Genealogy profile for geoffrey i geoffrey grisegonelle danjou, comte danjou, seneschal of france 940 987 genealogy genealogy for geoffrey grisegonelle danjou, comte danjou, seneschal of france 940 987 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Search now view more historical records for joan plantagenet surname meaning for plantagenet historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics like red hair. Geoffrey iv, count of anjou 1151, maine, and touraine and ancestor of the plantagenet kings of england through his marriage, in june 1128, to matilda. The exchequer was revitalized to enforce accurate record keeping and tax collection. Save to an ancestry tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard.
The complete peerage of england scotland ireland great britain and the united kingdom. The count of anjou and duke of normandy from the house gatinais, his habit of wearing a sprig of broom plant planta genesta in latin on his hat is the origin of the name plantagenet. Geoffrey plantagenet, known as the handsome was count of anjou, touraine, and maine from 1129 and duke of normandy by conquest from 1144. Our two dna views are designed to help you use genetic testing to confirm and expand geoffrey iis genealogy. Adelaide was born on february 14 1102, in winchester, hampshire, england. The earliest documented record of a coat of arms on a shield is in 1127 when henry i of england knighted his soninlaw geoffrey plantagenet. Geoffreys ancestral domain of anjou gave rise to the name angevin for three kings of england henry ii his son and heir, and henrys. Married at age 23 to year old geoffrey v plantagenet and son of fulk, king. Historical person search search search results results gabriel plantagenet 11 1151 try free for 14 days try free for 14 days how do we create a persons profile. Geoffrey called himself plantagenet from the broom flower planta genista he adopted as his personal emblem. The son of geoffrey iv, count of anjou and queen matilda, henry was born in lemans france, and acceded the throne of england in 1154, where he was crowned on december 19. King louis vii of france made him duke of normandy in 1150.
Geoffrey plantagenet historical records and family trees. Later traditions, equally unverifiable, claim that geoffrey, in penitence for some unknown sin, scourged himself with branches from a broom plant. The royal line descended from the union between geoffrey, count of anjou d. Marshall never published this work, probably because it was not conclusive. House of plantagenet family tree from king henry iii 1216 1272 to edward v 1483 including the houses of lancaster and york. Richard of york, 3rd duke of york, adopted plantagenet as his family name in the 15th century. He did show his work to gary boyd roberts and douglas richardson in the early 1990s and it was subsequently included in their wellknown works royal descents of 500 immigrants and plantagenet ancestry. Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics like red hair. Geoffrey plantagenet nicknamed le bel, count of anjou and maine, knt.
Ancestry treats all known descents, both legitimate and illegitimate, for seventeenthcentury colonists from geoffrey plantagenet, count of anjou died 1151, founder of the plantagenet dynasty which ruled england from 1154 to 1485. Edward i family group geoffrey plantagenet ahnentafel. Find out about mary anna lees family tree, family history, ancestry, ancestors, genealogy, relationships and affairs. A genealogical survey of the peerage of britain as well as the royal families of europe. Geoffrey ii plantagenet 11581186 find a grave memorial. Geoffrey plantagenet count of anjou, 26th greatgrandfather geoffrey v 24 august 11 7 september 1151 called the handsome or the fair french. Plantagenet became the dynastic name of the powerful line of english kings descended from matilda and geoffrey. Source citations are included at the bottom of the page. Richard plantagenet, 1st earl of cornwall 1209 1272. Henry, son of countess matihlda and geoffrey plantagenet is to succeed him.
Historical person search search search results results geoffrey v plantagenet try free for 14 days try free for 14 days how do we create a persons profile. Because of the length of doing all generations to present i have chosen to do 21 generations descending from geoffrey plantagenet, count of anjou. One of many popular theories suggests the common broom, planta genista in medieval latin. Geoffrey vi plantagenet count of plantagenet was born on month day 14, at birth place, to adelaide plantagenet. Geoffrey v 24 august 11 7 september 1151, called the handsome or the fair french. Plantegenest or plante genest had been a 12thcentury nickname for his ancestor geoffrey, count of anjou and duke of normandy. It features hundreds of biographical summaries as well as over 14,000 citations to published. Matildas marriage with geoffrey was troubled, with frequent long separations, but they had three sons. The names of women have been provided with a crossreference to the. We encourage you to research and examine these records to determine their accuracy.
