Geoffrey de Mandeville

Geoffrey de Mandeville is the name of several important medieval English barons:

  • Geoffrey de Mandeville (11th century), (d. c. 1100) was one of the great magnates of the reign of William the Conqueror
  • Geoffrey de Mandeville, 1st Earl of Essex (d. 1144), changed sides several times during the reign of King Stephen; son of William de Mandeville and grandson of the Geoffrey de Mandeville above
  • Geoffrey de Mandeville, 2nd Earl of Essex (d. 1160) was one of three sons of the 1st Earl
  • Geoffrey FitzGeoffrey de Mandeville, 2nd Earl of Essex, opponent of King John of England

Famous quotes containing the word mandeville:

    “We seldom call anybody lazy, but such as we reckon inferior to us, and of whom we expect some service.”
    —Bernard Mandeville (1670–1733)