Count Of Anjou Geoffrey Plantagenet

1113 - 1151  (38 years)

• Name	Count Of Anjou Geoffrey Plantagenet
  Birth	24 Aug 1113	Anjou, France   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Sep 1151	Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I22780	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

  Father	King Of Jerusalem Foulques Anjou,   b. 1092, Anjou, France d. 10 Nov 1143, Jerusalem, Israel (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Countess Of Anjou Ermengarde Maine,   b. Abt 1096, Maine, France d. 1126, Maine, France (Age 30 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	11 Jul 1110	France   [1]
  Family ID	F6635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Empress Of Germany Matilda England,   b. Bef 5 Aug 1102, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. 10 Sep 1169, Notre Dame, R, France (Age > 67 years)
  Marriage	22 May 1127	LeMans, Sarthe, France   [1]
  Children	1. "Plantagenet" King Of England Henry, II,   b. 5 Mar 1133, LeMans, Sarthe, France d. 6 Jul 1189, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6631	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

• Notes

  [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #4588, Date of Import: Aug 24, 1997] Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou (Angevin House.) Launched the Angevin dynasty upon a new and splendid career. This was the environment that assuredly had much to do with the early development of Normandy. Plantagenet was the family name of a line of kings that ruled England from 1154 to 1399. The kings descended from the marriage of Matilda, daughter of King Henry I, to Geoffrey, count of Anjou, France. Geoffrey was nicknamed "Plantagenet" because he wore a sprig of the broom (genet) plant in his cap. Many historians call these kings Angevins. The Plantagenet dynasty began with Henry II, son of Matilda and Geoffrey.

  
  

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