Geoffrey Plantagenet, 5Th Count Of Anjou (b. August 24, 1113, d. September 7, 1151)
Geoffrey Plantagenet, 5Th Count Of Anjou was born August 24, 1113 in Anjou, France837, and died September 7, 1151 in Chateau du Loir, France837. He married Matilda Empress Of Germany on May 22, 1127 in Le Mans838, daughter of Henry I and Matilda.
Notes for Geoffrey Plantagenet, 5Th Count Of Anjou: [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 3, Ed. 1, Tree #2553, Date of Import: Jun 20, 1997]
PLANTAGENET, HOUSE OF. Also called the Angevin Dynasty, the House of Plantagenet ruled England from 1154 to 1485. The reign of the House of Plantagenet ended in the final battle of the Wars of the Roses, fought between the Lancaster and York families. The victor, Henry Tudor, became Henry VII and officially ended the Plantagenet reign with the founding of the House of Tudor. The Plantagenet royal dynasty provided 14 kings descended from Geoffrey, 5th count of Anjou, and the empress Matilda, daughter of the English king Henry I. Plantagenet was not a hereditary surname and seems to have originated as a nickname for Count Geoffrey. The name is believed to refer either to the sprig of broom (Latin genista) that he wore in his hat or to his practice of planting broom to improve his hunting covers. Historians differ on the naming of kings as Plantagenet, with some giving the name to Count Geoffrey's descendants beginning with Edward I. Richard Plantagenet, or Richard, 3rd duke of York, was the first to use the surname officially when he claimed the throne in 1460. The Plantagenet line became extinct when its legitimate male heir, Edward, earl of Warwick, was executed in 1499.
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-------------------------------------------------------- Plantagenet, surname, originally nickname, of the English royal house of Anjou or the Angevin dynasty, founded by Geoffrey IV, count of Anjou (1113-51), husband of Matilda (1102-67), daughter of King Henry I of England. The name is derived from the Latin planta ("sprig") and genista ("broom plant"), in reference to the sprig that Geoffrey always wore in his cap. Reigning from 1154 to 1485, the Plantagenet kings, in the main line of descent, were Henry II, Richard I, John, Henry III, Edward I, Edward II, Edward III, and Richard II; through the house of Lancaster, Henry IV, Henry V, and Henry VI; and through the house of York, Edward IV, Edward V, and Richard III.
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More About Geoffrey Plantagenet, 5Th Count Of Anjou and Matilda Empress Of Germany: Marriage: May 22, 1127, Le Mans.838
Children of Geoffrey Plantagenet, 5Th Count Of Anjou and Matilda Empress Of Germany are:
+Henry II, b. March 5, 1132/33, LeMans, France839, d. July 6, 1189, Chinon, France839.
Geoffrey Plantagenet, 5Th Count Of Anjou (b. August 24, 1113, d. September 7, 1151)
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