Geoffroi V "the Fair" Plantagenet

Geoffroi V "the Fair" Plantagenet

Male Abt 1113 - Abt 1151  (~ 38 years)

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  • Name Geoffroi V "the Fair" Plantagenet  [1, 2
    Nickname the Fair 
    Birth Abt 1113  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death Abt 1151  Chateau, Eure-et-Loire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial Abt 1151  St. Julian Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1250  Cooley Miller Sears Barnhouse
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2011 

    Father Foulques V "le Jenn",   b. Abt 1092   d. Abt 1143 (Age ~ 51 years) 
    Mother Aremburge du Maine,   b. Abt 1026   d. 14 Jan 1126 (Age ~ 100 years) 
    Family ID F332  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Matilda of England,   b. Abt 1102, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sep 1167, Rouen, Normandie Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Marriage 22 May 1128  Cath Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    • Geoffrei Plantagenet and Empress Matilda daughter of King of the English Henry I and granddaughter of William the Conqueror were marriad 22 May 1128 in Le Mans Cathedral. Geoffrei was age 14 when wed to Matilda, age 25
      Cath [3]
    Children 
     1. Henry II Curtmantle Plantagenet,   b. 5 Mar 1132, Le Mans, Maine, Pays de la Loire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jul 1189, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
    Family ID F331  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Aug 2011 

  • Photos
    Arms of Anjou
    Arms of Anjou

  • Notes 
    • Geoffrey "the Fair" Plantagenet 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. The ancient arms of Anjou borne by the Plantagenet are described as "Gules, a Chief Argent over an Escarbuncle" which means "a red shield with a silver bar at the top and a gold cross of eight rays set with knobs and the arms ending in fleur-de-lis". Shields were sometimes strengthened with iron bands radiating from the centre which eventually became a part of the coat of arms under the term escarbuncle.

  • Sources 
    1. [S29] Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A., Bulkeley **main, (New Haven, Connecticut, 1933), pp82-83 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S364] Frederick Lewis Weis and Arthur Adams, Magna Charta Sureties, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1999), p18 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S534] Website, http://www.robertsewell.ca/plantagenet.html (Reliability: 3).
      Cathedrale St-Julien Le-Mans.jpg
      Cathedrale St-Julien Le-Mans.jpg


    4. [S534] Website, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_monarchs (Reliability: 3).



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