Geoffrey Ii Plantagenet
Geoffrey Ii was born on September 23rd, 1158. Geoffrey Ii's father was Henry II Curtmantle King of England and his mother was Eleanor of Aquitaine. His paternal grandparents were Geoffrey V Plantagenet Count of Anjou and Matilda 'The Empress' of England; his maternal grandparents were Guillaume X Duc D'aquitaine and Eleanor Chatellerault De Rochfoucauld. He had four brothers and three sisters, named William, Henry Duc De Normandie of, Richard I 'Lion Hearted' King of, John I 'Lackland' King of, Matilda of, Eleanor and Joan. He had four half-brothers and four half-sisters, named John, William Plantagenet, Morgan of, William '1st Earl of Salsbury', Eleanor Princess of England, Matilda of, Hugh and Ela. He died at the age of 27 on August 18th, 1186 in Paris, France, tournament accident.General Notes
Geoffrey II Plantagenet, Earl of Richmond was born on 23 September 1158.1 He was the son of Henry II 'Curtmantle' d'Anjou, King of England and Eleanor, Duchesse d'Aquitaine. He married Constance de Bretagne, Duchesse de Bretagne, daughter of Conan IV de Bretagne, Duc de Bretagne and Margaret of Huntingdon, Countess of Hereford, in July 1181.1 He died on 19 August 1186 at age 27 in Paris, France, an accident with his horse, while at a tournament.1 He was buried in Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France.
Through his marriage, Geoffrey II Plantagenet, Earl of Richmond was styled as Duc de Bretagne on 6 September 1166.1 Through his marriage, Geoffrey II Plantagenet, Earl of Richmond was styled as Earl of Richmond on 6 September 1181.
Children of Geoffrey II Plantagenet, Earl of Richmond and Constance de Bretagne, Duchesse de Bretagne
Eleanor 'Maid of Brittany' Plantagenet, Countess of Richmond
b. c 1185, d. 10 Aug 1241
Matilda Plantagenet b. c 11852
Arthur Plantagenet, Earl of Richmond
b. 29 Mar 1187, d. 3 Apr 1203
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.BET 1033 AND 1043 in Anjou, , France d.14 Apr 1109 in Anjou, , France
- b.1092 in Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France d.10 Nov 1143 in Jerusalem, Israel
- b.~ 1059 in Of, Montfort, Eure, France d.14 Feb 1117 in , Fontrevault, , France
- b.24 Aug 1113 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France d.03 Sep 1151 in Chateau Du, , , France
- b.1062 in Maine, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France d.11 Jul 1110 in Maine, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France,
- b.1096 in Maine, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France1 d.1126 in Maine, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
- b.1055 in Chateau Du, Loire, Rhone-Alpes, France d.Mar 1099 in Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France
- b.05 Mar 1132 in Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France d.06 Jul 1189 in Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France
- b.~ 1004 in Falaise, Calvados, Normandie, France d.06 Aug 1028 in Nicaea, Bithynia, Turkey
- b.14 Oct 1024 in Falaise,Normandy d.10 Sep 1087 in Hermenbraville,Rouen,Normandy
- b.1003 in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France d.~ 1050 in Grestain, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France
- b.1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, , England d.01 Dec 1135 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France
- b.~ 1012 d.01 Sep 1067 in Lille, France
- b.1031 in Flanders, , , France d.02 Nov 1083 in Caen,Normandy
- b.~ 1009 in France d.08 Jan 1079 in Messinesmonastre, France
- b.05 Aug 1102 in London, Middlesex, , England d.10 Sep 1169 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
- b.1001 in Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland d.14 Aug 1040 in Elgin, Moray, , Scotland
- b.1031 in Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland d.13 Nov 1093 in Alnwick, Northumberland, , England
- b.1009 in , Northumberland, , England d.1040 in , , , Scotland
- b.1080 in Dunfermline, Fife, , Scotland d.01 May 1118 in Westminster, Middlesex, England
- b.1016 in , , Wessex, England d.19 Apr 1057 in London, Middlesex, England , bur St Paul's Cathedral
- b.1046 in Hungary d.16 Nov 1093 in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
- b.1025 in Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany d.13 Jul 1054 in London, Middlesex, , England
- b.23 Sep 1158 d.18 Aug 1186 in Paris, France, tournament accident
- b.1099 d.09 Apr 1137
- b.1121 in Chateau de Belin, Guienne. France d.01 Mar 1204 in Fontevraud Abbey, Berri, France
- b.1103 d.>Mar 1130
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‌Geoffrey Ii and Duchess of Bretagne Constance were married in a religious ceremony in July 1181. They had a son and two daughters, named Earl of Richmond Arthur, Eleanor 'Maid of Brittany' and Matilda.
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Children
Eleanor 'Maid of Brittany' Plantagenet
Eleanor 'Maid of Brittany' was born about 1185. She died on August 10th, 1241 in Murdered or starved by King John I.
Earl of Richmond Arthur Plantagenet
Earl of Richmond Arthur was born on March 29th, 1187 in Nantes, Brittany, France. He died at the age of 16 on April 3rd, 1203 in Rouen, Caux, France, probably murdered by King John I.
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