Geoffrey PLANTAGENET V
of ANJOU
"The Handsome"
August 24, 1113–September 7, 1151
Father: Fulk V of ANJOU (1089/1092–November 13, 1143)
Mother: Ermangarde of MAINE "Eremburga of La Flèche" (?-1126)
Wife: Empress MATILDA (1104- September 10, 1167)
- FACTS: Geoffrey received his nickname "Plantagenet" for the yellow sprig of broom blossom (genêt is the French name for the genista, or broom shrub) he wore in his hat as a badge.
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Children by Empress MATILDA:
HENRY II "Curtmantle" (March 5, 1133-July 6, 1189)
Geoffrey, Count of NANTES (June 1, 1134-July 26, 1158)
William, Count of POITOU (1136-1164)
Children by Mistresses:
Hamelin de WARENNE, 5th Earl of Surrey (1129-May 7, 1202) *married Isabella de WARENNE, they were the parents of Adela de WARENNE
Emme (?-c.1214) *married Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd
Mary (?-?) *became a nun and Abbess of Shaftesbury and who may be the poetess Marie de France
Pedigree
Fulk IV of ANJOU|
Fulk V of ANJOU|
| |Bertrade de MONTFORT|
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|--Geoffrey PLANTAGENET V of ANJOU
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| ____________________|
|Ermangarde of MAINE
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