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Birth:          ABT  953 of Brionne, Normandy
Death:          ABT 1015 

Notes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey,_Count_of_Eu
Geoffrey of Brionne (962 - 1015), also called Godfrey was Count of Eu and Brionne[a] 
in the late tenth and early eleventh centuries.

He was a son of Duke Richard I of Normandy,[1] by an unnamed wife or concubine.
[b][5] The county of Eu was an appanage created for Geoffrey by his half-brother 
Richard II of Normandy in 996 as part of Richard's policy of granting honors and titles 
for cadet members of his family.[5] The citadel of Eu played a critical part of the 
defense of Normandy;[6] the castle and walled town were on the river Bresle, just two 
miles from the English Channel. It had long been an embarkation point for England and 
in time of war was often one of the first places attacked.[6]

The castle of Brionne had been held by the Dukes of Normandy as one of their own 
homes but Richard II also made a gift of Brionne to his half-brother Geoffrey,[c] who 
held it for life passing it to his son Gilbert and was only returned to the demesne of the 
Duke after his murder.[7]

Both Geoffrey and his son Gilbert are styled counts in a diploma to Lisieux given by 
Duke Richard II, but without territorial designations.[8] Geoffrey died c.?1010.[9]

Issue[edit]

Geoffrey was married but the name of his wife is unknown. He was the father of:
Gilbert, Count of Eu and Brionne

Upon his death, Geoffrey was succeeded as Count of Eu and Count of Brionne by his 
son Gilbert.

Parents
____ Richard I "the Fearless" (28 Aug  933 - 20 Nov  996)
----- ----- ()

Siblings
DE BRIONNE Godfrey (Geoffroy) (ABT  953 - ABT 1015)

Marriage To DE GUINES Hawise (ABT  958 - )
    m.  

Notes

Parents
____ Sigfried ("the Dane") (ABT  922 -  965)
DE FLANDERS Elisende (Elftrude) (ABT  937 -  970)

Children by DE GUINES Hawise ABT  958 - 
DE BRIONNE ----- (ABT  978 - )
DE BRIONNE Gilbert ("Crispin") (ABT  980 - ABT 1040)
D'EU Adela (ABT  985 - )

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