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Geoffrey I of Anjou (died July 21, 987), known as Grisegonelle ("Greymantle"), was count of Anjou from 960 to 987.[1] He succeeded his father Fulk II. He cultivated the loyal support of a group of magnates, some of whom he inherited from his father,[2] others whom he recruited: men such as Alberic of Vihiers, Cadilo of Blaison, Roger I (le "vieux") of Loudon, Joscelin of Rennes, castellan of Baugé, Suhard I of Craon, Tobert of Buzençais and members of the Bouchard clan, and encouraged them to see their own dynastic interests as tied to the success of the Angevin count.[3] He succeeded in establishing a group of fideles upon whom his son, Fulk called "Nerra", was able to depend in establishing Anjou as a cohesive regional power in an age of territorial disintegration.[4] In preparing the way, Geoffrey was the first count in the west of France to associate his son in the comital title.[5] Geoffrey allied with the Count of Nantes against the Count of Rennes, and allied with Hugh Capet, fearing an invasion by the Count of Blois. He was one of the men responsible for bringing Hugh to the throne of France. Family and children
1. Fulk III of Anjou.
He married, secondly, to Adelaise de Chalon in Mar 979 and had one child: 1. Maurice of Anjou (980 - 1012), married to a daughter of Aimery, Count of Saintes and had one son. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_I,_Count_of_Anjou Geoffroy succeeded his father Foulques II as count of Anjou sometime between September 958, when Foulques was still alive [Morice (1742) 1: 346-7], and September 960, when a count Gausfredus signed a donation to the monastery of Saint-Florent de Saumur by a certain Éremburge.
Il fut un comte caroligien, c’est-à-dire qu'il soutint les rois carolingiens Lothaire et Louis V, tout en reconnaissant tenir l'Anjou des robertiens. Il continua la politique de ses prédécesseurs, qui consistait à défendre sa frontière ouest par le contrôle du comté de Nantes et à progresser vers le Poitou. Biographie
La mort de Thibaut le tricheur amena distance entre les maisons de Blois et d'Anjou. Le nouveau comte Eudes Ier, agit de manière inamicale, et en 978 débute une guerre entre l'Anjou et le Blésois qui se prolongera pendant soixante dix ans. En 981, deux comtes se disputent Nantes : Conan Ier le Tort, soutenu par Blois, et Guérech, soutenu par l'Anjou. Le choc des armées eut lieu à Conquereuil, où Geoffroy écrasa Conan. En plus de l'Anjou, Geoffroy possède des domaines et des alliances dans plusieurs régions où il exerce son influence, cependant sous le contrôle de son suzerain, Hugues Capet : le Gâtinais (probablement par sa mère), le Vexin (son beau-frère est le comte Gautier, le Vermandois (par sa première épouse), le Perche et l'Auvergne (son beau-frère fut Étienne, vicomte de Gévaudan et son frère Guy fut évêque du Puy-en-Velay). Il s'entendit également vers le sud en prenant les villes de Loudun et de Mirebeau, après avois vaincu à la bataille des Roches en 970 Guillaume Fier-à-Bras, duc d'Aquitaine et comte de Poitiers. Il s'allia avec les vicomtes de Thouars et maria sa fille à un comte d'Angoulême. Le fils de Lothaire, le futur Louis V et sa femme Adélaïde d'Anjou, un sœur de Geoffroy, se séparèrent en 983. En 984, Guérech cherche à s'affranchir de la tutelle angevine en faisant allégeance directement eu roi de France Lothaire, mais Geoffroy capture Guérech lorsque ce dernier retourne à Nantes. Geoffroy en profite pour fortifier les possessions angevines au Sud de Nantes, notamment par la construction du donjon du Pallet. Guérech ne sera libéré qu'en 985 en reconnaissant la suzeraineté de Geoffroy. La brouille s'installa alors