The House of Anjou-Châteaudun was a medieval house that once possessed the
County of Anjou, the
Viscounty of Châteaudun and the significant, wealthy
Kingdom of Jerusalem
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Origin of the House of Châteaudun
The House of Châteaudun descended from
Gauzfred I (or Geoffrey I) whom Count
Theobald I of Blois made
viscount of Châteaudun
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in 956. Recent research makes him a direct-line
agnatic
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descendant of the Frankish family
Rorgonides.
Branches of the House of Châteaudun
The House of Châteaudun split in distinct
branches. Descended from
Fulcuich, probably the second son of Gauzfred I, were:
* The lineage of the counts of Perche, extinct by 1217, with
William II
* The line of viscounts of Châteaudun, extinct by 1249, with
Geoffrey VI
* The lineage of the
counts of Anjou, who acquired the land by the marriage of a grandson of Fulcois, Count
Geoffrey II of Gâtinais Geoffrey, Geoffroy, Geoff, etc., may refer to:
People
* Geoffrey (name), including a list of people with the name
* Geoffroy (surname), including a list of people with the name
* Geoffrey of Monmouth (c. 1095–c. 1155), clergyman and one of the ...
with
Ermengarde of Anjou, heiress of the
House of Ingelger, and from whom the
Plantagenets were descended
Genealogy
Note: The dotted lines represent hypothetical relationships.
It is not clear whether
Hugh, Archbishop of Tours, and Adalaud of Château-Chinon are sons or grandsons of
Geoffrey I of Châteaudun. Some sources say that Geoffrey had a son called
Hugh, who was himself viscount of Châteaudun, and both the Archbishop of Tours and the Lord of Château-Chinon would in turn be his sons. The number of people called "Hugh" who were viscounts of Châteaudun is thus unclear, and the numbering of each viscount with this name could be wrong by 1.
The parentage of
Fulcois is also disputed. Some sources put him as the son of Geoffrey I of Châteaudun. Others claim he was his grandson-in-law through marriage to a granddaughter of Geoffrey called
Melisende.
Sources
* France Balade :
*
les vicomtes de Châteaudun*
* Foundation for Medieval Genealogy :
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References
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Counts of Châteaudun
French noble families