. CONDITION: sp> Died without issue. | |||
3) William Longespée, Nickname: Vicomte of DieppeBORN_SHORT 21 jul 1136 Argentan, Orne, France, DIED_SHORT 30 jan 1163-1164 Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France, 27 or 28 years, BURIED_SHORT Rouen Cathedral, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France William Longespée, Vicomte of Dieppe KINSHIP: 3rd son. TITLES: Count of Poitou; Vicomte of Dieppe. RESIDENCE: Of Throwley, Kent RESIDENCE: Of North Luffenham, Rutland RESIDENCE: Of Acton, Suffolk RESIDENCE: Of Oulton, Suffolk | |||
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