entre le roi et le comte d'Anjou, qui se rapprocha et s'allia à Hugues Capet. En 987, Hugues Capet, qui vient d'être sacré roi de France, Geoffroy et Bouchard, comte de Vendôme assiègent le château de Marçon, tenu par Eudes Ruffin, un vassal du comte Eudes de Blois. C'est au cours de ce siège que Geoffroy fut tué. Sur le plan religieux, il avait effectué un pèlerinage à Rome en 962, puis fonda et dota plusieurs établissement religieux. Avec son frère Guy, évêque du Puy, il favorisa également la réforme ecclésiatique, et introduisit la règle de Saint-Benoît dans plusieurs monastères et abbayes angevins. Geoffroy Grisegonelle est cité dans "la Chronique des exploits des Comtes d'Anjou", texte écrit de 1100 à 1140 par un moine angevin, à la demande de Foulques le Réchin. Mariages et enfants
Foulque III Nerra († 1040), comte d'Anjou
Précédé par Geoffroy Ier d'Anjou Suivi par
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m firstly ([965] or before) ADELA de Meaux, daughter of ROBERT Comte de Meaux et de Troyes & his wife Adelais [de Bourgogne] ([950]-974 after 6 Mar). Adela, wife of Comte Geoffroy, is named as daughter of Comte Robert in two 12th century Angevin genealogies[99]. Her marriage date is estimated based on the estimated birth date of her oldest daughter. "Adela" donated property to Saint-Aubin d'Angers by charter dated 6 Mar 974 which names "seniore meo Gauzfredo comite" and is subscribed by "Gauzfredi comitis, Fulconis filii eius, Gauzfredi filii eius"[100]. The Chronicæ Sancti Albini names "Adela comitissa…et marito suo Gaufrido" as present at the ordination of "Rainaldus episcopus" in 1074[101]. "Fulco Andecavorum comes" relinquished rights to the bishop of Angers "pro anima patris mei Gauffredi et matris Adelæ" by charter dated 17 Jan 1020[102]. m secondly (2 or 9 Mar 979) as her second husband, ADELAIS, widow of LAMBERT Comte de Chalon, daughter of --- (-after 18 Oct 984). "Gausfredus comes [et]…Adeleidis uxor mea" jointly donated land in "pago Cabilonensi" by charter dated Mar 979, her first marriage being deduced from "Hugo filius Lanberti comitis" acting jointly with them and signing "Hugonis filii eius" directly after "Adeleidis" in the subscriptions[103]. "Gauzfredi comitis, Adaleidis comitissa" subscribed a charter dated 18 Oct 984[104]. The origin of Adelais has been the subject of much speculation. Settipani has suggested[105] that she was the daughter of Hugues Comte en Bourgogne & his wife Willa von Thurgau. Chaume suggested[106] that she was the daughter or granddaughter of Charles Constantin Comte de Vienne. Bouchard sets out several different theories concerning Adelaide's origin, with the aim mainly of explaining Lambert's accession to Chalon by inheritance through his wife. However, none appears to be based on any primary source and the author concludes that she prefers "to leave Adelaide's origins unknown"[107]. An earlier theory was that Adelais was the sister of "Wera" Ctss de Meaux[108], which would mean that she was Adelais, daughter of Giselbert Duke of Burgundy, Comte de Chalon-sur-Saône et de Troyes & his wife Ermengardis [de Dijon]. Duchesne[109] suggested that Adelais Ctss de Chalon was the daughter of Robert Comte de Meaux et de Troyes, although this would mean that the two wives of Geoffroy I Comte d'Anjou were sisters, no mention of which has so far been found in contemporary sources. Yet another suggestion is that Adelais Ctss de Chalon was the same person as Wera-Adelais Ctss de Meaux. However, this is even more unlikely chronologically considering the estimated birth date of Wera-Adelais and the fact that Adelais de Chalon gave birth to at least one child by her second husband, Geoffroy Comte d'Anjou, after