Geoffrey II

Also known as Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, Geoffrey II Plantagenet, Earl of Richmond

English noble, Duke of Brittany jure uxoris

Key facts

Reign: July 1181 – 19 August 1186
Predecessor: Constance
Successor: Constance
Co ruler: Constance
Born: 23 September 1158
Died: 19 August 1186 (aged 27), Paris , France
Burial: Notre Dame de Paris
Spouse: Constance, Duchess of Brittany ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1181 )
Issue detail: Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany , Arthur I, Duke of Brittany
House: Plantagenet - Angevin
Father: Henry II, King of England
Mother: Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine

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Instance of: human
Given name: Geoffrey
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: London
Place of death: Paris
Spouse: Constance, duchess of Brittany
Child: Arthur I
Father: Henry II of England
Mother: Eleanor of Aquitaine
Sibling: John, King of England
Occupation: aristocrat
Position held: Earl of Richmond
Languages spoken: English language
Religion: Christianity
Family: House of Plantagenet
Noble title: Earl of Richmond
Image: Sceau de Geoffroi II - Duc de Bretagne.png

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Commons category: Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany
date of birth: 1158-09-23
date of death: 1186-08-19
manner of death: accidental death
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
place of burial: Notre-Dame de Paris
name in native language: Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany
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Geoffrey II (Breton: Jafrez; Latin: Galfridus, Anglo-Norman: Geoffroy; 23 September 1158 – 19 August 1186) was Duke of Brittany and Earl of Richmond between 1181 and 1186, through his marriage to Constance, Duchess of Brittany. Geoffrey was the fourth of five sons of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine.

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