'Plantagenet1'
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Families covered: Plantagenet of Cornwall, Plantagenet of England, Plantagenet of Normandy, Longespee Plantagenet of Salisbury, Plantagenet de Warenne of Surrey

We follow the tradition of implying that this family used the name Plantagenet even though such would have been unknown to them. It appears that the first to actually use Plantagenet as a name was Richard, 3rd Duke of York, c1448. The name is believed to have derived from the shrub (plante) called broom (genisteae) either because the following Geoffrey wore a sprig of it in his bonnet as a personal emblem or because he otherwise became associated with the plant, perhaps because he planted broom to improve his hunting covers.
Geoffrey V "Plantagenet", Count of Anjou, Duke of Normany (b 23.08.1113, d 07.09.1151)
m. Matilda or Maud, 'The Empress', Queen of England (b 1102, d 10.09.1167/69, dau of Henry I 'Beauclerc', King of England)
1. Henry Plantagenet, King Henry II of England (b 05.03.1133, d 06.07.1189)
  m. (11.05.1152) Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine (b 1122, d 31.03.1204, dau of William/Guillaume VIII/X, Duke of Aquitaine)
  A. William Plantagenet (b 17.08.1152, d 1156)
  B. Henry Plantagenet, Duke of Normandy (b 28.02.1155, d 1183)
  m. (1160/1172) Marguerite de France, Countess de Vexin (b 1158, d 1197)
  C. Richard Plantagent, 'the lion-hearted', King Richard I of England (b 08.09.1157, d 06.04.1199)
  m. (1191) Berengaria of Navarre (b c1163, d 1234, dau of Sancho VI 'el Sabio', King of Navarre)
D. Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, Duke of Brittany (b 23.09.1158, d 1186)
  m.(1181) Constance, Duchess of Brittany (b 1161, d 05.09.1201)
  i. Arthur Plantagenet, Duke of Brittany (b 1187, d 1203)
  ii. Eleonore Plantagenet (b 1184, d 1241)
  Mentioned in Collins (1741, vol i, Powlett of Bolton) and presumably an illegitimate son of Geoffrey was ...
  iii. William de Paulet of Leigh Paulet (d 1242)
  E. John Plantagenet, 'Lackland', King John of England (b 24.12.1166, d 18.10.1216)
  m1. (29.08.1189, div 1199/1200) Isabella, Countess of Gloucester (b c1170, d 1217, dau of William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester)
  m2. (24.06.1200) Isabella d'Angouleme (b 1189, d 31.05.1246, dau of Aymer Taillefer, Count of Angouleme)
  i. Henry Plantagenet, King Henry III of England (b 01.10.1207, d 16.11.1272)
  m. (14.01.1236) Eleanor of Provence (b 1217/23, d 24.01.1291, dau of Raimund Berengar I, Count of Provence and Forcalquier)
a. Edward Plantagenet, 'Longshanks', King Edward I of England (b 17.06.1239, d 08.07.1307)
ancestors line E
EGHJSY
  m1. (18.10.1254) Eleanor of Castille (b 1240/41, d 29.11.1290, dau of Fernando II of Castille and Leon)
ancestors line W (part)
GHJSY
  m2. (08.09.1299) Margaret of France (b 1275-79, d 14.02.1317)
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  b. Edmund Plantagenet of Woodstock, 'Crouchback', Earl of Chester, Leicester, Derby & Lancaster (b 16.01.1245, d 05.06.1296)
  m1. (09.04.1269) Aveline de Forez, 'de Fortibus' (b 1259, d 1274, dau of William de Fortibus, Earl of Albemarle)
  m2. (03.02.1276) Blanche d'Artois (b c1243, d 02.05.1302, dau of Robert I, Count of Artois)
  (1) Thomas Plantagenet, 'the Martyr', 2nd Earl of Lancaster, Earl of Lincoln (b 1279/80, d 1322)
  m. (c1310, div 1318) Alice de Lacy (b 1281, d 1348, dau of Henry Lacy, Earl of Lincoln)
(2) Henry Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Lancaster, Earl of Leicester (b c1281, d 22.09.1348)
  m1. (before 02.03.1297) Maud de Chaworth (b 1282, d after 19.02.1317/22)
