King Foulques V of JERUSALEM, KING

                          Known as Geoffrey Plantagenet,  which was a sprig of broom; and heusually wore a sprig in his helmet, count of Anjou; son of Fulk, Count ofAnjou and King of Jerusalem. In 1128 he married Matilda, daughter of KingHenry I of England and widow of Holy Roman Emperor Henry V. After HenryIs death (1135) Geoffrey, hitherto occupied in complex feuds withAngevin barons and rival nobles, undertook to conquer Normandy, to whichhe laid claim through his wife. After 1139, Matilda attempted theconquest of England from her cousin, King Stephen, who had gained thecrown after Henry Is death. Geoffrey did not accompany her, being stillengaged in the conquest of Normandy, which he completed in 1144. In 1147he undertook a crusade with King Louis VII of France. In 1150, Geoffreyand Matilda ceded Normandy to their son Henry (later King Henry II ofEngland), who founded the English Angevin dynasty. Geoffrey is also knownas Geoffrey the Fair.