Kevin Patrick Mostyn Family - Person Sheet
Kevin Patrick Mostyn Family - Person Sheet
NameGeoffrey 'Grisegonelle' Count Of Anjou, 30G Grandfather
FatherFulk II 'the Good' Count Of Anjou (~920-958)
MotherGerberga Of Gatinois (~913-~952)
Spouses
1Adelais Of Troyes Countess Of Anjou, 30G Grandmother
FatherRobert Count Of Troyes (~910-968)
MotherAdela Of Burgundy Countess Of Troyes (~915-967)
2Adelaide Of Burgundy, 31G Grandmother
Web Notes notes for Geoffrey 'Grisegonelle' Count Of Anjou
From "The Plantagenet Chronicles" edited by Elizabeth Hallam, ISBN 1-55584-018-3, p 19:
He was a skillful soldier in the French manner and very successful in battle. In 960, Huasten the Dane had been attacking the coast of France for three years, and he was joined by his cousins, Edward and Hilduin, who were both counts of Flanders. He had a force of 15,000 Danes and Saxons, including Ethululf, a gigantic and strong man. Huasten overran all the part of Flanders inhabited by the French, and then decided to advance to Paris.
He was a skillful soldier in the French manner and very successful in battle. In 960, Huasten the Dane had been attacking the coast of France for three years, and he was joined by his cousins, Edward and Hilduin, who were both counts of Flanders. He had a force of 15,000 Danes and Saxons, including Ethululf, a gigantic and strong man. Huasten overran all the part of Flanders inhabited by the French, and then decided to advance to Paris.