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Geoffrey V — called the Handsome and Plantagenet — 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 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.
1113
Aug 24
| 1113 • Vladimir II Monomakh's reign begins in Kievan Rus'. |
1133
Mar 5
Age: 19y
birth of childHenry II of England 1 Source ⇓ |
1151
Sep 7
Age: 38y
| 1151 • Anping Bridge is completed in China's Fujian province. Its total length will not be exceeded until 1846. |