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Geoffrey II Viscount Of THOUARS

Geoffrey II Viscount Of THOUARS[1, 2]

Male 990 - 1043  (53 years)

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  • Name Geoffrey II Viscount Of THOUARS 
    Born 990  Thouars, Deux-S?vres, Poitou-Charentes, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    AFN VB1C-52 
    FamilySearch ID G95X-P39 
    TitleOfNobility Between 1015 and 1043  [3
    He succeeded his uncle Ralph I as Viscount of Thouars. 
    Name Geoffroi II DE THOUARS  [3
    Name Geoffroi Viscount De THOUARS (TOURS) 
    Died Apr 1043  Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm, Vendee, Pays de la Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation Bef 1055  [3
    He became a monk at Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm. 
    _UID 85A4E3D5C8E742F89B5621784EA32C51C2DA 
    Buried Abbey of Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm, Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm, Departement de la Vend?e, Pays de la Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I10626  Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 13 Dec 2022 

    Father Savary III DE THOUARS, Vicomte,   b. Abt 955, Thouars, Sur-Garonne, Aquitaine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1003, Tours, Indre Et Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 48 years) 
    Mother Countess Aeceline A?nor AREMBURGE, of Thouars,   b. 959, Thouars, Vienne, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1038, Thouars, Deux-S?vres, Poitou-Charentes, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F536728400  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Agn?s II DE BLOIS,   b. 996, Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1055, Thouars, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Last Modified 13 Dec 2022 
    Family ID F536728401  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Agnes De BLOIS,   b. 989, Blois, Loir-Et-Cher, Centre-Val-De-Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1054, Thouars, Deux-S?vres, Poitou-Charentes, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married Abt 1010  Thouars, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Amallarico IV DE THOUARS,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Aremgarde MAUL?ON,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Vicomte de Fontanay Salvary DE THOUARS,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Raoul de THOUARS,   b. Abt 1011, Of, Thouars, Deux-Sevres, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1093  (Age ~ 82 years)
     5. Aimery IV Viscount Of THOUARS,   b. Abt 1024, Thouars, Deux S?vres (79), Poitou Charentes, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1093, Murdered At La Cheze, Bourgogne (Burgundy), France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years)
     6. H?l?ne DE THOUARS,   b. Abt 1030,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 Dec 2022 
    Family ID F5327  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Geoffrey II of Thouars, he was born in 990 in Thouars and he died around 1055. He is the son of Savary III 10 th Viscount of Thouars 1015-1055 or 1058.

      He succeeded his uncle Raoul I st in 1015. It continues the war waged by Raoul against the Count William V of Poitiers, and the lord Hugh IV of Lusignan said Le Brun and the chief captain. After mutual victories and defeats, the peace ends up being made on the basis of the marriage of the daughter of Geoffroy II, Aud?arde (Auliarde, Aldiarde), with Hugues IV of Lusignan.

      His relations with the Count of Anjou, Foulque III Nerra, are difficult, this one built in 1026 a castle in Montfaucon, and relocating strongly to Montreuil (20 km north of Thouars ) which he entrusts to a guardian, Berlai. This device is a real threat to the Viscount and his city, and the buildings in the 1030s of Moncontour, Loudun and Mirebeau only strengthened by the encirclement and achieved the areas of the Viscount. In addition, the lords of Parthenay were faithful allies of the Count of Anjou.

      However, in 1030, Geoffroy II allies with the son of Foulques Nerra, Geoffroy Martel , Count of Vendome who has just married Agn?s de Bourgogne (995-1068), widow of the DukeWilliam V of Poitiers said William the Great. He assists him in his attempt to seize power in the County of Poitiers and the Duchy of Aquitaine. While Geoffroy Martel ravages the surroundings of Poitiers, the new duke Guillaume le Gros does the same in the regions of Loudun and Mirebeau which are under the influence of Angevin. On September 9, 1033, Geoffroy Martel and Geoffroy II of Thouars, beat and make prisoner Guillaume le Gros at Mont-Couer (near Taiz?-Maulais and Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes).

      Geoffroy de Thouars became a monk in Saint-Michel-en-l'Hermjust before dying in 1055 .

      He married Agn?s de Blois (daughter of Eudes I Count of Blois and Berthe of Burgundy), they have children:

      1.) Aimery IV

      2.) Savary, Viscount of Fontenay

      3.) Geoffroy

      4.) Raoul

      5.) H?l?ne, born about 1030, who marries Archambaud I Janvre, lord of Boucheti?re.



  • Sources 
    1. [S397] J. K. Loren, J.K. Loren Dec 8 2003.

    2. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.

    3. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 13 Dec 2022), entry for Geoffrey II Viscount Of THOUARS, person ID G95X-P39. (Reliability: 3).