  (A) Henry Plantagenet, 4th Earl of Lancaster, Earl of Leicester & Derby (b c1314, d 24.03.1361)
  m. (c1334) Isabel de Beaumont (b c1315, d after 24.03.1356, dau of Henry de Beaumont, 1st Lord, Earl of Buchan)
  (i) Matilda Plantagenet (b 1335, dsps 10.04.1362)
  m1. Ralph de Stafford, younger of Stafford (dvpsp 1347)
  m2. (1352) Wilhelm I, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing, Count of Holland, etc. (b 1330, d 1388)
  (ii) Blanche Plantagenet (b 25.03.1345, d 12.09.1369)
  m. (19.05.1359) John Plantagenet of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (b 24.06.1340, d 03.021399)
  (B) Blanche Plantagenet (b 1305, d before 12.07.1380)
  m. (before 09.10.1316) Thomas Wake, 2nd Lord Wake (dsp 1349)
  (C) Maud Plantagenet (b 1298/c1310, d before 05.05.1377)
Y
m1. (c1330) William de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster (b 1312, d 06.06.1333)
Y
  m2. (before 06.07.1345) Sir Ralph de Ufford, Justice of Ireland (d 1346)
  (D) Joan Plantagenet (b c1312, d after 06.02.1345/7 or 07.07.1349)
  m. (28.02.1326) John de Mowbray, 3rd Lord (d 04.10.1361)
  (E) Isabel Plantagenet, prioress (b c1317, d after 01.02.1347)
  (F) Eleanor Plantagenet (b 1311/c1316, d 11.01.1372)
HJY
  m1. (1337) John Beaumont, 2nd Lord (b 1317/8, d 05.1342)
  m2. (05.02.1345) Richard FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel (b 1306, d 1376)
HJY
  (G) Mary Plantagenet (b c1321, d 01.09.1362)
  m. (1334) Henry Percy, 3rd Lord of Alnwick (b 1320, d c17.05.1368)
m2. (after 1322) Alix de Joinville (d after 19.04.1336)
  (3)+ other issue - John (b by 1286, d before 1327), Mary (d young)
  c. Margaret Plantagenet (b 29.09.1240, d 1275)
  m. (26.12.1251) Alexander III, King of Scots (d 1286)
  d. Beatrice Plantagenet (b 25.06.1242, d 24.03.1275)
GHSY
  m. (22.01.1259/60) Jean II de Dreux, Duke of Brittany (Bretagne) (b 1239, d 18.11.1305)
GHSY
  e.+ other issue - Richard (b c1247, d before 1256), John (b c1250, d before 1256), Henry (b after 1265, d young), William (b/d c1256), Katherine (b 25.11.1253, d 03.05.1257)
  ii. Richard Plantagenet, Earl of Cornwall, King of the Romans (b 05.01.1209, d 02.04.1272)
  m1. (13.03.1231) Isabel Marshal (b 09.10.1200, d 15.01.1240, dau of William Mareschal, 1st Earl of Pembroke)
  a. Henry Plantagenet (b 02.11.1235, d 1271)
  m. (15.05.1269) Constance, Countess of Bigorre (d 1310, dau of Gaston de Moncada, Vcte de Bearn)
  b.+ other issue - John (b 31.01.1231/2, d 22.09.1232), Isabella (b 1233, d 1234), Nicholas (b/d 1240)
m2. (1243) Sancha of Provence (b 1225, d 1261, dau of Raimund Berengar I, Count of Provence and Forcalquier)
  e. Richard Plantagenet (b/d 1246)
  f. Edmund Plantagenet, Earl of Cornwall (b 1249, dsp 1300)
  m. (1272, div 1293/4) Margaret de Clare (b 1249, d 1313, dau of Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Gloucester)
  p1. Joan (wife of Richard de Valletort, m2. Richard Champernowne)
  g. Richard de Cornewall of Thunnock (b c1234, d Berwick 1272)
  m. Joan de St. Owen (dau of John, "Lord St. Owen")
partner(s) unknown
  h. Walter de Cornewall
  i. Edward de Cornewall
  m. (07.12.1309) Elizabeth Croft (b 12.12.1294, dau of Sir Hugh de Croft of Wharton, Newton and Croft)
  iii. Joan Plantagenet (b 22.07.1210, d 04.03.1238)
  m. (1221) Alexander II, King of Scotland (d 1249)
  iv. Isabella Plantagenet (b 1214, d 01.12.1241)
  m. (20.07.1235) Frederick II, King of Germany, Emperor (b 26.12.1194, d 13.12.1250)
  v. Eleanor Plantagenet (b 1215, d 13.04.1275)
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  m1. (23.04.1224) William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (dsp 1231)
