Gottfried II. (Gâtinais)

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Gottfried II. Ferréol (French: Geoffroy Ferréol ; † April 30, 1042/45) was a count of Gâtinais in the 11th century. As the great-grandfather in the direct male line of Count Gottfried Plantagenet von Anjou , he is one of the ancestors of the English royal family Plantagenet , but himself he probably came from the House of Châteaudun .

Gottfried Ferréol was a son of Hugo von Le Perche and Beatrix von Mâcon, a younger brother was named Liétald. This genealogical background can be found in a document from Bishop Franco of Paris from 1028. This source provides information about his further family circumstances. His mother's first marriage was to Count Gottfried I von Gâtinais , whose son was Count Aubry von Gâtinais , who was succeeded by Gottfried Ferréol as his half-brother. His father, Hugo von Le Perche ( Hugonis Pertice ), was probably identical with the son of Count Fulcois von Mortagne from the Châteaudun family, who is named in a document from the Abbey of Saint-Vincent of Le Mans from 1061. Count Aubry von Câtinais died between 1028 and 1030, whereupon Gottfried Ferréol succeeded him. Any official acts of him are not known.

Gottfried Ferréol was married to Ermengarde von Anjou , a daughter of Count Fulko III. Nerra of Anjou . His sons derived their claim to the important county of Anjou through them .

A possible daughter, to whom the name Hildegarde was added in later sources, was married to Joscelin von Courtenay ( House Courtenay ).

Gottfried Ferréol died on April 30th, according to a deed of gift from his eldest son. The year Gottfried died can only be narrowed down vaguely, but his second son could have been born posthumously in 1042/43. His second wife married Duke Robert I of Burgundy around 1047 .

literature

  • Christian Settipani : Les comtes d'Anjou et leur alliances aux Xe et XIe siècles. In: KSB Keats-Rohan (Ed.): Family Trees and the Roots of Politics. 1997, pp. 211-267
  • Christian Settipani: Les vicomtes de Châteaudun et leur alliés. In: Keats-Rohan and Settipani (eds.): Onomastique et Parenté dans l'Occident médiéval. 2000, pp. 247-261.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Counts of Gâtinais were also called Counts of Château-Landon ( comiti Landonensi castri ) in contemporary chronicles , after the main castle of the county.
  2. ^ J. Devaux: Étude chronologique sur les comtes de Gâtinais. In: Annales de la Société Historique & Archéologique du Gâtinais. Volume 3, 1885, pp. 81-82
  3. ↑ Robert Charles and S. Menjot d'Elbenne: Cartulaire de Saint-Vincent du Mans, Liber primus. 1886, No. 609, p. 350
  4. ↑ Martin Bouquet (Ed.): Ex continuatione Historiæ Aimoni Monachi Floriacensis. In: Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France (RHGF). Volume 11, 1995, p. 276. The wife of Joscelin von Courtenay is named by the chronicler Aimon de Fleury as the daughter of a comitis Gaufridi Foërole , who was identified by Luc d'Achery with Count Gottfried II von Gâtinais. See: Gesta Consulum Andegavorum . In: Spicilegium. Volume 3, 1723, footnote on page 258

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predecessor Office successor
Aubry Count of Gâtinais
1028 / 30-1042 / 45 		Gottfried III. The bearded
personal data
SURNAME Gottfried II.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Geoffroy Ferréol; Gottfried Ferreol; Gottfried II. Ferréol; Gottfried II of Gâtinais; Gottfried of Château-Landon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Count of Gâtinais
DATE OF BIRTH 10th century or 11th century
DATE OF DEATH April 30 between 1042 and 1045