Young Geoffrey de Mandeville, during or soon …
Years: 1144 - 1144
Young Geoffrey de Mandeville, during or soon after during his father's rebellion against King Stephen 1143-1144, had been sent or made his way to Devizes, a base of the Empress Matilda.
After the earl's death, the empress recognizes the right of Geoffrey III to the earldom of Essex and the vast Mandeville holdings.
His whereabouts during the remaining years of King Stephen's reign are unknown.