her marriage in 979. It would also mean that Comte Geoffroy married, as his second wife, his first wife's mother which seems unlikely. Finally, in 1619, Duchesne[110] suggested that Adelais was the sister of Guillaume I Comte d'Arles. Comte Geoffroy I & his first wife had three children: 1. ERMENGARDE d'Anjou (before 965-after 982). Rodulfus Glaber records that Conan married the sister of Foulques of Anjou but does not name her[111]. The primary source which confirms her name has not yet been identified. She was presumably born before 965 if it is correct that her first child was born in 980. m (973) CONAN Comte de Rennes, son of JUDICAËL BERENGAR Comte de Rennes & his wife Gerberge --- (-killed in battle Conquereil 27 Jun 992). He succeeded in 990 as CONAN I "le Tort" Duke of Brittany. 2. FOULQUES d'Anjou ([970]-Metz 21 Jun 1040, bur Beaulieu-lez-Loche, Abbaye de Saint-Pierre). The Historiæ Andegavensis, allegedly written by Foulques IV "Rechin" Comte d'Anjou, names "Goffridus Grisagonella pater avi mei Fulconis"[112]. He succeeded his father in 987 as FOULQUES III "Nerra/the Black" Comte d'Anjou. - see below. 3. GEOFFROY (-after 6 Mar 974). "Adela" donated property to Saint-Aubin d'Angers by charter dated 6 Mar 974 which names "seniore meo Gauzfredo comite" and is subscribed by "Gauzfredi comitis, Fulconis filii eius, Gauzfredi filii eius"[113]. 4. GERBERGE d'Anjou (974 or before-after 1 Apr 1040). The Chronicle of Adémar de Chabannes records the marriage of "comes…Engolismæ Willelmus" and "Girberga sorore comitis Fulconis"[114]. The Historia Pontificum et Comitum Engolismensis names "Giberta sorore Comitis Guillermi Andegavensis" as wife of "Guillermus Comes Engolismensis"[115]. "Gaufredus et uxor mea Petronilla" donated property "ecclesiam Sancti Pauli…in Sanctonensi territorio subter castrum…Botavilla" to Savigny on the advice of "Vuillelmi comitis Engolismensis et uxoris eius dominæ Girbergiæ patris…mei et matris et domini Elduini fratris mei" by charter dated before 1028[116]. m (before 1000) GUILLAUME IV Comte d'Angoulême, son of ARNAULD "Mancer" Comte d'Angoulême & his first wife Raingarde --- ([978]-murdered 6 Apr 1028, bur Angoulême Saint-Cybard). He was poisoned by his daughter-in-law Alaisia. Comte Geoffroy I & his second wife had one child: 5. MAURICE d'Anjou ([980]-1012, bur Châteauneuf, église Saint-Martin). The cartulary of Paray-le-Monial includes a charter (undated) of "filius eius Hugo" which is subscribed by "Hugonis comitis et episcopi, Adelaidis com, Mauricii…"[117]. "Hugo comes" donated property to Cluny "pro absolutione patris Lantberti" by charter dated to [988] which also names "mater mea Adelaydis et frater meus Mauricius"[118]. "Cabilonensium comes domnus Hugo et mater eius Adeleidis et domnus Mauricius frater eius" donated property "in villa Paion" to Paray-le-Monial by undated charter[119]. The fact that he was his mother's son by her second marriage is confirmed by "Fulco comes Mauriciusque frater eius" accusing "Rainaldus Andecavorum episcopus" of corruption, recorded in a charter dated [24 Oct 996/12 Jun 1005] which names "patri eorum Goffrido"[120]. "Domnus Hugo comes atque mater sua Adeleidis" donated property "in pago Cabilonensi" to the abbey of Paray-le-Moniale by an undated charter signed by "Hugo comes, Adeleidis matris suæ, Mauritii filii eius, Enrici ducis, Garlindis uxoris eius"[121]. The Gesta Consulum Andegavorum records that "Mauricius Gosfridi Grisæ Tunicæ filius" succeeded his father as Comte d'Anjou, and that Foulques "Nerra" was the son of Maurice and succeeded his father[122]. The Historia Comitum Andegavorum repeats these statements, chronologically impossible, concerning the alleged accession