Geoffrey I of Anjou, known as Grisegonelle ("Greymantle"), was count of Anjou from 958 to 987. He succeeded his father Fulk II. He allied with the County of Nantes against the County of Rennes, and allied with Hugh Capet, fearing an invasion by the Count of Blois. He was one of the men responsible for bringing Hugh to the throne of France. Counts of Anjou, c. ... Events Kshemgupta, King of Kashmir dies and is succeeded by his young son Abhimanyu. ... Events Hugh Capet, Count of Paris, crowned King of France Kukulcan conquers Chichen Itza Births Deaths May 21 King Louis V of France Categories: 987 ... Fulk II of Anjou, son of Fulk the Red, was count of Anjou from 941 to 958. ...-1... The County of Blois was centred on Blois, south of Paris. ...
Geoffrey I died on July 21, 987. His wife was Adelaide, Countess de Vermandois, born 932. They had issue: Ermengarde d' Anjou III, born 952; Gerberga, Countess d' Anjou, born 962 and Fulk Nera, born 972. Fulk III (972-1040), called Nerra (that is, le Noir, the Black) after his death, was count of Anjou from 987 to 1040. ...
Anjou (äNzhoo´), region and former province, W France, coextensive roughly with Maine-et-Loire and parts of Indre-et-Loire, Mayenne, and Sarthe depts.
A fertile lowland, Anjou is traversed by the Loire, Mayenne, Sarthe, Loir, and Maine rivers.
Louis XI of France inherited Anjou after the death (1480) of René, grandson of Louis I, and the death (1481) of Charles of Maine, René's nephew, the last of the Angevin line.
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