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Geoffrey IV, Count of Anjou

1073 - 1106

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Geoffrey IV (1070/75 – 19 May 1106), called Martel (the Hammer), was Count of Anjou from 1103 until his early death, either co-ruling with his father, Fulk IV, or in opposition to him. He was popular with the Church and grew a reputation for curbing tyranny and opposing his violent father, who, according to Orderic Vitalis, enjoyed pillaging and terrorising his subjects. Geoffrey was a son of Fulk's second wife, Ermengard of Bourbon. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Geoffrey IV, Count of Anjou has received more than 35,996 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Geoffrey IV, Count of Anjou is the 14,838th most popular politician (down from 12,837th in 2019).

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Geoffrey IV, Count of Anjou ranks 14,838 out of 19,576Before him are Lea Ahlborn, Ashok Gehlot, Qiao Guanhua, Gulab Singh, Gustav Schuft, and Inomjon Usmonxoʻjayev. After him are Alex Salmond, Elmira Minita Gordon, Denys Monastyrsky, Harry Reid, Juan Bautista Topete, and Uri Ariel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1073, Geoffrey IV, Count of Anjou ranks 8Before him are David IV of Georgia, Alfonso the Battler, Leopold III, Margrave of Austria, Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir, Magnus Barefoot, and Ibn al-Qalanisi.  Among people deceased in 1106, Geoffrey IV, Count of Anjou ranks 7Before him are Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Yusuf ibn Tashfin, Nestor the Chronicler, Magnus, Duke of Saxony, Benno, and Minamoto no Yoshiie.

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