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3 days ago · Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (1158–1186) – married Constance, daughter of Duke Conan IV of Brittany and became duke of Brittany by right of his wife. The couple's son, Arthur I, Duke of Brittany, was a competitor to his uncle John for the Angevin succession and disappeared mysteriously as an adolescent in 1203. [23]
Sep 19, 2024 · Geoffrey IV (born September 23, 1158—died August 19?, 1186, Paris [France]) was the duke of Brittany and earl of Richmond, the fourth, but third surviving, son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
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6 days ago · In Particular Bearn (and Brulhois) was almost an independent state which preferred to honor its de jure vassalage to England (as the duke of Aquitaine) rather than to the King of France who would be a far more imposing overlord due to his proximity. As such Bearn was not always 100% cooperative. [2] Number.
3 days ago · The empire was established by Henry II of England, who succeeded his father Geoffrey as Duke of Normandy and Count of Anjou (from the latter of which the term Angevin is derived).
Sep 13, 2024 · Eleanor of Aquitaine (born c. 1122—died April 1, 1204, Fontevrault, Anjou, France) was the queen consort of both Louis VII of France (1137–52) and Henry II of England (1152–1204) and mother of Richard I (the Lionheart) and John of England.
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Sep 12, 2024 · Another son, Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, was the father of Arthur, who appears as a character in Shakespeare's "The Life and Death of King John"; one of her daughters, Queen Eleanor of Castile, was the mother of Blanche, another character in the play.
Sep 25, 2024 · Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Brittany was the daughter of Geoffrey I of Anjou and Adele of Vermandois. She married Conan I of Rennes, Count of Rennes and Duke of Brittany and had the following children: * Judith (982-1017), married Richard II, Duke of Normandy * Judicael, count of Porhoet (died 1037) * Geoffrey I of Brittany * Hernod
