In the Anarchy which ensued, Stephen was captured at Lincoln in February 1141, and imprisoned at Bristol. Geoffrey and Matilda's marriage took place in 1128. Geoffrey also had illegitimate children by an unknown mistress (or mistresses): Hamelin who married Isabel de Warenne, 4th Countess of Surrey; Emme, who married Dafydd Ab Owain Gwynedd, Prince of North Wales; and Mary, who became a nun and Abbess of Shaftesbury and who may be the poet Marie de France. [7] Geoffrey held the duchy until 1149, when he and Matilda conjointly ceded it to their son, Henry, which cession was formally ratified by King Louis VII of France the following year. Their marriage was a stormy but happy one with frequent long separations; she bore him three sons and survived him by over 15 years.[1]:14–18. [14], "Geoffrey of Anjou" redirects here. He was buried at St Julien's Cathedral in Le Mans France, and his son Henry succeeded him as Duke of Normandy.[10]. Liste des comtes et ducs d'Anjou Philippe-Louis de France (1730-1733) fils cadet de Louis XV dernier duc d’Anjou (titre de courtoisie) Cette page dresse une liste non exhaustive présentant les comtes et ducs d’ Anjou au cours de l'Histoire de France.

His wife and sons outlived him. Geoffrey V (24 August 1113 – 7 September 1151), called the Handsome, the Fair (French: le Bel) or Plantagenet, was the Count of Anjou, Touraine and Maine by inheritance from 1129, and also Duke of Normandy by conquest from 1144.

[4] King Henry I of England, having heard reports on Geoffrey's talents and prowess, sent legates to Anjou to negotiate a marriage between Geoffrey and his daughter, Matilda. In 1144, he founded an Augustine priory at Château-l'Hermitage in Anjou. He assumed the title of Duke of Normandy in the summer of 1144. [12] In addition to being one of the first authentic representations of a coat of arms,[13] according to British historian Jim Bradbury it "suggests possible evidence for the early use of what became the English royal arms". Woodcock, Thomas and John Martin Robinson (1988), Isabel de Warenne, 4th Countess of Surrey, Margaret of France, Queen of England and Hungary, Joan, Countess of Hertford and Gloucester, Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, Humphrey of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Gloucester, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Geoffrey_Plantagenet,_Count_of_Anjou&oldid=984859218, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 22 October 2020, at 14:58. In 1153, the Treaty of Wallingford stipulated that Stephen should remain King of England for life and that Henry, the son of Geoffrey and Matilda should succeed him, beginning the Plantagenet era in English history. Henry succeeded to the English throne as King Henry II (1154–1189) and was the first of the Plantagenet dynasty to rule England for centuries. [8], Geoffrey also put down three baronial rebellions in Anjou, in 1129, 1135 and 1145–1151. Geoffrey was the elder son of Fulk V of Anjou and Ermengarde of Maine. [10], Geoffrey died suddenly on 7 September 1151. She was eleven years older than Geoffrey, and very proud of her status as dowager Empress (as opposed to being a mere countess), and which she kept for the remainder of her life. He arrived at Château-du-Loir, collapsed on a couch, made bequests of gifts and charities, and died. His marriage to the Empress Matilda, daughter and heiress of Henry I of England, produced a son, Henry Curtmantle. [1]:9[2]:1[3] The chronicler John of Marmoutier described Geoffrey as handsome, red haired, jovial, and a great warrior. [6], During 1142 and 1143, Geoffrey secured all of Normandy west and south of the Seine, and, on 14 January 1144, he crossed the Seine and entered Rouen. "Normandy Under Geoffrey Plantagenet". Geoffrey's ancestral domain of Anjou gave rise to the name Angevin, and what became known as the Angevin Empire in the 12th century.

Ingelger and his son were viscounts of Angers until Ingelger's son Fulk the Red assumed the title of Count of Anjou. Geoffrey died later the same year, aged 38, and Henry took his father’s place as head of the Plantagenet ducal house. The Robertians and their Capetian successors were distracted by wars with the Vikings and other concerns and were unable to recover the county until the reign of Philip II Augustus, more than 270 years later. The name "Plantagenet" was taken from Geoffrey's epithet. The Count of Anjou was the ruler of the county of Anjou, first granted by Charles the Bald in the 9th century to Robert the Strong. Peu à peu, les vicomtes d'Angers, représentés par Ingelger, s'émancipent de leur tutelle, comme d'ailleurs leurs voisins, les vicomtes de Blois. The year after the marriage Geoffrey's father left for Jerusalem (where he was to later become King of Jerusalem), leaving Geoffrey behind as count of Anjou.

The threat of rebellion slowed his progress in Normandy, and is one reason he could never intervene in England.

[9] He was often at odds with his younger brother, Elias, whom he had imprisoned until Elias died in 1151. The following year, Geoffrey gave Ambrieres, Gorron, and Chatilon-sur-Colmont to Juhel de Mayenne, on condition that he help obtain the inheritance of Geoffrey's wife. An enamel effigy (funerary plaque) commissioned by his widow to decorate the tomb of Geoffrey of Anjou is one of the earliest examples of European heraldry.
[5], In 1139 Matilda landed in England with 140 knights, where she was besieged at Arundel Castle by King Stephen. Jean de Marmentier, a late-12th-century chronicler, reported that in 1128 Henry I of England knighted his son-in-law Geoffrey and granted him a badge of gold lions. According to John of Marmoutier, Geoffrey was returning from a royal council when he was stricken with fever.

Geoffrey V (24 August 1113 – 7 September 1151), called the Handsome, the Fair (French: le Bel) or Plantagenet, was the Count of Anjou, Touraine and Maine by inheritance from 1129, and also Duke of Normandy by conquest from 1144. The Gesta Consulum Andegavorum names "primogenitus Gofridus…Guido…episcopus Podii…tertius minor Drogo" as the three sons of "Fulco Pius".

When his father in law, King Henry I of England died in 1135, Geoffrey supported Matilda in entering Normandy to claim her rightful inheritance. For other uses, see, Enamel effigy of Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, from his tomb at, Spouses of debatable or disputed rulers are in. The border districts submitted to her, but England chose her first cousin Stephen of Blois for its king, and Normandy soon followed suit. Consent was obtained from both parties, and on 10 June 1128 the fifteen-year-old Geoffrey was knighted in Rouen by King Henry, in preparation for the wedding. The enamel shows Geoffrey with a blue shield depicting gold lions, apparently the same motif later used by a grandson of Geoffrey, William Longespee. [6] A legatine council of the English church held at Winchester in April 1141 declared Stephen deposed and proclaimed Matilda "Lady of the English". [11] A gold lion may already have been Henry's own badge, and different lion motifs would later be used by many of his descendants. The marriage was meant to seal a lasting peace between England, Normandy (an English possession since William I) and Anjou. L'Anjou faisait partie de l'honneur des Robertiens les ancêtres des Capétiens. GEOFFROY d'Anjou, son of FOULQUES II "le Bon" Comte d'Anjou & his first wife Gerberge --- ([938/40]-Marçon 21 Jul 987, bur Châteauneuf, église Saint-Martin). Haskins, Charles H. 1912. Geoffrey received his nickname from the yellow sprig of broom blossom (genêt is the French name for the planta genista, or broom shrub) he wore in his hat.