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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 • Alaungsithu succeeds Kyanzittha as king of Burma. |
1133
Mar 5
Age: 19y
birth of childHenry II of England 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1133 • Geoffrey of Monmouth produces the Historia Regum Britanniae. |
1151
Sep 7
Age: 38y
| 1151 • Anping Bridge is completed in China's Fujian province. Its total length will not be exceeded until 1846. |