  m2. (07.01.1237/9) Simon de Montfort, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b 1208/9, d Evesham 04.08.1265)
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p1. Suzanne de Warren
  vi. Richard Fitzroy of Chilham (b c1186, d c06.1246)
  BE1883 (Lucy) suggests that Richard's wife was of the Lucy family but it seems instead that she was ...
  m. (c1207) Rohese de Douvres (b c1188, d 1264/5, dau of Foubert/Robert de Douvres of Chilham)
  a. Richard de Douvres or Dover of Chilham (d 1247)
  m. Maud, Countess of Angus (b c1222, d 1261)
  (1) Richard de Chilham (d by 10.01.12266)
  (2) Isabel de Chilham (b after 1245, d by 01.05.1292)
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  m1. Sir David de Strathbogie, Earl of Athol (b c1240, d 06.08.1270)
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  m2. Sir Alexander de Baliol of Cavers
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  b. Isabel de Chilham (b c1218, d 07.07.1276/7)
  m. (c12.07.1247) Maurice de Berkeley (d 04.04.1281)
c. Loretta de Dover
  m. (1248) William Marmion (d 1275)
  p2. Agatha Ferrers (dau of William de Ferrers, 3rd Earl of Derby)
  vii. Joan Plantagenet (b c1188, d 04.03.1237)
HJY
  m. (18.06.1205) Llywelyn 'the Great', Prince of Wales (b 1173, d 11.04.1240)
HJY
  partner unknown
  viii. Isabella de Blanche
  m. Sir Richard FitzYva (d 1207)
  a. Richard FitzYva (d 1281?)
  (1) Isabell FitzYva (d 04.04.1313)
  m. Sir Belym Heligan (d 1312)
  F. Matilda Plantagenet (b 1156, d 28.06.1189)
GHJS
m. (01.02.1168) Henry V, Duke of Saxony and Bavaria (d 06.08.1195)
GHJS
  G. Eleanor Plantagenet (b 13.10.1162, d 31.10.1214)
GHJSWY
  m. (22.09.1177) Alfonso VIII 'el Noble', King of Castile (b 1155, d 1214)
GHJSWY
  H. Joan Plantagenet (b 1165, d 04.09.1199)
  m1. (13.12.1177) William II, King of Sicily (b 1154, d 16.11.1189)
  m2. (1196) Raymond, Count of Toulouse (d 1222)
  p1. Rosamund de Clifford (dau of Walter de Clifford)
  I. William Plantagenet, 'Longespee', 1st Earl of Salisbury (b 17.08.1152, d 04.03.1226)
  m. (1196) Ela Fitzpatrick (b 1187, d 24.08.1261, dau of William FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Salisbury)
  i. William de Longespee Plantagenet, 2nd Earl of Salisbury (b c1200, d 07.02.1250)
  m. (c1216) Idonea de Camville (b c1208, d 1269/70 or 1251/52, dau of Richard de Camville)
  a. William de Longespee Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Salisbury (d 1256/7)
  m. (c1254) Maud de Clifford (dau of Walter de Clifford)
  (1) Margaret de Longespee Plantagenet (b c1254, d 1306/10)
  m. (c1256) Henry de Lacy, 3rd Earl of Lincoln, Earl of Salisbury (d c1311)
b. Richard de Longespee Plantagenet (d c12.1261)
  m. Alice le Rus
  c. Ela de Longespee Plantagenet (d c11.1299)
Y
  m. (c1244) James d'Audley (b c1225, d 11.06.1272)
Y
  d. Ida de Longespee Plantagenet (a 07.1271)
  m. Sir Walter FitzRobert of Woodham Walter (b c1222, d before10.04.1258)
  ii. Richard Plantagenet (canon)
  iii. Stephen de Longespee Plantagenet (b c1216, d by 23.01.1274, Justiciar of Ireland)
  m. (1243/4) Emeline de Riddlesford (b 1223, d 1275/6, dau of Walter de Riddlesford of Bray)
  a. Emeline de Longespee Plantagenet (b 1252, d 1291)
Y
  m. (1276) Maurice 'Mael' FitzMaurice FitzGerald, Justiciar (d before 10.11.1286)
Y
  b. Ela de Longespee Plantagenet (d by 1276)
HJY
m. (c1266) Sir Roger de la Zouche of Ashby (b c1240/2, d before 15.10.1285)
HJY
  iv. Nicholas de Longespee Plantagenet, Bishop of Salisbury (d 1297)
  v. Isabel de Longespee Plantagenet (b after 1198, dsp by 1248)
 

