    geoffrey v (24 august 1113 â 7 september 1151) â called the handsome () and plantagenet â was the count of anjou, touraine, and maine by inheritance from 1129 and then duke of normandy by conquest from 1144. by his marriage to the empress matilda, daughter and heiress of henry&nbsp;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. ==biography== ===early life=== geoffrey was the elder son of foulques v d'anjou and eremburga de la flÃ¨che, daughter of elias i of maine. he was named after his great-grandfather geoffrey ii, count of gÃ¢tinais. geoffrey received his nickname from the yellow sprig of broom blossom (genÃªt is the french name for the planta genista, or broom shrub) he wore in his hat.costain, thomas b. 1962. the conquering family. new york: popular library, 9. king henry i of england, having heard good reports on geoffrey's talents and prowess, sent his royal legates to anjou to negotiate a marriage between geoffrey and his own daughter, empress matilda. consent was obtained from both parties, and on 10 june 1128 the fifteen-year-old geoffrey was knighted in rouen by king henry in preparation for the wedding. ===marriage=== geoffrey and matilda's marriage took place in 1128. the marriage was meant to seal a peace between england/normandy and anjou. she was eleven years older than geoffrey, and very proud of her status as empress dowager (as opposed to being a mere countess). their marriage was a stormy one with frequ
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