Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou

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Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou was a 12th-century French nobleman and crusader whose marriage to Empress Matilda founded the Angevin dynasty that would rule England and much of western France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French noble ⓘ
count ⓘ
crusader ⓘ
medieval ruler ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Geoffrey V Plantagenet ⓘ
surface form: Geoffrey Plantagenet

Geoffrey V Plantagenet ⓘ
surface form: Geoffrey the Fair
associatedWith House of Plantagenet ⓘ
surface form: Plantagenet kings of England
birthDate 1113 ⓘ
birthPlace Anjou ⓘ
burialPlace Le Mans Cathedral ⓘ
child Geoffrey, Count of Nantes ⓘ
Henry II of England ⓘ
William IX, Count of Poitiers ⓘ
surface form: William, Count of Poitou
coatOfArmsFeature sprig of broom (planta genista) ⓘ
conflict The Anarchy ⓘ
surface form: The Anarchy in England and Normandy
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
deathDate 1151-09-07 ⓘ
deathPlace Château-du-Loir ⓘ
dynasticFounderOf House of Anjou ⓘ
surface form: Angevin dynasty
era 12th century ⓘ
father Fulk V of Anjou ⓘ
surface form: Fulk V, Count of Anjou
heldVassalageFrom King of France ⓘ
language Old French ⓘ
marriageDateToEmpressMatilda 1128 ⓘ
mother Ermengarde of Maine ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Anjou ⓘ
notableFor being father of the first Plantagenet king of England ⓘ
establishing Angevin rule over Normandy ⓘ
marriage alliance with Empress Matilda ⓘ
participatedIn Second Crusade ⓘ
placeOfMarriageToEmpressMatilda Le Mans ⓘ
politicalRole ruler in western France ⓘ
predecessorAsCountOfAnjou Fulk V of Anjou ⓘ
surface form: Fulk V, Count of Anjou
predecessorAsDukeOfNormandy Stephen of Blois ⓘ
reignAsCountOfAnjouFrom 1129 ⓘ
reignAsCountOfAnjouTo 1151 ⓘ
reignAsDukeOfNormandyFrom 1144 ⓘ
reignAsDukeOfNormandyTo 1150 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
securedControlOver Normandy ⓘ
spouse Empress Matilda ⓘ
successorAsCountOfAnjou Henry II of England ⓘ
successorAsDukeOfNormandy Henry II of England ⓘ
supportedClaimOf Empress Matilda to the English throne ⓘ
title Count of Anjou ⓘ
Count of Maine ⓘ
Duke of Normandy ⓘ

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Henry II of England → father → Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou ⓘ
The Anarchy (English civil war) → significantPerson → Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou ⓘ
subject surface form: The Anarchy
this entity surface form: Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou
House of Ingelger → hasNotableMember → Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Geoffrey V of Anjou
Counts of Anjou → notableMember → Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Geoffrey V of Anjou
Geoffrey V Plantagenet → child → Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Geoffrey, Count of Nantes
House of Anjou → hasMember → Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Geoffrey V of Anjou
Empress Matilda → spouse → Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou ⓘ
Empress Matilda → child → Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Geoffrey, Count of Nantes
Fulk V of Anjou → child → Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou ⓘ
Fulk V of Anjou → successor → Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou ⓘ
County of Anjou → notableRuler → Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Geoffrey V of Anjou