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:
“This laudable quality is commonly known by the name of Manners and Good- breeding, and consists in a Fashionable Habit, acquir’d by Precept and Example, of flattering the Pride and Selfishness of others, and concealing our own with Judgment and Dexterity.”
—Bernard De Mandeville (1670–1733)