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Geoffrey II

Type Figure Region Brittany Time 1158–1186 Also known as Geoffrey Plantagenet

Duke of Brittany, born in England in 1158, died in a horse-racing accident in Paris in 1186;…

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  1. 1171–1173Rennes · BrittanyIn 1171 he married Constance, heiress of Brittany, entering the duchy as a Plantagenet prince, consolidating control over the Breton nobility at Rennes while still bound by the suzerainty of his father Henry II.
  2. 1173–1174Brittany · BrittanyTogether with his brother Young King Henry and mother Queen Eleanor he opposed Henry II, conducting military operations on the Brittany–Normandy frontier. After the rebellion failed in 1174 he accepted a settlement, retaining his ducal title but further constrained by the Angevin crown.
  3. 1175–1180Rennes · BrittanyAfter the rebellion was quelled Geoffrey restored feudal order in Brittany and strengthened ducal authority, while navigating between his father and brothers, laying the groundwork for his son Arthur's later potential claim to the English throne.

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