Geoffrey I of Anjou

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Geoffrey I of Anjou was a 10th–11th century Count of Anjou who consolidated his family's power in western France and laid foundations for the later prominence of the Angevin dynasty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French noble ⓘ
count ⓘ
medieval ruler ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
allegiance Kingdom of West Francia ⓘ
linked to: West Francia
alsoKnownAs Geoffrey Greymantle ⓘ
Geoffrey I Grisegonelle ⓘ
linked to: Geoffrey I of Anjou

Geoffroi Ier d’Anjou ⓘ
linked to: Geoffrey I of Anjou
associatedWith Angevin dynasty ⓘ
linked to: House of Anjou
birthDate c. 940 ⓘ
burialPlace Saint-Aubin Abbey, Angers ⓘ
child Ermengarde-Gerberga of Anjou ⓘ
linked to: Ermengarde of Anjou

Fulk III of Anjou ⓘ
contributedTo rise of the Angevin counts ⓘ
country County of Anjou ⓘ
deathDate 21 July 987 ⓘ
deathPlace Marçon ⓘ
era 10th century ⓘ
11th century ⓘ
father Fulk II of Anjou ⓘ
givenName Geoffrey ⓘ
heldCastle Angers Castle ⓘ
linked to: Château d’Angers
language Old French ⓘ
militaryConflict conflicts with the Dukes of Brittany ⓘ
wars against the Counts of Blois ⓘ
mother Gerberga ⓘ
linked to: Gerberga of Saxony
nobleFamily House of Ingelger ⓘ
notableFor consolidating comital authority in Anjou ⓘ
expanding Angevin influence in western France ⓘ
laying foundations of the Angevin dynasty’s later power ⓘ
patronage monastic institutions in Anjou ⓘ
positionHeld Count of Anjou ⓘ
predecessor Fulk II of Anjou ⓘ
region western France ⓘ
reignEnd 21 July 987 ⓘ
reignStart 958 ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Angers ⓘ
spouse Adelaide of Châlon ⓘ
Adelaide of Vermandois ⓘ
strengthened comital administration in Anjou ⓘ
successor Fulk III of Anjou ⓘ
title Count of Anjou ⓘ
vassalOf Kings of West Francia ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

House of Ingelger → hasNotableMember → Geoffrey I of Anjou ⓘ
Counts of Anjou → notableMember → Geoffrey I of Anjou ⓘ
Fulk III Nerra → father → Geoffrey I of Anjou ⓘ
Fulk III Nerra → predecessor → Geoffrey I of Anjou ⓘ
Fulk II of Anjou → child → Geoffrey I of Anjou ⓘ
Fulk II of Anjou → successor → Geoffrey I of Anjou ⓘ
Fulk II of Anjou → notableRelative → Geoffrey I of Anjou ⓘ
Geoffrey I of Anjou → alsoKnownAs → Geoffrey I Grisegonelle ⓘ
linked to: Geoffrey I of Anjou
Geoffrey I of Anjou → alsoKnownAs → Geoffroi Ier d’Anjou ⓘ
linked to: Geoffrey I of Anjou
Fulk III of Anjou → father → Geoffrey I of Anjou ⓘ
Fulk III of Anjou → predecessor → Geoffrey I of Anjou ⓘ
Conan I of Rennes → fatherInLaw → Geoffrey I of Anjou ⓘ