Geoffrey II of Anjou

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Geoffrey II of Anjou was an 11th-century Count of Anjou known for expanding his territories through warfare and political maneuvering, helping to establish the regional power of his dynasty in western France.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Geoffrey II of Anjou canonical 10
Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French noble ⓘ
count ⓘ
medieval ruler ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
allegiance County of Anjou ⓘ
burialPlace Anjou ⓘ
centuryOfBirth 11th century ⓘ
conflictWith Counts of Blois ⓘ
linked to: Count of Blois

Dukes of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Normandy
countryOfOrigin County of Anjou ⓘ
dateOfBirth circa 1006 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 14 November 1060 ⓘ
dynasticRole key early ruler of the Angevin dynasty ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
father Fulk III of Anjou ⓘ
Fulk Nerra ⓘ
linked to: Fulk III Nerra
givenName Geoffrey ⓘ
heldTitleDuring reign of Henry I of France ⓘ
historicalPeriod 11th century ⓘ
historicalSignificance helped establish the regional power of the Angevin dynasty ⓘ
language Old French ⓘ
mainActivity political maneuvering ⓘ
territorial expansion ⓘ
warfare ⓘ
mannerOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
mother Elisabeth of Vendôme ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Ingelger ⓘ
nobleTitle Count of Anjou ⓘ
notableFor conflicts with neighboring lords in western France ⓘ
expanding the power of the counts of Anjou in western France ⓘ
strengthening Angevin control over Touraine ⓘ
placeOfBirth Anjou ⓘ
placeOfDeath Anjou ⓘ
politicalStrategy use of alliances and marriages to secure power ⓘ
use of warfare to expand territory ⓘ
positionHeld Count of Anjou ⓘ
predecessor Fulk III of Anjou ⓘ
region western France ⓘ
linked to: Western France
reignEnd 1060 ⓘ
reignStart 1040 ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
spouse Agnes of Burgundy ⓘ
Agnes of Poitou ⓘ
successor Fulk IV of Anjou ⓘ
territorialFocus Anjou ⓘ
Maine ⓘ
Touraine ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

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

House of Ingelger → hasNotableMember → Geoffrey II of Anjou ⓘ
Counts of Anjou → notableMember → Geoffrey II of Anjou ⓘ
Fulk III Nerra → child → Geoffrey II of Anjou ⓘ
Fulk III Nerra → successor → Geoffrey II of Anjou ⓘ
County of Maine → associatedWith → Geoffrey II of Anjou ⓘ
County of Anjou → notableRuler → Geoffrey II of Anjou ⓘ
Fulk III of Anjou → successor → Geoffrey II of Anjou ⓘ
Fulk III of Anjou → child → Geoffrey II of Anjou ⓘ
Geoffrey III of Anjou → father → Geoffrey II of Anjou ⓘ
Geoffrey III of Anjou → predecessor → Geoffrey II of Anjou ⓘ
Ermengarde of Anjou → sibling → Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou ⓘ
linked to: Geoffrey II of Anjou
Ermengarde of Anjou → relative → Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou ⓘ
linked to: Geoffrey II of Anjou