| Name |
Geoffrey PLANTAGENET , Count of Anjou & Maine, Duke of Normandy |
| Alias/AKA |
Geoffrey The Fair149,153 |
| Birth Date |
Aug 24, 1113149,153 |
| Death Date |
Sep 7, 1151149 |
| Death Place |
Château-du-Loir, Sarthe, Pays-de-la-Loire, France |
| Burial Place |
Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays-de-la-Loire, France 149,153 |
| Burial Memo |
St. Julian's Church |
| Father |
Fulk OF ANJOU , Count of Anjou & Maine, King of Jerusalem (1092-1143) |
| Mother |
Ermengarde OF MAINE (?-1126) |
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| Spouses |
| 1 |
Matilda , Queen of England |
| Alias/AKA |
Matilda the Empress149 |
| Birth Date |
ca 1103/04149 |
| Birth Place |
Winchester, Dorset, England |
| Death Date |
Sep 10, 1167149 |
| Death Place |
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Death Memo |
Abby of Notre-Dame-des-Prés |
| Burial Place |
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France149 |
| Burial Memo |
Rouen Cathedral |
| Father |
Henry I, King of England (ca1068-1135) |
| Mother |
Matilda OF SCOTLAND (1080-1118) |
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| Marriage Date |
May 22, 1128149 |
| Marriage Place |
Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays-de-la-Loire, France |
| Marriage Memo |
Le Mans Cathedral |
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| Children |
Henry (1133-1189) |
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| Notes for Geoffrey PLANTAGENET , Count of Anjou & Maine, Duke of Normandy |
Geoffrey and Mastilda are multiply related with the closest (so far) being that they are third cousins once removed.
"Geoffrey 'the Fair', meaning 'the Handsome' was the first to use the Plantagenet name. One story relates that his father, Fulk the Younger atoned for some evil deed by being scourged with broom twigs or planta genista before the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Another story relates that Geoffrey wore a sprig of broom or planta genista in his hat. Regardless, it is generally agreed upon that the family name of "Plantagenet" has its origins with the planta genista or broom plant."153
"The name Plantagenet, according to Rapin, came from when Fulk the Great, being stung from remorse for some wicked action, in order to atone for it, went a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, and was scourged before the Holy Sepulchre with broom twigs. Earlier authorities say it was because Geoffrey bore a branch of yellow broom (Planta-genistae) in his helm."149
"Mathilda was the only surviving legitimate child of King Henry I of England. After the death of Henry I in 1135, Geoffrey laid claim to Normandy through his wife Mathilda. Meanwhile, Mathilda attempted the conquest of England from her cousin King Stephen who had gained the crown. Geoffrey did not accompany her, being still engaged in the conquest of Normandy, which he completed in 1144. In 1147 he undertook a crusade with King Louis VII of France. In 1150, Geoffrey and Matilda ceded Normandy to their son Henry (later King Henry II of England), who founded the English Angevin dynasty."153 |
| Research Notes |
MARRIAGE: The date of his marriage to Matilda is also given as Apr 3, 1127149 and as May 22, 1127 with no place given.153
DEATH: His date of death is confirmed with no place given.153 |
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