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:

    One good Man may take another’s Word, if they so agree, but a whole Nation ought never to trust to any Honesty, but what is built upon Necessity; for unhappy is the People, and their Constitution will ever be precarious, whose Welfare must depend upon the Virtues and Consciences of Ministers and Politicians.
    —Bernard De Mandeville (1670–1733)