1158-1186

Geoffrey II was Duke of Brittany and 3rd Earl of Richmond between 1181 and 1186, through his marriage to Constance, Duchess of Brittany. Geoffrey was the fourth of five sons of Henry II of England and Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine. Geoffrey was fifteen years old when he joined the first revolt against his father with his brothers. He later reconciled to Henry in 1174 when he participated in the truce at Gisors. Geoffrey prominently figured in the second revolt of 1183, fighting against Richard, on behalf of Henry the Young King. Geoffrey was a good friend of Louis VII's son Philip, and the two men were frequently in alliance against King Henry. Geoffrey died on 19 August 1186, at the age of 27, in Paris. One version of his death holds that he was trampled to death in a jousting tournament and that at his funeral, a grief-stricken Philip tried to jump into the coffin.