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Geoffrey IV (1070/75 – 19 May 1106), called Martel (the Hammer), was Count of Anjou from 1103 until his early death, either co-ruling with his father, Fulk IV, or in opposition to him. He was popular with the Church and grew a reputation for curbing tyranny and opposing his violent father, who, according to Orderic Vitalis ...
Geoffrey IV was the count of Anjou (1131–51), Maine, and Touraine and ancestor of the Plantagenet kings of England through his marriage, in June 1128, to Matilda (q.v.), daughter of Henry I of England. On Henry’s death (1135), Geoffrey claimed the duchy of Normandy; he finally conquered it in 1144.
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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 his marriage claim, and conquest, from 1144.
Article History. Also called: Geoffrey Plantagenet. French: Geoffroi Plantagenet. Born: September 23, 1158. Died: August 19?, 1186, Paris [France] Notable Family Members: father Henry II. mother Eleanor of Aquitaine. brother John. brother Richard I. brother Henry the Young King. (Show more)
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Geoffrey IV Martel the Younger 1103–1106 1070 son of Fulk IV and Ermengarde de Bourbon never married no issue 19 May 1106 Candé aged 36 Fulk V the Young 1106–1129 also: king of Jerusalem: 1089 Angers son of Count Fulk IV, Count of Anjou and Bertrade de Montfort (1) Ermengarde of Maine 1110 four children (2) Melisende 2 June 1129 ...
Geoffrey IV ( c. 1073 – 11 May 1106), called Martel (the Hammer), was a French nobleman who was the Count of Anjou from 1096 until his death. Early career. Geoffey, born c. 1073 was the oldest son of Fulk IV Réchin and his second wife Ermengarde of Bourbon. [1] . She was the daughter of Archambaud IV, Sire de Bourbon. [1] .
views updated. Geoffrey IV, known as Geoffrey Plantagenet (plătăj´ənət) [O.Fr.,=sprig of broom; he usually wore a sprig in his helmet], 1113–51, count of Anjou (1129–51); son of Fulk, count of Anjou and king of Jerusalem. In 1128 he married Matilda, daughter of King Henry I of England and widow of Holy Roman Emperor Henry V.
