Herve II, Lord of Léon | |
|---|---|
| Breton Lord and Knight | |
 Coat of Arms Léon Family | |
| Died | 1218 |
| Nationality | Breton |
| Spouse(s) | Anne of Hennebont, |
Herve II of Léon was the son of Herve I, Lord of Léon, [1] the founding member of the Lordship of Léon.
Life
After his father's death, Harvey became Lord of Léon. His fief was the castle of La Roche-Maurice.
First Marriage and Issue
Harvey married Anne of Kemenet, [1] heiress of part of the Kemenet-Héboé, that is to say two thirds of the old castle of Hennebont, the parishes of Inzinzac and Penquesten, most of Saint-Caradec and Caudan, half of Groix, one third of Plouay, Tréfaven en Ploemeur and several enclaves scattered in Arzano, Gestel and Lesbin, Quéven and Lanvaudan.
Herve II and Anne had a son:
- Harvey III, Lord of Léon (died in 1240) [1]
Second Marriage
After Anne's death, he married a daughter of Morvan, Viscount of Le Faou.
Death
According to the necrology of the Abbaye Saint-Guénolé de Landévennec, Herve II died on 23 November in an unspecified year around 1218, while he was on his way back from the Fifth Crusade. [2]
References
- ^ a b c Morvan 2009, table 25.
- ^ IX kal. decenbris, obiit Herveus de Leonia, peregrinus Hierosolimitanus
Sources
- Morvan, Frederic (2009). La Chevalerie bretonne et la formation de l'armee ducale, 1260-1341 (in French). Presses Universitaires de Rennes.
- Patrick Kernévez et Frédéric Morvan Généalogie des Hervé de Léon (vers 1180-1363). Bulletin de la Société archéologique du Finistère, 2002, p. 279-312.
Herve II, Lord of Léon | |
|---|---|
| Breton Lord and Knight | |
|
Coat of Arms Léon Family | |
| Died | 1218 |
| Nationality | Breton |
| Spouse(s) | Anne of Hennebont, |
Herve II of Léon was the son of Herve I, Lord of Léon, [1] the founding member of the Lordship of Léon.
Life
After his father's death, Harvey became Lord of Léon. His fief was the castle of La Roche-Maurice.
First Marriage and Issue
Harvey married Anne of Kemenet, [1] heiress of part of the Kemenet-Héboé, that is to say two thirds of the old castle of Hennebont, the parishes of Inzinzac and Penquesten, most of Saint-Caradec and Caudan, half of Groix, one third of Plouay, Tréfaven en Ploemeur and several enclaves scattered in Arzano, Gestel and Lesbin, Quéven and Lanvaudan.
Herve II and Anne had a son:
- Harvey III, Lord of Léon (died in 1240) [1]
Second Marriage
After Anne's death, he married a daughter of Morvan, Viscount of Le Faou.
Death
According to the necrology of the Abbaye Saint-Guénolé de Landévennec, Herve II died on 23 November in an unspecified year around 1218, while he was on his way back from the Fifth Crusade. [2]
References
- ^ a b c Morvan 2009, table 25.
- ^ IX kal. decenbris, obiit Herveus de Leonia, peregrinus Hierosolimitanus
Sources
- Morvan, Frederic (2009). La Chevalerie bretonne et la formation de l'armee ducale, 1260-1341 (in French). Presses Universitaires de Rennes.
- Patrick Kernévez et Frédéric Morvan Généalogie des Hervé de Léon (vers 1180-1363). Bulletin de la Société archéologique du Finistère, 2002, p. 279-312.