Geoffrey IV (Geoffroy IV) (died 1176),
Viscount of Châteaudun
A viscount ( , for male) or viscountess (, for female) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status. The status and any domain held by a viscount is a viscounty.
In the case of French viscounts, the title is so ...
, son of
Hugh V, Viscount of Châteaudun
Hugues IV (died 1180), Counts of Châteaudun, Viscount of Châteaudun, son of Geoffrey III, Viscount of Châteaudun, and Helvise, Dame of Mondoubleau, daughter of Ilbert “Payen” de Mondoubleau. He became Lord of Mondoubleau upon his mother's d ...
, and Marguerite de Saint-Calais, daughter of Sylvestre de Saint-Calais.
It is not clear that Geoffrey was ever Viscount of Châteaudun, but some histories list him as such. The only record of him is various charters confirming donations to churches in the area. One intriguing reference is to his consent to freeing of the men of the church of Notre-Dame-de-Mondoubleau, which, according to Beauvais de Saint-Paul, released the servants of the parish from their bondage.
It is not known whether Geoffrey married or had issue.
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1176 deaths
12th-century French nobility
Viscounts of Châteaudun