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Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou

1006 - 1060

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Geoffrey II, called Martel (1006 – 14 November 1060), son of Fulk the Black, was a French knight and Count of Anjou from 1040 to 1060 and Count of Vendôme from 1032 to 1056. He fought battles against William VII, Duke of Aquitaine, Theobald III, Count of Blois, and William, Duke of Normandy. During his twenty-year reign, Geoffrey II faced down the ambitions of the Bishop of Le Mans, Gervais de Château-du-Loir and was able to maintain his authority over the County of Maine. Martel founded the Abbey aux Dames in Saintonge and also, in collaboration with his wife Agnes, founded the Abbaye de la Trinité (Abbey of the Trinity) at Vendôme. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou is the 8,021st most popular politician (down from 7,168th in 2019), the 2,290th most popular biography from France (down from 2,097th in 2019) and the 543rd most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou ranks 8,021 out of 19,576. Before him are Shigechiyo Izumi, Tacfarinas, Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne, Mika Špiljak, Antoni Radziwiłł, and Emperor En'yū. After him are Isabella of France, Queen of Navarre, Bernhard Schmidt, André Kolingba, Charlie Baker, Kirill Kondrashin, and Anna Dalassene.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1006, Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou ranks 4. Before him are Constantine X Doukas, Andronikos Doukas, and Khwaja Abdullah Ansari. After him is Ísleifur Gissurarson. Among people deceased in 1060, Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou ranks 7. Before him are Pope Sylvester III, Henry I of France, Isaac I Komnenos, Andrew I of Hungary, Chaghri Beg, and Emund the Old. After him are Pons, Count of Toulouse, and Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir.

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In France

Among people born in France, Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou ranks 2,290 out of 6,770. Before him are Jérôme Lejeune (1926), Robert de Boron (1110), Paul Émile Appell (1855), Françoise Bettencourt Meyers (1953), Nominoe (800), and Amadeus V, Count of Savoy (1249). After him are Henri Wallon (1879), Étienne Carjat (1828), François Mignet (1796), Just Jaeckin (1940), Mathieu Kassovitz (1967), and Philip II, Count of Nevers (1389).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou ranks 543. Before him are Marguerite of Lorraine (1615), Bertrand Barère (1755), Pierre-Étienne Flandin (1889), Henry Beaufort (1374), Maurice Papon (1910), and Nominoe (800). After him are Louis-Mathieu Molé (1781), Léon Duguit (1859), Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès (1812), Alexandre Ribot (1842), Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency (1594), and Charles II, Duke of Bourbon (1434).

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