1044. Geoffrey Grisegonelle , Comte d'Anjou, Comte de Gerberge, Comte de Gâtinais
Geoffrey, surnamed Grisegonelle, Count of Anjou, received in requital of gallant services against the Emperor Otho, a grant from King Robert, of the dignified office of Seneschal of France. He inaugurated a policy of expansion, aiming at the extension of the boundaries of the ancient Countship, and the reconquest of those parts of it which had been annexed by the neighboring states. He married Adelais, of Vermandois, daughter of Robert, Count of Troyes (pronounced Troy, from which family the troy weight was named), and dying July 21, 987, was succeeded by his son.
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