GEOFFROY d'Anjou, son of FOULQUES V Comte d'Anjou & his first wife Eremburge Ctss du Maine (24 Aug 1113-Château du Loire 7 Sep 1151, bur Le Mans Cathedral, Anjou). His parentage is specified by Orderic Vitalis[345]. The Chronicæ Sancti Albini records the birth "1113 IX Kal Sep" of "Gaufridus comes"[346]. He succeeded in 1129, when his father abdicated and left for Jerusalem, as GEOFFROY V "le Bel/Plantagenet" Comte d'Anjou. He invaded Normandy in 1137 in support of his wife's claim to succeed her father[347]. He was proclaimed Duke of Normandy 19 Jan 1144[348], but resigned the dukedom to his eldest son in 1150. Robert of Torigny records the death "1151 VII Id Sep" of "dux Henricus…pater eius" at "apud Castrum Ledi" and his burial in "civitatis Cinomannicæ…in ecclesia sancti Juliani"[349]. The necrology of Angers Cathedral records the death "VII Id Sep 1151" of "Andegavorum comes Gaufridus tertius Martellus gener Henrici…regis Anglorum"[350].
m (Le Mans Cathedral, Anjou 17 Jun 1128) as her second husband, MATILDA [Maud] of England, widow of Emperor HEINRICH V, daughter of HENRY I King of England & his wife Matilda of Scotland (Winchester or London Feb/Aug 1102-Abbaye de Notre-Dame desPrès, near Rouen 10 Sep 1167,bur Abbaye de Bec, Normandy, later moved to Rouen Cathedral). Her second marriage is recorded by Orderic Vitalis[351]. The Chronicle of Gervase records the second marriage of "filiam suam…viduam" to "Gaufrido comiti Andegaviæ"[352]. "Goffridus comes filius Fulconis regis Jerusalem" renounced rights to Angers with the consent of "filiis meis Henrico et Goffrido" by charter dated [1136/1140] which also names "uxori meæ Mathildi"[353]. Robert of Torigny records the death "1167…IV Id Sep Rothomagi" of "matris suæ [Henrici regis] Mathildis imperatricis" and her burial "Becci"[354]. The necrology of Angers Cathedral records the death "II Id Sep" of "Mathildis imperatrix filia Henrici regis uxor Goffredi comitis"[355].
Mistresses (1) to (3): ---. The names of the mistresses of Comte Geoffroy are not known.
Comte Geoffroy & his wife had three children