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Geoffrey V, PLANTAGENET, Count of ANJOU[27], 896, M |
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24 Aug 1113 |
| Death |
7 Sep 1151, Chateau-du-Loir Age: 38 |
| Father |
Fulk V "The Young", Count of ANJOU, 904, M |
| Mother |
Ermengarde of MAINE, 905, F |
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| Notes for Geoffrey V, PLANTAGENET, Count of ANJOU |
"Geoffrey the Fair" ruled from 1128-54. His nickname "Plantagenet" came from a small sprig of broom he wore in his cap. (genet=broom).
He married one of the strongest women in history, who wnet off to claim her English crown while he subdued the French territories of Anjou, Normandy and Maine. He gloried in the recounting of his ancestor's deeds and played up the image of chivalry.
His career as a count was dominated by the pursuit of his wife Matilda's inheritance of Normandy and England and he was determined to conquer Normandy, Anjou's great enemy, but gave little help in England.[27]
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| Notes for Matilda Augusta (Spouse 1) |
| Maud was the widow of Emperor Henry V at the time of her marriage to Count Geoffrey in 1128. She despised her adolescent husband, and they made their way through a loveless marriage producing enough children to continue the lines. Haughty and cold, she was criticized by her contemporaries for not having feminine qualities. She is remembered as a daughter at war with her father Henry I, who never reconciled her differences with him, even as he died. |
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