of Maurice and his succession by his son Foulques "Nerra"[123]. The Gesta Consulum Andegavorum records the burial of "Mauricius…in ecclesia Beati Martini Castri Novi iuxta patrem suum"[124]. m --- de Saintes, daughter of AIMERY Comte de Saintes & his wife ---. The Gesta Consulum Andegavorum names "de Alverniensi pago filiam Hamerici consulis Santonici, neptem Raimundi Pictavensis comitis" as wife of "Mauricius Gofridi Grisæ Tunicæ filius", stating (incorrectly) that "Fulconem Neram" was their son[125]. "Raimundis Pictavensis comitis" may refer to Raymond-Pons Comte de Toulouse, who was also for a time duke of Aquitaine, the Aquitainian title being closely associated with the county of Poitou. This would also be chronologically acceptable, assuming that "neptem" in the Gesta can be translated as granddaughter. Maurice & his wife had [two] children: a) GEOFFROY (-killed Château de Langeais 1039). A charter dated 1039 records that "miles…Walterius…filius Hamelini de Lingaiis" was sentenced to relinquish property held from Geoffroy II "Martel" Comte d´Anjou for having killed "cognatum predicti comitis…Mauricium", Comte Geoffroy donating the property to La Trinité de Vendôme, witnessed by "Radulfo vicecomite, Guillelmo vicecomite, Erfredo vicecomite, Herveo vicecomite de Bleso, Haimerico de Rancono, Goffrido de Prulliaco, Roberto Burgundione, Adelardo de Castro-Gunterii…"[126]. "Gauterius quidam miles, filius Hamelini Lingiacum" granted two mills to Geoffroy II "Martel" Comte d´Anjou after killing "cognatum comitis Gosfridi…Guasfridum filium Moricii comitis" by charter dated 1039, Comte Geoffroy donating the property to La Trinité de Vendôme[127]. b) [OTGER (-after 1055). "…Otgerii filii Mauricii Comitis…" witnessed the charter dated 1055 under which Geoffroy II "Martel" Comte d´Anjou donated land in the forest of Gastine to Marmoutier[128]. It is not certain that Otger was the son of Maurice d´Anjou. However, no other Comte Maurice has been identified who lived during the right time-frame.] http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ANJOU, MAINE.htm
He married Adele of Meaux (934–982), daughter of Robert of Vermandois and Adelais de Vergy. Their children were: 1. Fulk III of Anjou.
He married, secondly, to Adelaise de Chalon in Mar 979 and had one child: 1. Maurice of Anjou (980 - 1012), married to a daughter of Aimery, Count of Saintes and had one son. Sources: 1. Bernard S. Bachrach, "Fulk Nerra: Neo-Roman Consul, 987-1040" (California, 1993) 261 and 262 2. Mabille, Emile. Introduction aux chroniques des comtes d'Anjou (Paris) 1871.
Geoffrey allied with the Count of Nantes against the Count of Rennes, and allied with Hugh Capet, fearing an invasion by the Count of Blois. He was one of the men responsible for bringing Hugh to the throne of France. Family and children He married Adele of Meaux (934–982), daughter of Robert of Vermandois and Adelais de Vergy. Their children were: 1. Fulk III of Anjou.
He married, secondly, to Adelaise de Chalon in Mar 979 and had one child: 1. Maurice of Anjou (980 - 1012), married to a daughter of Aimery, Count of Saintes and had one son. A Sénéchal was an officer in the houses of important nobles in the Middle Ages. In the French administrative system of the Middle Ages, the Sénéchal was also a royal officer in charge of justice and control of the administration in southern provinces, equivalent to the northern French “Bailli”.
The term is probably of Gothic origin. In the Holy Roman Empire this officer had the title Drussard, or Truchsess (from Old High German truhtsâzo; "sitting in front of" the truht, the "Tross"; Latin Dapifer, French Écuyer de cuisine, Dutch Drossaard, Drost, Baljuw, Swedish Drots).
