The Bipartite County Question
The Gesta-writers acknowledge that “another count” (the former count, Duke Hugh) continued to rule beyond the Mayenne.…
Fulk Rechin’s Testimony
Fulk Rechin (Marchegay, Comtes, p. 374) does call Ingelger the first count, but his own admission that he knew nothing of his first five ancestors beyond their names weakens the…
The Cluny Treatise on S. Martin
The latter portion of Ingelger’s account in the Gesta (Marchegay, Comtes, pp. 47–62) is lifted bodily from the *Tractatus de reversione B.…
Ingelger’s Marriage to Ælendis
Diceto (Stubbs, i. 139) reports that Ingelger married Ælendis, niece of Archbishop Adaland and of Raino, bishop of Angers, and that the two prelates gave the young couple their he…
The Palace of the Counts at Angers
NOTE B. Local tradition long held that the counts and bishops of Angers had exchanged dwellings, and that the ruined hall in the castle enclosure was Roman work originally used as…
KAPITEL II.
CHAPTER II. is a scholarly chapter composed of three extended critical notes (C, D, and E) examining the historical figure Geoffrey Greygown, count of Anjou.…
NOTE C. THE MARRIAGES OF GEOFFREY GREYGOWN
NOTE C. THE MARRIAGES OF GEOFFREY GREYGOWN. Geoffrey Greygown was twice married, both wives bearing the name Adela or Adelaide; the second was countess of Chalon-sur-Saône and wid…
NOTE D. THE BRETON AND POITEVIN WARS OF GEOFFREY GREYGOWN
NOTE D. THE BRETON AND POITEVIN WARS OF GEOFFREY GREYGOWN. The account of Geoffrey in the Gesta Consulum is largely fabulous, containing mythical fights with Danes and Saxons an…
1. As to the Breton war
- As to the Breton war, which seems to be the earlier in date. Fulk Rechin alone records the raid of Conan’s sons upon Angers, and M.…
2. As to the Poitevin war
- As to the Poitevin war. Fulk Rechin records Geoffrey’s expulsion of the count of Poitou from Loudun, victory at Les Roches, and pursuit to Mirebeau; the Chronicle of St.…
NOTE E. THE GRANT OF MAINE TO GEOFFREY GREYGOWN
NOTE E. THE GRANT OF MAINE TO GEOFFREY GREYGOWN. While it is clear that a grant of the county of Maine was eventually made by a Capetian king to a count of Anjou, the identificati…
KAPITEL II.
This chapter investigates the chronology of when Maine was granted to a count of Anjou, examining whether Geoffrey Greygown could have been the recipient under Robert I (923), Robert II (996–1031), or alternatively Hugh Capet, given the conflicting timelines of Geoffrey’s life,…
Chronological Evidence Against Geoffrey Greygown
Chronological Evidence Against Geoffrey Greygown Chronological evidence rules out Geoffrey Greygown as recipient of any grant of Maine from the first two Roberts.…
Three Conclusions on the Granting of Maine
Three Conclusions on the Granting of Maine Three conclusions follow from this chronology: (1) if Maine was granted by Robert I, it was not given to Geoffrey Greygown; (2) if grant…
Hugh Capet and the Affair
Hugh Capet and the Affair One writer brings Hugh Capet into the affair. The passage reports that after Lothar’s death Hugh was elected king and toured his realm, descending to Tou…
The Gesta Ambaziensium Dominorum
The Gesta Ambaziensium Dominorum This section centers on a quoted passage from the Gesta Ambaziensium Dominorum (Marchegay, Comtes, p.…
The Compilers’ Carte-blanche
The Compilers’ Carte-blanche The compilers of the Gesta simplify older claims by attributing to the king (effectively the duke) the granting of a blanket charter to Geoffrey, rele…
Map II: Gaul c. 1027
Map II: Gaul c. 1027 The map illustrates Gaul c. 1027, with three labeled features: Fulk the Black, Odo II, and the Royal Domain.…
KAPITEL III.
Chapter III covers the period 987–1044 and examines the rivalry between the houses of Anjou and Blois, centered on the figure of Fulk the Black (Fulk Nerra).…
The Legend of the Count’s Wife
A count of Anjou is said to have married a woman of mysterious origin and unearthly beauty whose aversion to churches and refusal to attend the consecration of the Host aroused su…
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