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Geoffrey V (24 August 1113 – 7 September 1151)—called the Handsome or the Fair (French: le Bel) and Plantagenet—was the Count of Anjou, Touraine, and Maine by inheritance from 1129 and then Duke of Normandy by conquest from 1144. By his marriage to the Empress Matilda, daughter and heiress of Henry I of England, Geoffrey had a son, Henry Curtmantle, who succeeded to the English throne as King Henry II (1154–1189) and was the first of the Plantagenet dynasty to rule England; the name "Plantagenet" was taken from Geoffrey's epithet. His ancestral domain of Anjou gave rise to the name Angevin for three kings of England (Henry II his son and heir, and Henry's sons Richard and John), and what became known as the Angevin Empire in the 12th century.
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Geoffrey Plantagenet 24 August 1113 Le Mans, France
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7 September 1151 (aged 38) Chateau-du-Loir, France
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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Henry Plantagenet 1st child with Empress Matilda Male b. 5 Mar 1133 d. 6 Jul 1189 Age: 56 (at death) 1133-1189 King of England from 1154 to 1189
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Ermengarde, Countess of Maine · Mother · -1126 · Countess suo jure of Maine and Lady of Château-du-Loir
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Ermengarde, Countess of Maine · Mother · -1126 · Countess suo jure of Maine and Lady of Château-du-Loir
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