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