Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou

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Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou was a 12th-century French nobleman and crusader whose marriage to Empress Matilda founded the Angevin dynasty that would rule England and much of western France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French noble ⓘ
count ⓘ
crusader ⓘ
medieval ruler ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Geoffrey Plantagenet ⓘ
Geoffrey the Fair ⓘ
associatedWith Plantagenet kings of England ⓘ
birthDate 1113 ⓘ
birthPlace Anjou ⓘ
burialPlace Le Mans Cathedral ⓘ
child Geoffrey, Count of Nantes ⓘ
Henry II of England ⓘ
William, Count of Poitou ⓘ
coatOfArmsFeature sprig of broom (planta genista) ⓘ
conflict The Anarchy in England and Normandy ⓘ
linked to: The Anarchy
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
deathDate 1151-09-07 ⓘ
deathPlace Château-du-Loir ⓘ
dynasticFounderOf Angevin dynasty ⓘ
linked to: House of Anjou
era 12th century ⓘ
father Fulk V, Count of Anjou ⓘ
linked to: Fulk V of Anjou
heldVassalageFrom King of France ⓘ
language Old French ⓘ
marriageDateToEmpressMatilda 1128 ⓘ
mother Ermengarde of Maine ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Anjou ⓘ
notableFor being father of the first Plantagenet king of England ⓘ
establishing Angevin rule over Normandy ⓘ
marriage alliance with Empress Matilda ⓘ
participatedIn Second Crusade ⓘ
placeOfMarriageToEmpressMatilda Le Mans ⓘ
politicalRole ruler in western France ⓘ
predecessorAsCountOfAnjou Fulk V, Count of Anjou ⓘ
linked to: Fulk V of Anjou
predecessorAsDukeOfNormandy Stephen of Blois ⓘ
reignAsCountOfAnjouFrom 1129 ⓘ
reignAsCountOfAnjouTo 1151 ⓘ
reignAsDukeOfNormandyFrom 1144 ⓘ
reignAsDukeOfNormandyTo 1150 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
securedControlOver Normandy ⓘ
spouse Empress Matilda ⓘ
successorAsCountOfAnjou Henry II of England ⓘ
successorAsDukeOfNormandy Henry II of England ⓘ
supportedClaimOf Empress Matilda to the English throne ⓘ
title Count of Anjou ⓘ
Count of Maine ⓘ
Duke of Normandy ⓘ

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Henry II of England → father → Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou ⓘ
The Anarchy → significantPerson → Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou ⓘ
subject linked to: The Anarchy (English civil war)
linked to: Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou
House of Ingelger → hasNotableMember → Geoffrey V of Anjou ⓘ
linked to: Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou
Counts of Anjou → notableMember → Geoffrey V of Anjou ⓘ
linked to: Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou
Geoffrey V Plantagenet → child → Geoffrey, Count of Nantes ⓘ
linked to: Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou
House of Anjou → hasMember → Geoffrey V of Anjou ⓘ
linked to: Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou
Empress Matilda → spouse → Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou ⓘ
Empress Matilda → child → Geoffrey, Count of Nantes ⓘ
linked to: Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou
Fulk V of Anjou → child → Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou ⓘ
Fulk V of Anjou → successor → Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou ⓘ
County of Anjou → notableRuler → Geoffrey V of Anjou ⓘ
linked to: Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou
Anjou → notableRuler → Geoffrey V of Anjou ⓘ
subject linked to: historical province of Anjou
linked to: Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou
Matilda of Anjou → sibling → Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou ⓘ
Maud, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire → spouse → Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou ⓘ
Geoffrey the Handsome → alsoKnownAs → Geoffrey V of Anjou ⓘ
linked to: Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou
Sibylla of Anjou → relative → Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou ⓘ
Sibylla of Anjou → sibling → Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou ⓘ
Countess of Anjou → associatedMonarch → Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou ⓘ
Henry FitzEmpress → father → Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou ⓘ
Henry of Anjou → father → Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou ⓘ