Geoffrey Brito (died 1128) was a native of Brittany who became Archbishop of Rouen

Archbishop of Rouen

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rouen is an Archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. As one of the fifteen Archbishops of France, the ecclesiastical province of the archdiocese comprises the majority of Normandy....

 in the Middle Ages. He served as archbishop from 1111 to 1128.

Brito was a native of Brittany and his family was noble. His brother Judicael was bishop of Saint-Malo. His first ecclesiastical appointment was as dean

Dean (religion)

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 of Le Mans, around 1093. In 1096 Geoffrey was almost elected as bishop of Le Mans, but in the end Hildebert of Lavardin was elected. Geoffrey next appears in the public record when he was selected by King Henry I of England

Henry I of England

Henry I was the fourth son of William I of England. He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106...

 as archbishop in 1111. As archbishop, Geoffrey helped negotiate the marriage of Henry's daughter and heiress Matilda

Empress Matilda

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 to Geoffrey of Anjou.

Brito died on either 26 or 28 November 1128.

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