Geoffrey de Lusignan

Also known as: Geffrey de Lucignam · Family: Poitevin · Role: lord of Meirevent and Novant · First appears: King John 22

Life events

1214 · King John received Geoffrey de Lusignan and his sons to mercy and seized Nouant castle.(King John 22 · 📍 Nouant)
- With: King John
- “but within thrée daies after that the siege was laid, the earle of Marsh came to king John, and did so much preuaile, that through his means, both Geffrey and his two sonnes were receiued to mercie, and king John put in possession of the castell.”
1214 · Geoffrey de Lusignan did homage to King John and became his liegeman.(King John 22 · 📍 Parthenay)
- With: King John
- “and both they togither with the said Geffrey de Lucignam, did homage to our king, and so became his liege men.”

sworn: King John “After this, bicause king John was aduertised, that Lewes the French kings sonne had now besieged Mountcounter, a castell that was apperteining to the said Geffrey, he hasted thitherwards, and came to Parthenay, whither came to him, as well the foresaid earle of Marsh, as also the earle of Augi, and both they togither with the said Geffrey de Lucignam, did homage to our king, and so became his liege men.”
enemies with King John “he came with his armie before the castell of Meireuent, which belonged vnto Geffrey de Lucignam, and on the day next insuing, being Whitsun éeue, he wanne the same.”

Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.