Geoffrey illegitimate son of henry ii

Geoffrey was the fourth of five sons of henry ii, king of england and eleanor. Geoffrey ii was duke of brittany and 3rd earl of richmond between 1181 and 1186, through his marriage with the heiress constance. When henry introduced his illegitimate son, geoffrey, to the royal nursery, eleanor was furious, geoffrey had been born in the early days of their marriage, the result of a dalliance with hikenai, a prostitute. The identity of geoffreys mothers is not known with certainty, but. The house of plantagenet was the first truly armigerous royal dynasty of england. He was the eldest of the three sons of geoffrey v, count of anjou, touraine, and maine and empress matilda sometimes called maud or maude. By an unknown mistress or mistresses, geoffrey also had one illegitimate son, hamelin 5th earl of surrey, and two illegitimate daughters, emma and mary abbess of shaftesbury. Henry ii had at least a few illicit lovers, who bore him several illegitimate children, although by no means as many as his grandfather henry i or his son john. Nov 30, 2019 they had three sons, henry ii king of england, duke of normandy and aquitaine, count of anjou, geoffrey count of anjou and nantes, and william longespee. Henry ii curtmantle, king of england geni family tree. The identity of geoffreys mothers is not known with certainty, but she is thought to have been a woman named ykenai.

He had many illegitimate children with at least four different women, apart from his wife. Later eleanor and young henry led a civil war against king henry 117374. It was only after he married the most powerful woman in europe, eleanor duchess of aquitaine and exconsort of louis xii that he was able to take the crown. John of england simple english wikipedia, the free.

Geoffrey archbishop of york, illegitimate son of king henry ii of england, bishop of lincoln and archbishop of york. The identity of his mother is unclear, for the one contemporary source that gives any information on her is hostile to geoffrey. Weak, ill and deserted by all except an illegitimate son, henry died in france in 1189 aged 56. In 1170, his fifteenyearold son henry was crowned king, but he never actually ruled and is not counted in the monarchs of england. Emma is also sometimes said to have been previously married to guy v, sire of laval, but guys wife was a different emma, illegitimate daughter of reginald, earl of cornwall, illegitimate son of henry i see angot 1942, 2924. It is said that his mother was his mistress ykenai or rosamond clifford, the fair rosamond of literary fame.

King henry ii brought law and order to his kingdom but his. Dec 12, 2016 remember, if you dare, king henri valoiss illegitimate son bash, an entirely fictional character, a not especially surprising revelation since in reign, so is the queen of scots. House of plantagenetwarenne earls of surrey issued from hamelin, illegitimate son of geoffrey v, count of anjou adopted the name and arms of house of warenne. Granted lands in surrey, married a woman named lavinia and they had at least one son, henry. Richard had the help of philip ii, who was now king of france. Geoffrey v, count of anjou simple english wikipedia, the. He had many illegitimate children with at least four different women, apart from his wife eleanor of aquitaine, who nonetheless saw to it, that these children were brought u. Geoffrey was an illegitimate son of henry ii, king of england, who became bishopelect of lincoln and archbishop.

She was known as the empress because of her first marriage to the holy roman emperor. One of them, hamelin, was a prominent person at henrys court and the courts. Aug 11, 2014 geoffrey plantagenet was the illegitimate son of king henry ii, the first of the plantagenet kings. By his marriage to the empress matilda, daughter and heiress of henry i of england, geoffrey had a son, henry curtmantle, who succeeded to the english.

Somewhat reluctantly, matilda was married to the fourteen year old geoffrey. When henry introduced his illegitimate son, geoffrey, to the royal nursery, eleanor was furious, geoffrey had been born in the early days of their marriage, the. A son, henry was born to matilda and geoffrey plantagenet, at le mans, anjou. Geoffrey is known to have had a maternal halfbrother called peter. Henrys father, geoffrey of anjou, had a few illegitimate children. Unlike his father francois i who sired many, henri ii is only known to have fathered three bastards. Richard finally defeated henry in a battle for anjou 1189. He was king of england from 6 april 1199, until his death. The identity of his mother is uncertain, but she may have been named ykenai. Geoffrey was a good friend of louis viis son philip, and the two men were frequently in alliance against king henry. Jan 20, 2017 to that end, many plantagenet kings had large families, both official and otherwise, who in turn had large families, which makes for plenty of drama and intrigue. Courtmanteau, henry fitzempress or henry plantagenet, ruled as count of anjou, count of maine, duke of normandy, duke of aquitaine, count of nantes, king of england and lord of ireland.

Geoffrey of anjou took no direct part in the conflict in england, leaving it to his wife matilda, the oldest illegitimate son of her father henry i. Geoffrey, duke of brittany, son of king henry ii of england and brother of king richard and king john. The marriage was the third attempt of geoffreys father, fulk v, count of anjou, to build a political alliance with normandy. The children of henry ii and eleanor of aquitaine, who are somewhat familiar from the movie the lion in winter, are a case in point.

