Geoffrey (died 1048) was the

Count of Angoulême Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...

from 1032. His brother Alduin II succeeded their father, William II, as Count in 1028, but the brothers quarrelled over their inheritance in the Bordelais. In a settlement that year, Alduin granted three quarters of the newer castle (the old one still stood) at Blavia (

Blaye Blaye (; ) is a commune and subprefecture in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. For centuries, Blaye was a particularly convenient crossing point for those who came from the north and went to Bordeaux or fur ...

) to Geoffrey '' in beneficio'', keeping the remaining quarter for himself as an

allod Allod, deriving from Frankish language, Frankish ''alōd'' meaning "full ownership" (from ''al'' "full, whole" and ''ōd'' "property, possession"; Medieval Latin ''allod'' or ''allodium''), also known as allodial land or proprietary property, was ...

. Their quarrel had given opportunity to the

Saintonge Saintonge may refer to: *County of Saintonge, a historical province of France on the Atlantic coast * Saintonge (region), a region of France corresponding to the historical province * Saintonge ware, a medieval pottery type produced in Saintes reg ...

to rebel, and the counts lost control of it, being reduced to "minor nobles dependent upon the dukes of Aquitaine". In 1047, Count

Geoffrey I of Anjou Geoffrey I of Anjou ( – 21 July 987), known as ("Grey Gown" or "Greymantle"), was count of Anjou from 960 to 987. Life Geoffrey was the eldest son of Fulk II, Count of Anjou and his first wife Gerberga. He succeeded his father as Count of A ...

imported moneyers from Angoulême to staff his new mint at Saintes, which his father had taken over during the previous rebellion.Lewis, ''Southern French and Catalan Society'', 397. He had a son by Petronilla of Archiac, who succeeded him in title and territory: *

Fulk of Angoulême Fulk of Angoulême was the eleventh count of Angoulême. He was the son of Count Geoffrey of Angoulême and Petronille de Archiac. He died in 1087 or 1089, depending on the sources. He had a son, who succeeded him in title and territory, William ...

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