m. William de Vesci of Alnwick (d 1253)

  vi. Ela Plantagenet (d 1298)
 

m1. Thomas de Newburgh, 6th Earl of Warwick (dsp 06.1242)

 

m2. Sir Philip Basset

  vii. Ida Plantagenet (b after 1198)
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m1. (spms) Ralph de Somery

 

m2. (by 1220) William Beauchamp of Bedford (b c1185, d 1260)

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  viii. Ela Plantagenet
 

m. William d'Odingsels

  partner(s) unknown:
J. Geoffrey Plantagenet, Archbishop of York, Chancellor of England (b c1159, d 1212)
  K. Morgan Plantagenet
2. Geoffrey VI, Count of Anjou (b 1134, d 1158)
3. William, Count of Poitou (b 1135, d 1164)
partner(s) unknown
4. Emma Plantagenet (d before 1214)
  m1. Dafydd, Prince of Gwynedd (d 1203)
  m2. Guy V, sire de Laval
5. Hamelin Plantagenet, 5th Earl of Surrey (b 1130, d 07.05.1202)
  m. (1164) Isabel de Warenne, Countess of Surrey (b 1137, d 13.07.1199/after 04.1203, dau of William de Warrenne, 3rd Earl of Surrey)
A. William Plantagenet de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey (b 1166, d 27.05.1240)
  m1. Mathilde (Maud) d'Aubigny (d 06.02.1216, dau of Earl of Arundel)
  m2. (before 13.10.1225) Maud Marshall (b c1171, d 27.03.1248, dau of William Mareschal, 1st Earl of Pembroke)
  i. John Plantagenet de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey (b c08.1231, d 29.09.1304)
  m1. (08.1247) Alice de Lusignan (b c1224, d 09.02.1256, dau of Hugues X of Lusignan)
  a. William Plantagenet de Warenne (b c1256, dvp 15.12.1286)
  m. (1285) Joan de Vere (d by 23.11.1293, dau of Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford)
  (1) John Plantagenet de Warenne, 8th Earl of Surrey (b 30.06.1286, dspl 30.06.1347)
  m(1). (25.05.1306) Joanne de Bar (d 30.08.1361, dau of Henry, Count of Bar)
  (m2. Johanna (dau of Malise, Earl of Strathearn) ??)
  p1. Maud de Nereford (from Norfolk, wife of S. de Diriba)
(A) Sir Edward de Warren of Poynton & Stockton (d before 1369)
  Edward is not mentioned by BE1883 but is the only child mentioned by TCP.
  m. Cicely de Eton (dau of Sir Nicholas de Eton of Poynton & Stockton)
  (B) Catherine de Warren
  m. Robert Heveningham
  (C)+ other issue - John, William, Thomas, Joan of Basing, Isabel
  p2. Isabel de Holand
  (2) Alice Plantagenet (d by 23.05.1338)
HJY
  m. (1305) Edmund FitzAlan, 8th Earl of Arundel (b 01.05.1285, d 17.11.1338)
HJY
  b. Eleanor Plantagenet de Warenne (b 1251, d 1282/90)
Y
m. (08.09.1268) Sir Henry de Percy (b 1235, d 29.08.1272)
Y
  c. Isabel Plantagenet de Warenne
  m. (before 07.02.1281) John Baliol, Lord of Galloway, King of Scots (b 1249, d 04.1313)
  m2. Joan Mowbray (dau of William, Lord Mowbray)
  ii. Isabel Plantagenet de Warenne (d by 23.11.1282)
  m. (1234) Hugh d'Aubigny, Earl of Arundel (d 1243)
  B. Ela Plantagenet (b c1162, a 1220)
  m1. Robert de Newburn
  m2. William FitzWilliam of Sprotborough
  E. Isabel Plantagenet (b by 30.11.1234)
  BE1883 shows Isabel as married to Roger Bigod,2nd Earl of Norfolk, but TCP reports that she married ...
  m1. Robert de Lascy
  m2. Guilbert de l'Aigle, Lord of Pevensey
  D. Mathilde Plantagenet = Maud de Warenne (b c1162, d by 13.12.1228)
  m1. Henri, Count d'Eu, Lord of Hastings (d 1190/91)
  m2. Henri d'Estouteville, Lord of Eckington (d before 1236)
  E. Margaret Plantagenet mentioned by BE1883 but not by TCP (Surrey) or GenEU
  m. Baldwin, Earl of Devon

Main sources:
(1) GenEU (Anjou2, 3), BP1934 (Kings of England), TCP (Salisbury).
(2) For Warenne, Earl of Surrey: BE1883 (Warren of Surrey), TCP (Surrey).
(3) "The Royal Bastards of Medieval England" by Chris Given-Wilson & Alice Carteris (ISBN 0-7102-0025-0).
(4)
"Genealogical and Historical Diagrams, illustrative of The History of Scotland, England, France, and Germany from the Ninth Century to the Present Time" by William Graham (published by Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh 1862).
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