Henrys illegitimate son geoffrey plantagenet 11511212, archbishop of. Mar 30, 2020 henry ii, king of england henry ii established the house of plantagenet. Henrys empire quickly collapsed during the reign of his son john, but many of the. Walter map suggested, for example, that hikenai, the mother of henry iis illegitimate son, geoffrey, had been a prostitute, while the mother of robert curthoses two sons, richard and william, had been the companion of a country priest. His quarrels with thomas becket, archbishop of canterbury, and with members of his own family ultimately brought about his defeat. Henry succeeded his father as count of anjou and duke of normandy in 1151, and his cousin stephen as king of england in 1154, after the civil war in which his mother matilda had fought unsuccessfully for the english crown. This led henry to declare, baseborn indeed have my other children shown themselves. Geoffrey spent much time at philips court in paris, and philip made him his seneschal. His last words, according to gerald of wales, were shame, shame on a conquered king. Henry was the son of geoffrey of anjou and matilda, daughter. Henry ii 5 march 13 6 july 1189, also known as henry curtmantle french. King john 24 december 1166 19 october 1216 was the son of henry ii of england and eleanor of aquitaine. He was king of england from 1154 to 1189, spending just 14 years in aggregate on english soil.

From the fact that william longsword, son of an elder william longsword, who was an illegitimate son of henry ii, laid claim in the reign of. Geoffrey plantagenet, count of anjou historipedia official. Geoffrey plantagenet, archbishop of york circa 1152 12 december 1212 geoffrey plantagenet was the illegitimate son of king henry ii, the first of the plantagenet kings. Geoffrey ii, duke of brittany 23 september 1158 19 august 1186 geoffrey plantagenet was the fourth son of king henry ii and his wife, eleanor, duchess of aquitaine.

Geoffrey, whose tumultuous nature is insisted upon by fuller, inherited a full measure of the stormy plantagenet character. Henry ii is regarded as englands greatest medieval king. He was given the name of his paternal grandfather, geoffrey v count of anjou. King henry ii of england was born on march 5, 13, in le mans, the capital of the county of maine, now in france. United kingdom united kingdom the sons of william i. However, relations between henry and his daughter and son inlaw were not good. His parents were geoffrey plantagenet, count of anjou, and matilda, the daughter of henry i of england. He became king of england after the death of his brother richard i richard the. By his marriage to the empress matilda, daughter and heiress of henry i of england, geoffrey had a son, henry curtmantle, who succeeded to the.

Henry iis attempt to divide his titles amongst his sons, but keep the power associated with them, provoked them into trying to take control of the lands assigned to them. Courtmanteau, henry fitzempress or henry plantagenet, ruled as count of anjou, count of maine, duke of normandy, duke of aquitaine, count of nantes, king of england 115489 and lord of ireland. Geoffrey was the fourth of five sons of henry ii, king of england and eleanor, duchess of aquitaine. His marriage to the empress matilda, daughter and heiress of henry i of england, produced a son, henry curtmantle, who succeeded to the english throne as king henry ii 11541189 and was the first of the plantagenet dynasty to rule england. Under william is two sons william ii rufus and henry i, strong, centralized government continued, and englands link with normandy was strengthened. Rebellion by norman barons, led by the kings half uncles, odo of bayeux and robert of mortain, was soon put down by william ii, who made promises of good government and relief from. The only one of henry iis sons to see him at his deathbed was his illegitimate son geoffrey, archbishop of york. Geoffrey plantagenet was an illegitimate son of king henry ii. Geoffrey, the bastard, geoffrey, archbishop of york c.

There is evidence to suggest that geoffrey was planning another rebellion with philips help during his final period in paris in the summer. Geoffrey plantagenet, count of anjou, duke of normandy, founder of the house of plantagenet. Henry ii of england simple english wikipedia, the free. Henry ii, king of england 115489 who greatly expanded his anglofrench domains and strengthened the royal administration in england. Geoffrey plantagenet was the illegitimate son of king henry ii, the first of the plantagenet kings. Henrys illegitimate son geoffrey, archbishop of york also stood by him the whole time and alone among his sons attended on henrys deathbed. Geoffrey archbishop of york public figure facebook. Mistresses of henry ii this post will focus on some of the women in henry iis life, and how his relationship with them has been portrayed in both scholarly works and in literature.

Henry plantagenet 131189 wikitree free family tree. The two sons who grew to some prominence are geoffrey. As a result of this marriage, geoffreys son henry ii inherited the english throne as well as norman and angevin titles, thus marking the beginning of the angevin and plantagenet dynasties. The arms of this noble, later royal, family, gules, three lions passant guardant or armed and langued azure, termed colloquially the arms of england signifying the arms of the royal house of england, were first adopted by king richard the lionheart 11891199, son of king henry ii of england 11541189. Henry ii of england mcgill university school of computer. Born to matilda during a turbulent period, his mother was swept aside while stephen seized the throne. By his marriage to the empress matilda, daughter and heiress of henry i of england, geoffrey had a son, henry curtmantle, who succeeded to the english throne and founded the plantagenet dynasty to which geoffrey gave his nickname. Corneille, bastard of burgundy 14201452, illegitimate son of philip the good. In 1150, geoffrey made henry the duke of normandy and louis responded by putting forward king stephens son eustace as the rightful heir to the duchy and launching a military campaign to remove henry from the province. He became duke of brittany jure uxoris after his marriage to constance, daughter of duke conan iv.