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Geoffrey IV, Count of Anjou

1073 - 1106

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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, enjoyed pillaging and terrorising his subjects. Geoffrey was a son of Fulk's second wife, Ermengard of Bourbon. His father tried to disinherit him in favour of Fulk the Younger, his son by his fourth wife, Bertrada of Montfort. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Geoffrey IV, Count of Anjou is the 14,300th most popular politician (up from 14,831st in 2019). (up from 4,017th in 2019)

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Among politicians, Geoffrey IV, Count of Anjou ranks 14,301 out of 19,576Before him are Juan Crisóstomo Falcón, Alenka Bratušek, Urien, Kashtiliash IV, Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, Meir Vilner, and Shapur-i Shahrvaraz. After him are Eleanor of Normandy, Georges Bonnet, Paul von Hintze, Alexandros Papanastasiou, and Murtaza Rakhimov.

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Among people born in 1073, Geoffrey IV, Count of Anjou ranks 8Before him are Magnus Barefoot, David IV of Georgia, Alfonso the Battler, Leopold III, Margrave of Austria, Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir, and Ibn al-Qalanisi.  Among people deceased in 1106, Geoffrey IV, Count of Anjou ranks 7Before him are Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Nestor the Chronicler, Yusuf ibn Tashfin, Magnus, Duke of Saxony, Benno, and Minamoto no Yoshiie.

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