Geoffroi II, vicomte de Thouars 1
- Born: Thouars, Deux-Sevres, Poitou-Charentes, France
- Married: Between 1020 and 1025
- Died: After 1055
Research Notes:
His parentage is indicated by the charter dated to [1004/15] under which [his paternal uncle] "Radulfus vicecomes et uxor sua Aremburgis cognominibatur Ascelina et filius eorum Aimericus" donated property to St Cyprien, subscribed by "Gaufredi nepotis sui, Gaufredi fratris sui, Tetbaudi filii Radulfi".
Vicomte de Thouars. "Vicecomes Gaufredus" donated property "Flaheziacus sicuti fecerat avunculus meus et antecessor Radulfus" to St Cyprien by charter dated [1015/20] subscribed by "Willelmi comitis, Aldeardis vicecomitisse" [the latter could be the donor’s paternal grandmother]. "Seniori meo Gaufredo vicecomite et filiis eius...Aimerico, Savarico, Gaufredo et Radulfo et uxore sua Adenordi et cunctis primoribus castri Toarcensis" are named as present in the charter dated Jan 1038 under which "Dodelinus..." donated the monastery of Saint-Jacques de Thouars to the abbey of Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes. “Gauzfredi vicecomitis, Adinauris uxoris eius, Haimerici filii vicecomitis, Savarici filii vicecomitis, Gauzfredi filii vicecomitis, Radulfi filii vicecomitis...” subscribed the undated charter, dated to [1053], under which “Berengerium...cognomento Baoverium et de Branno Herbertum” donated property to Marmoutier “in Oia insula”. "Gaufredus Toarcensium vicecomes" donated property to St Cyprien affirmed by "mulieri sua Ainori, deine filiis suis Savarico, Radulfo et Gaufredo" by charter dated [1055/73]. 2
Marriage Information:
Geoffroi married Eléonore de Bretagne, possibly daughter of Geoffroi I, duc de Bretagne and Hawise de Normandie, between 1020 and 1025. (Eléonore de Bretagne died after 1060.)
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