_Geoffrey IV C of Gatinais_____________
_Fulk IV Rechin C of Anjou______________|_Ermengarde of Anjou___________________
_Fulk V Count of Anjou & K of Jerusalem_|
| | _Simon I MONTFORT Seigneur de Montfort_
| |_Bertrade de MONTFORT __________________|_Agnes D'EVREUX _______________________
_Geoffrey V "Plantagenet" C of Anjou_|
| | _Jean Seigneur de la Fletche___________
| | _Elias C of Maine_______________________|_Paule of Maine________________________
| |_Ermengarde of Maine____________________|
| | _Gervase Seigneur de Chateau du Loire__
| |_Matilda of Chateau du Loire____________|_Eremburge ____________________________
_Henry II K of England_|
| | _Robert I "The Devil" D of Normandy____
| | _William I "The Conquerer" K of England_|_Arletta of Falaise____________________
| | _Henry I K of England___________________|
| | | | _Baldwin V C of Flanders_______________
| | | |_Matilda of Flanders____________________|_Adele of France_______________________
| |_Matilda Empress of Germany__________|
| | _Duncan I K of Scots___________________
| | _Malcolm III K of Scots_________________|_Sibylla of Northumbria________________
| |_Matilda of Scotland____________________|
| | _Edward "the exile"____________________
| |_Margaret Queen of Scots________________|_Agatha _______________________________
|
|--Geoffrey PLANTAGENET* D of Brittany
|
| _William V "the Great" D of Aquitaine__
| _William VIII (Geoffrey) D of Aquitaine_|_Agnes of Burgundy_____________________
| _William IX "Le Vieux" D of Aquitaine___|
| | | _Robert I "the Old" D of Burgundy______
| | |_Hildegarde of Burgundy_________________|_Ermengarde of Anjou___________________
| _William X "le Jeune" D of Aquitaine_|
| | | _Pons III C of Toulouse________________
| | | _William IV C of Toulouse_______________|_Almodis of la Marche__________________
| | |_Philipe\Matilde of Toulouse____________|
| | | _Robert E of Cornwall__________________
| | |_Emme of Cornwall_______________________|_Mathilde de Montgomery________________
|_Eleanor of Aquitaine__|
| _Hugh de Chastellerault________________
| _Boso II Vicompte de Chastellerault_____|_Gerberga de la Rochefoucauld__________
| _Aimery I Vicompte de Chastellerault____|
| | | _Aimery IV Vicompte of Thouars_________
| | |_Eleanor de Thouars_____________________|_Aurengarde de Mauleon_________________
|_Eleanor de Chastellerault___________|
| _Archimbaud "Borel" ___________________
| _Bartholowmew de l'Isle Bouchard________|_Agnes ________________________________
|_Dangerose de l'Isle Bouchard___________|
| _______________________________________
|_Gerberga ______________________________|_______________________________________
married CONSTANCE, heiress of Brittany, to whom he had been betrothed
while both were young children, in 1181. He was recognized as Duke of
Brittany and he and Constance appear to have enjoyed a happy union and
Brittany was in a relative state of calm. Unfortunately, in 1186, after
only 5 years of marriage, Geoffrey was killed in a tournement in Paris.
Galliou and Jones' book, "The Bretons" adds some insight:
"From 1171 to 1181 it was directly to HENRY II that the seneshal and
justiciar of the Duchy - both novel offices - answered. Even when
Geoffrfey was finally allowed to marry CONSTANCE in 1181 and go to
Brittany, his father kept a close watch on his actions, though the
notorious quarrels within the Angevin family, as the king and his sons
frequently waged open war on each other, allowed Geoffrey a freedom to
intrigue which he was not slow to exploit. Nevertheless, in a few short
years, between 1166 and 1186, the Angevins succeeded in bringing a
degree of governmental organization to Brittany that was of enduring
significance."
it is of interest that it was Geoffrey - an Angevin, who took the first
steps in moving the duchy more closely under the control of the French
crown. See the notes on his wife, CONSTANCE, and their son, Arthur, for
more details.