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1. • • He joined the Young King and Prince Richard in their rebellion against their father in 1173. Nor is it surprising that Henry II used Geoffrey as a political pawn in his empire building strategies.
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   Did Henry II use Geoffrey as a political pawn?

   • He joined the Young King and Prince Richard in their rebellion against their father in 1173. Nor is it surprising that Henry II used Geoffrey as a political pawn in his empire building strategies. Henry had supported the subjects of Conan IV of Brittany when they rebelled against him.

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   Was Geoffrey a loyal son?

   • However, given that none of Henry II’s legitimate surviving sons could be described as loyal to their father it is perhaps not surprising that Geoffrey as son number three should have been untrustworthy. He joined the Young King and Prince Richard in their rebellion against their father in 1173.

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   Was Geoffrey a deceiver and a dissembler?

   • Gerald of Wales described Geoffrey as a “deceiver and a dissembler.” Roger of Howden described him as a “son of perdition”. However, given that none of Henry II’s legitimate surviving sons could be described as loyal to their father it is perhaps not surprising that Geoffrey as son number three should have been untrustworthy.

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   Why did Geoffrey become friends with Philip Augustus?

   • Geoffrey, perhaps recognising the importance of strong allies, became friends with the French King Philip Augustus (Louis VII’s son). Philip made him a senschal of France. He died on the 19th August in Paris as the result of an accident that occurred during a tournament.

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   Why did Henry have a problem with his father and son?

   • Part of the problem between father and son in later years was Henry’s inability to relinquish power from his own hands. In response to the rebellion of 1173 Henry did concede that Geoffrey should marry Constance and have half of the revenues of the duchy, along with the task of quelling the rebellion that he had stirred in Brittany.

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   Why did Geoffrey marry Constance?

   • In response to the rebellion of 1173 Henry did concede that Geoffrey should marry Constance and have half of the revenues of the duchy, along with the task of quelling the rebellion that he had stirred in Brittany. In November 1179 Geoffrey was in Paris to witness the coronation of King Philip. Geoffrey and Constance married in 1181.

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3. www.medievalists.net › 2020 › 06Geoffrey: the Prodigal Son of Henry II - Medievalists.net

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   Jun 27, 2020 · Geoffrey, unsurprisingly given their personal affinity and conflation of political and dynastic interests, once again remained loyal to his father when his remaining legitimate half-brothers rose up against Henry in 1189.

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4. www.cambridge.org › core › books5 - Duke Geoffrey, Henry II and the Angevin empire

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   This aspect of Geoffrey's career has been overlooked by contemporary chroniclers and modern historians alike, their only interest in Geoffrey arising from his role in Angevin politics and hence his activities outside Brittany.

5. www.cambridge.org › core › books5 - Geoffrey le Bel of Anjou and Political Inheritance in the ...

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   The purpose of this study is to establish how Geoffrey le Bel viewed his rightful place in the Anglo-Norman realm from the beginning of his marriage. It is has been difficult for scholars to evaluate Geoffrey's expectations without viewing him as the precursor to Henry II.

6. thehistoryjar.com › 2013/02/24 › geoffrey-of-brittanyGeoffrey of Brittany - The History Jar

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   Feb 24, 2013 · Nor is it surprising that Henry II used Geoffrey as a political pawn in his empire building strategies. Henry had supported the subjects of Conan IV of Brittany when they rebelled against him.

7. www.bbc.co.uk › henryii_character_01The Character and Legacy of Henry II - BBC

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   Jun 20, 2011 · Battle lines were drawn: Henry brought up forces to besiege the town, while Henry the Younger was joined by troops from his brother Geoffrey and the new king Philip of France.

8. academic.oup.com › fh › article-abstractCrusading and political culture under Geoffrey, count of ...

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   Jun 23, 2015 · Detailed examination remains to be undertaken, but it also appears that the patterns identified here cannot be traced in the thousands of acts issued by Geoffrey’s son Henry II, including those for beneficiaries in Greater Anjou.

9. www.cambridge.org › core › booksDuke Geoffrey and Brittany, 1166–1186 (Chapter 4) - Brittany ...

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   The conventional wisdom is that Geoffrey never ruled Brittany independently of Henry II, thus there is no significant distinction between the periods before and after 1181. On the contrary, 1181 is an important turning-point in the history of the Angevin regime in Brittany.