Duke/ Geoffrey BRETAGNE Godfrey 
Geoffrey BRETAGNE was born in 0972. Geoffrey BRETAGNE's father was Duke Conan I "The Crooked" Of Brittany LE TORT and his mother was Douchess Ermengarde Of Brittany OF ANJOU. His paternal grandparents were Juheal Berenger DE RENNES and Gerberge DE BRETAGNE; his maternal grandparents were Count Geoffrey I "Grisgonelle" "greymantel" Of Aujou DE ANJOU and Adelaide DE VERMANDOIS. He had a brother and a sister, named Judicael and Judith Of Brittany. He was the oldest of the three children.General Notes
in 1136, Gruffydd ap Rhys, under attack in Gower, hurried intoNorth wales to obtain assistance from his brothers-in-law. Hiswife, meanwhile, "Like an Amazon and a second Penthesilea",Commanded his followers in the south. She was slain in battle byMaurice of London, Lord of Kidwelly. Morgan, one of her youthfulsons, perished with her, and the second, Maelgwn, was takenprisoner. But Owain and Cadwaladr, sons of Gruffydd Ap Cynan,now came down from the north, destroyed Aberstwith Castle, andin the second week of Oct. they fought along with Gruffydd ApRhys a great battle near Aberteivi(Cardigan), in which thry wona decided victory over Stephen, constable of Aberteivi and "Allthe Flemings, all the marchers, and all the French from Aberneddto Aberteivi"
Daughter of the royal house of Gwynedd and the royal house ofthe Scandinavians of Dublin.
‌Geoffrey BRETAGNE and Avicia were married in a religious ceremony in 0996. They had a son named Geoffrey II.
They had two sons named Alan III and Eudes I DE PENTRIEVES.
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Children
Count Eudes I DE PENTRIEVES DE BRETAGNE
Eudes I DE PENTRIEVES was born in 0999. He died at the age of 80 in 1079.
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