Family and children He married Adele of Meaux (934–982), daughter of Robert of Vermandois and Adelais de Vergy. Their children were:
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Count Greymantle Grisegonelle
From www.wikipedia.org at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_I_of_Anjou
Son of Fulke II, le Bon, Count d'anjou; 2nd husband of Adelheid; father of Ermengarde. [Ped. of Charlemagne, Vol. I, p. 269] b. 938, d. 987 [Judy Martin] Count of Anjou, Seneschal of France; known as "Grisgonelle"; m.c. 968 Adelaide de Troyes; father of Fulk Nersa, Conte d'Anjou. [Charlemagne & Others, Chart 3301, 3338] Geoffrey Greygown, whose prowess was the stuff of legend, ruled Anjou from 960-87. Skilful soldier in the French manner, stout-hearted and strong and most successful in battle. [Plantagenet Chronicles, p. 19] Killed the giant Dane Ethelulf in single combat. He sliced off his head and gave it to a miller to take back to the king of France. The miller identified him by his grey gown and the king ordered that therafter he should be called "Greygown". Succeeded by his son, Count Maurice. [Plantagenet Chronicles, p. 24] d. 987. Son of Fulk the Good; count of Anjou (960-87). The CHRONICLE OF THE COUNTS OF ANJOU describes him as 'stout-hearted and strong and most successful in battle' and tells of his single-handed victory against Ethelulf the dane, a Goliath-like figure. He was known as Greygown after a witness to the contest picked him out at the French court by the colour of his robes. [The Plantagenet Encyclopedia, p. 84]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_I_of_Anjou http://books.google.com/books?id=CfUKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA142&dq=g...
Geoffrey allied with the Count of Nantes against the Count of Rennes, and allied with Hugh Capet, fearing an invasion by the Count of Blois. He was one of the men responsible for bringing Hugh to the throne of France.
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[edit] Family and children He married Adele of Meaux (934–982), daughter of Robert of Vermandois and Adelais de Vergy. Their children were: 1. Fulk III of Anjou.
He married, secondly, to Adelaise de Chalon in Mar 979 and had one child: 1. Maurice of Anjou (980 - 1012), married to a daughter of Aimery, Count of Saintes and had one son. [edit] Notes 1. ^ Refer to Bernard S. Bachrach, "Fulk Nerra: Neo-Roman Consul, 987-1040" (California, 1993) 261 and 262 for a useful genealogy of the Angevin comital line.
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Geoffrey I of Anjou (died July 21, 987), known as Grisegonelle ("Greymantle"), was count of Anjou from 958 to 987. He succeeded his father Fulk II. He cultivated the loyal support of a group of magnates, some of whom he inherited from his father, others whom he recruited: men such as Alberic of Vihiers, Cadilo of Blaison, Roger I (le "vieux") of Loudon, Joscelin of Rennes, castellan of Baugé, Suhard I of Craon, Tobert of Buzençais and members of the Bouchard clan, and encouraged them to see their own dynastic interests as tied to the success of the Angevin count. He succeeded in establishing a group of fideles upon whom his son, Fulk called "Nerra", was able to depend in establishing Anjou as a cohesive regional power in an age of territorial disintegration. In preparing the way, Geoffrey was the first count in the west of France to associate his son in the comital title. Geoffrey allied with the Count of Nantes against the Count of Rennes, and allied with Hugh Capet, fearing an invasion by the Count of Blois. He was one of the men responsible for bringing Hugh to the throne of France.
Fulk III of Anjou.
Maurice of Anjou (980 - 1012), married to a daughter of Aimery, Count of Saintes and had one son.
Geoffrey allied with the Count of Nantes against the Count of Rennes, and allied with Hugh Capet, fearing an invasion by the Count of Blois. He was one of the men responsible for bringing Hugh to the throne of France. He married Adele of Meaux (934–982), daughter of Robert of Vermandois and Adelais de Vergy. Their children were: Fulk III of Anjou.
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| Nicknames: | "Grisegonelle" |
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| Birthdate: | November 11, 938 |
| Birthplace: | Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France |
| Death: | Died July 21, 987 in Siege of Marçon (near Château-du-Loir), France |
| Cause of death: | War |
| Occupation: | Count of Anjou, Count of Anjou 960-987., Greve, Greve av Anjou, M3/2/979 VERMANDOIS NORMANDT FRANCE 938 ALT B, @occu00052@, Comte d'Anjou (960-987), comte d'Anjou, Comte d'Anjou |
| Added by: | Jean-Jacques CHACUN on February 5, 2007 |
| Managed by: | Joyce Darlene Tharp |
| Last Updated: | September 18, 2010 |
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