Queen elizabeth ii family group geoffrey plantagenet. Death of geoffrey plantagenet, duke of brittany angevin. Henry became count of anjou and maine upon the death of his father, geoffrey of anjou, in 1151. A study in colonial and medieval families royal ancestry.
This line descends into two womack lines and the present day queen elizabeth ii of england. Born in rouen in 14, he was the second of the three sons of geoffrey v, count of anjou and empress matilda. Historical person search search search results results geoffrey plantagenet 1430 1456 try free for 14 days try free for 14 days how do we create a persons profile. Bruce mary anna lees 23x great grandmother was empress matilda of england mary anna lees 23x great grandfather was geoffrey v plantagenet. He succeeded his father fulk v the young as count of anjou, maine and touraine in 1128, when fulk went to the holy land. He was married on may 22, 1127 in le mans, sarthe to mathilde of normandy of germany, they had 5 children.
According to legend, the infamous plantagenet family can claim descent from the daughter of satan, melusine. Genealogy of geoffrey plantagenet born 11, died 7 sept. This massive reference records the ancestral lines of descent for about 190 17thcentury american colonists of the plantagenets, who ruled medieval england beginning with geoffrey plantagenet d. Maintained by plantagenet princess contributor 49922906. Henry plantagenet, ii 131189 find a grave memorial. Henry plantagenet 131189 wikitree free family tree. We collect and match historical records that ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each persons profile. Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to britain and ireland. House of plantagenet, royal house of england, which reigned from 1154 to 1485 and provided 14 kings, 6 of whom belonged to the cadet houses of lancaster and york. Plantagenet ancestry treats all known descents, both legitimate and illegitimate, for seventeenthcentury colonists from geoffrey plantagenet, count of anjou died 1151, founder of the plantagenet dynasty which ruled england from 1154 to 1485. Geoffrey i greymantle, count of anjou geni family tree. Record keeping improved dramatically in order to streamline this taxation. Meriwether lewis family group geoffrey plantagenet. He died unexpectedly at the age of 27, in the prime of his life.
Henry ii 5 march 13 6 july 1189, also known as henry curtmantle french. Geoffroy v plantagenet, comte danjou et maine, or geoffrey the fair danjou, was born on 24 august 11. Eight years later, after williams death, a much more momentous union was made between henrys daughter, the former empress matilda and fulks son geoffrey plantagenet, which eventually resulted in the union of the two realms under the plantagenet kings. Genealogy profile for richard, 1st earl of cornwall richard plantagenet, 1st earl of cornwall 1209 1272 genealogy genealogy for richard plantagenet, 1st earl of cornwall 1209 1272 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. List of colonial immigrants the following alphabetized list includes the names of the seventeenthcentury immigrants whose plantagenet ancestry is the subject of this book, together with several immigrants after 1701 who have been incidentally noted in the text or a footnote. The present volume is an expanded revised version of david fariss plantagenet ancestry of seventeenthcentury colonists. Geoffrey v plantagenet, comte danjou et maine, in lundy, darryl. In 2003, he did put some of his reasoning in a post on sgm. He married at le mans, maine 17 june 1128 maud of england, empress of almain, sometimes styled lady of the english. The plantagenet chronicles by elizabeth hallam goodreads.
Plantagenet ancestry treats all known descents, both legitimate and illegitimate, for seventeenthcentury colonists from geoffrey plantagenet, count of anjou. Idas ancestry was unknown for many years, but a charter by her eldest. Henry ii curmantle plantagenet king of england and 2 other siblings. On this day in history in 1186, geoffrey plantagenet died in paris. He was married to adelaide of angers, they gave birth to 1 child. Geoffrey v plantagenet was born on august 24, 11 in anjou, son of foulques v danjou and eremburga ermengarde du maine. He was the fourth of five sons born to henry ii, king of england, and eleanor, duchess of aquitaine. Born in lemans, anjou, france on mar 13 to king geoffrey plantagenet and. Geoffrey plantagenet iv 111151 find a grave memorial. Geoffrey fitzroy plantagenet 11521212 find a grave. Elizabeth bernard family group geoffrey plantagenet. His elder brother was king henry ii of england and his.
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