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Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou

1113 - 1151

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Geoffrey V (24 August 1113 – 7 September 1151), called the Fair (French: le Bel), Plantagenet, and of Anjou, was the count of Anjou and Maine by inheritance from 1129, and also duke of Normandy by his marriage claim and conquest, from 1144. Geoffrey married Empress Matilda, daughter of Henry I, king of England and duke of Normandy. Geoffrey and Matilda's marriage led, through their son Henry II, to the 300-year long reign of the Plantagenet dynasty in England. Although it was never his family name or last name, "Plantagenet" was taken for the dynasty from Geoffrey's epithet, long after his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou is the 486th most popular politician (down from 449th in 2019), the 184th most popular biography from France (up from 188th in 2019) and the 46th most popular French Politician.

Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, is most famous for being the father of Henry II, who was King of England from 1154 to 1189.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou ranks 486 out of 19,576. Before him are Mehmed V, Joachim Murat, Sigismund III Vasa, Matthias Corvinus, Kanishka, and Scorpion II. After him are Amin al-Husseini, Guy of Lusignan, Chagatai Khan, Michael I of Romania, Ertuğrul, and Caesarion.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1113, Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou ranks 1. After him are Stefan Nemanja, Joscelin II, Count of Edessa, Henry IV, Count of Luxembourg, Everard des Barres, Isaac Komnenos, Boris Kalamanos, and David V of Georgia. Among people deceased in 1151, Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou ranks 1. After him are Suger, Adeliza of Louvain, Kim Bu-sik, George of Antioch, Elvira of Castile, Countess of Toulouse, and Alice of Antioch.

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In France

Among people born in France, Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou ranks 184 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean-Michel Jarre (1948), Philip V of Spain (1683), Jean Racine (1639), Pope Innocent V (1225), Joachim Murat (1767), and Nicolas Appert (1749). After him are Guy of Lusignan (1150), Jean-François Millet (1814), Louis VIII of France (1187), Rudolf Diesel (1858), Georges Danton (1759), and Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou ranks 46. Before him are Charles V of France (1338), Georges Pompidou (1911), Godfrey of Bouillon (1060), Nicolas Sarkozy (1955), Philip V of Spain (1683), and Joachim Murat (1767). After him are Guy of Lusignan (1150), Louis VIII of France (1187), Georges Danton (1759), Louis VII of France (1120), Henry II of England (1133), and Baldwin I, Latin Emperor (1172).

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