Geoffrey Plantagenet

Geoffrey Plantagenet

Geoffrey Plantagenet may refer to:

* Geoffrey V of Anjou (1113-1151), Count of Anjou, was the father of Henry II of England and the first to be known as Plantagenet
* Geoffrey Plantagenet (1134-1158), his second son
* Geoffrey, Archbishop of York (1151-1212), Archbishop of York, was an illegitimate son of Henry II
* Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany (1158-1186), Duke of Brittany, was the third surviving legitimate son of Henry II


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  • Geoffrey — m English: of Germanic (Frankish and Lombard) origin, introduced to Britain by the Normans. It was in regular use among the counts of Anjou, ancestors of the English royal house of Plantagenet, who were descended from Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count… …   First names dictionary

  • Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou — Infobox British Royalty|none title = Duke of the Normans Count of Anjou, Maine and Mortain name = Geoffrey V caption = Enamel effigy of Geoffrey on his tomb at Le Mans succession = Count of Anjou reign = 1129 – 7 September 1151 predecessor = Fulk …   Wikipedia

  • Geoffrey IV — ▪ count of Anjou also called  Geoffrey Plantagenet,  byname  Geoffrey The Fair,  French  Geoffroi Plantagenet, or Geoffroi Le Bel  born Aug. 24, 1113 died Sept. 7, 1151, Le Mans, Maine [France]       count of Anjou (1131–51), Maine, and Touraine… …   Universalium

  • Geoffrey Chaucer —     Geoffrey Chaucer     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Geoffrey Chaucer     English poet, born in London between 1340 and 1345; died there, 25 October, 1400. John Chaucer, a vintner and citizen of London, married Agnes, heiress of one Hamo de Copton …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Plantagenet —   [plæn tædʒɪnɪt], Anjou Plantagenet [ã ʒu ], englisches Königshaus, das 1154 1399 in direkter Linie und 1399 1485 in den Linien Lancaster und York regierte. Der Name stammt vom Ginsterbusch (lateinisch planta genista), den Gottfried V.… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Plantagenet — ► NOUN ▪ a member of the English royal dynasty which ruled from 1154 until 1485. ORIGIN from Latin planta genista sprig of broom , said to be worn as a crest by and given as a nickname to Geoffrey, count of Anjou, the father of Henry II …   English terms dictionary

  • Plantagenet, House of — or House of Anjou Royal house of England (1154–1485) that provided 14 kings, including six from the cadet houses of Lancaster and York. The line descended from Geoffrey, count of Anjou died 1151 , and the empress Matilda, daughter of the English… …   Universalium

  • Plantagenet, House of — (1154–1485)    The name “Plantagenet” has been used by historians since the seventeenth century to refer to the English royal family that descended from Henry II (r. 1154–1189) and that in the fifteenth century split into the contending royal… …   Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses

  • Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany — Infobox British Royalty prince name = Geoffrey II succession = Duke of Brittany reign = July 1181 – 19 August 1186 predecessor = Conan IV successor = Constance spouse = Constance issue = Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany Maud/Matilda Arthur I issue… …   Wikipedia

  • Geoffrey, Archbishop of York — Infobox Archbishop of York name = Geoffrey, Archbishop of York consecrated = 18 August 1191 began = unknown term end = 12 December 1212 predecessor = Roger de Pont L Evêque successor = Walter de Gray birth date = about 1152 birthplace = death… …   Wikipedia

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