Geoffrey V Plantagenet

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Geoffrey V Plantagenet was a 12th-century French nobleman, husband of Empress Matilda and father of King Henry II of England, whose marriage helped lay the foundations of the Angevin Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Count of Anjou
Duke of Normandy
French person
medieval person
nobleman
alsoKnownAs Geoffrey VI of Anjou
surface form: Geoffrey le Bel

Geoffrey the Handsome
surface form: Geoffrey the Fair

Geoffrey the Handsome
associatedWith Anjou
Maine
Normandy
birthDate 1113-08-24
birthPlace Anjou
burialPlace Le Mans Cathedral
child Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou
surface form: Geoffrey, Count of Nantes

Henry II of England
William FitzEmpress
coatOfArms golden lions on a blue field (early Plantagenet arms)
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
dateOfMarriage 1128-06-17
deathDate 1151-09-07
deathPlace Château du Loire
era High Middle Ages
familyName House of Plantagenet
surface form: Plantagenet
father Fulk V of Anjou
givenName Geoffrey
hasAncestor Fulk IV of Anjou
militaryRank feudal commander
mother Ermengarde of Maine
nobleFamily House of Anjou
House of Plantagenet
surface form: Plantagenet dynasty
notableEvent marriage to Empress Matilda
notableFor founding the Plantagenet line of English kings
laying foundations of the Angevin Empire
notableWork conquest of Normandy
placeOfMarriage Le Mans
predecessor Fulk V of Anjou
reignEnd 1151
reignEndAsDukeOfNormandy 1150
reignStart 1129
reignStartAsDukeOfNormandy 1144
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
spouse Empress Matilda
successor Henry II of England
title Count of Anjou
Count of Maine
Duke of Normandy

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Count of Anjou notableHolder Geoffrey V Plantagenet
Anjou notableRuler Geoffrey V Plantagenet
this entity surface form: Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou
Duchy of Anjou titleHeldBy Geoffrey V Plantagenet
this entity surface form: Geoffrey V of Anjou
Ingelger notableDescendant Geoffrey V Plantagenet
this entity surface form: Geoffrey Plantagenet
Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou alsoKnownAs Geoffrey V Plantagenet
this entity surface form: Geoffrey Plantagenet
Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou alsoKnownAs Geoffrey V Plantagenet
this entity surface form: Geoffrey the Fair