Geofrey IV Av ANJOU

1113 - 1151  (38 years)

• Name	Geofrey IV Av ANJOU
  Birth	1113	Anjou, Frankrike
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Hertug
  Residence	Anjou, Frankrike
  Death	1151
  Notes	Plantagenet, surname, originally nickname, of the English royal House of Anjou or the Angevin dynasty, founded by Geoffrey IV, Count of Anjou (1113-1151), husband of Matilda (1102-1167), daughter of King Henry I of England. The name is derived fro m the Latin planta ("sprig") and genista ("broom plant"), in reference to the cutting that Geoffrey always wore in his cap. Reigning from 1154 to 1485, the Plantagenet kings, in the main line of descent, were Henry II, Richard I, John, Henry III , Edward I, Edward II, Edward III, and Richard II; through the House of Lancaster, Henry IV, Henry V, and Henry VI; and through the House of York, Edward IV, Edward V, and Richard III.1 1"Plantagenet," Microsoft(r) Encarta(r) 99 Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
  Person ID	I18974	Valdres Slekt
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2007

  
  

  Family	Mathilda Av ENGLAND,   b. 1102, England d. 1167, Frankrike (Age 65 years)
  Children	+ 1. Henrik II,   b. 5 Mar 1133, Le MAN, Frankrike d. 1189 (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F6860	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2007