William FitzEmpress (22 July 1136 – 30 January 1164) or William Longespee was the youngest of the three sons of Empress Matilda and Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou. His brothers were Henry II of England and Geoffrey, Count of Nantes.
William Fitzempress, también conocido como William of Anjou, nació en 1136, era el tercer y más joven hijo del conde Geoffrey V de Anjou y su esposa, la emperatriz Matilda, hija del difunto rey inglés Henry Beauclerc.
William FitzEmpress (22 de julio de 1136 - 30 de enero de 1164) o William Longespee [2] fue el más joven de los tres hijos de la emperatriz Matilde y Geoffrey Plantagenet, conde de Anjou . Sus hermanos fueron Enrique II de Inglaterra y Geoffrey, conde de Nantes .
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William FitzEmpress was the youngest of the three sons of Geoffrey, Count of Anjou and Empress Matilda, daughter of King Henry I of England. Career William was Viscount of Dieppe. He was also known as William FitzEmpress and as William of Anjou. He also conducted the siege at the castle of Mountreuil-Bellay.
FitzEmpress. FitzEmpress is a surname given to the offspring of Geoffrey Plantagenet and Empress Matilda, namely: Henry FitzEmpress (1133–1189), King Henry II of England. Geoffrey FitzEmpress (1134–1158), Count of Nantes. William FitzEmpress (1136–1164), Viscount of Dieppe.
Empress Matilda ( c. 7 February 1102 – 10 September 1167), also known as the Empress Maude, [nb 1] was one of the claimants to the English throne during the civil war known as the Anarchy. The daughter and heir of King Henry I of England, she went to Germany as a child when she was married to the future Holy Roman Emperor Henry V.