Geoffrey I Berenger de Bretagne

980 - 1008  (28 years)

• Name	Geoffrey I Berenger de Bretagne
  Birth	980	Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France
  Title of Nobility	From 980 to 1008
  	1st Duke of Bretagne
  Christening	992	Brittany, France
  Gender	Male
  Fact	992
  	He assumed the title of Duke of Bretagne, which had long been an independent state, but he had little control over much of Lower Bretagne
  Title of Nobility	992
  	Count of Rennes (by right of succession)
  Death	20 Nov 1008	Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
  Burial	20 Nov 1008	Pontorson, Manche, Normandy, France
  Alt. Burial	1079	La Chapelle-Neuve, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France
  Fact	The Angevin Empire; French: Empire Plantagenêt) describes the possessions of the Angevin kings of England who held lands in England and France during the 12th and 13th centuries. Its rulers were Henry II (ruled 1154–1189), Richard I (r. 1189–1199), and
  Fact	After the collapse of the Roman Empire, large scale migration from the British Isles led to the foundation of British colonies linked initially to homelands in Cornwall, Devon, and Wales. The various independent petty Breton states later developed into
  Royal House	Rennes
  _FSFTID	9QZ9-C18
  Person ID	I35450	My Genealogy | Gent Tree received from familysearch
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	I, Duc de Bretagne Conan de Rennes,   b. 944, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France d. 27 Jun 992, Conquereuil, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Régente de Bretagne Comtesse d'Angoulême Ermengarde d'Anjou,   b. 11 Nov 958, Anjou, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France d. 27 Jun 1022, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	973	Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France
  Family ID	F13184	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Duchess of Bretagne Hawise de Normandie,   b. 978, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France d. 21 Feb 1034, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	996
  Children	1. III Alain de Bretagne,   b. 996, Brittany, France d. 1 Oct 1040, Rennes, Brittany, France (Age 44 years)   2. Evenus Linzoel Comte de Bretagne,   b. Abt 997, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France d. 1037 (Age 40 years)   3. Eudes de Penthievre de Bretagne,   b. 999, Penthièvre, Morbihan, Brittany, France d. 7 Jan 1079, Penthièvre, Morbihan, Brittany, France (Age 80 years)   4. Adela De Bretagne,   b. 1005, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France d. Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France
  Family ID	F14308	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023