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Guihomar II, Viscount Of Léon
Guihomar II de Léon (died in 1103) was a Viscount of Léon. He is said to have succeeded his grandfather Guihomar I. Origins Guihomar is said to be the son of a man named Ehuarn. But according to Joëlle Quaghebeur, this Ehuarn was actually a "Viscount from Cornouaille", that is to say a Viscount of Le Faou. It seems that Guihomar II succeeded his supposed grandfather and namesake Guihomar I. A charter of the Cartulary of Saint-Georges de Rennes also mentions a Guihomar, son of Alan, himself named son of Guihomar in another charter in the same cartulary. Guihomar might then be the son of Ehuarn and a daughter or a granddaughter of Guihomar I. Guihomar's death is mentioned in the ''Chronicon Britannicum''. It is specified that Guihomar II was killed in 1103 by his own subjects. Possible family tree Alan of Léon │ ├──> Guihomar I of Léon († after 1040) │ │ │ ├──> A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viscounty Of Léon
The Viscounty or County of Léon () was a feudal state in extreme western Brittany in the High Middle Ages. Though nominally a vassal of the sovereign duke of Brittany, Léon was functionally independent of any external controls until the viscounts came under attack by King Henry II of England. It thus became the focus of revolts and wars when Brittany was drawn into the Angevin empire. The history of Léon's early counts is obscure. The original viscounts of Léon were public officials appointed by the counts of Cornouaille, but by the mid-eleventh century they had usurped public authority in their province. Their ability to remain independent of both count and duke was likely due to their remoteness in the extremity of the Armorican peninsula. Unlike their Breton neighbours they did not participate in the Norman conquest of England in 1066.Everard, 16. Count Harvey II, however, did participate on the side of Stephen of Blois in the nineteen years of civil war in England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guihomar I, Viscount Of Léon
Guihomar I of Léon was one of the first Viscounts of Léon. He lived c. 970 - 1055. Life Léa Chaillou believes that he was born circa 970, the son of Alan de Léon, himself the son of a possible great-granddaughter of Alan I, King of Brittany. He is cited in 1021 and in 1034 or 1040. He is said to have owned estates in the Kemenet-Héboé in the Bishopric of Cornouaille. This rise in power threatened Alain Canhiart, the Count of Cornouailles, who was victorious in 1055 and gave the hamlet of Lezugar en Beuzec to the episcopal authority. Guihomar I was still alive at the time. Issue Guihomar is said to have had a son named Éhuarn but according to Joëlle Quaghebeur Ehuarn was actually a “Viscount from Cornouaille”, that is to say of a Viscount of Le Faou who married a woman belonging to the House of Léon. Chaillou attributes to him two sons, Alan II (c. 995–aft. 1060) and Alfred (d. aft 1060). Alan II had three children, Guihomar, Anne/Emma who married Odo I, Viscount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landévennec
Landévennec (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Geography Landévennec is located on the Crozon peninsula, southeast of Brest.The river Aulne forms a natural boundary to the east. Map Sights Landévennec Abbey Landévennec Abbey lies in the commune. Ship graveyard Shortly before entering the roadstead of Brest, the river Aulne forms a bend around the Île de Térénez then the pointe de Pen Forn near Landévennec, where there is a depth of water regardless of the tide and with the high surrounding hills blocking the winds and thus keeping the water calm. Here is sited a ship graveyard for civilian but particularly naval vessels. The only difficulty is the Capelan bank, to the south of Logonna-Daoulas, where the depth is less than - this bank has to be passed to reach the base and thus prevents very deep-draught vessels from reaching it. A naval station was first set up here around 1840 to house reserve fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Châteaulin
Châteaulin (; br, Kastellin) is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Geography Châteaulin is located in a valley towards the center of the Finistère. Situated on the Aulne River, also Canal de Nantes à Brest there, Châteaulin is centrally located between Quimper to the south and Brest to the North. To the West, the Menez-Hom hills separate it from the Crozon peninsula and the Bay of Douarnenez which leads into the Atlantic Ocean. Population In French the inhabitants of Châteaulin are known as ''Châteaulinois''. Breton language In 2008, 1.96% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools. ''Ofis ar Brezhoneg''''Enseignement bilingue''/ref> Economy Châteaulin's economy rests on the twin bedrocks of food processing (salmon and poultry) and, to an ever-greater extent, tourism. The Gendarmerie school on the outskirts of the town provides for a large number o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Faou
Le Faou () is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Le Faou are called in French ''Faouistes''. Events The commune contains the village of Rumengol, location of a major religious Pardon on August 15 every year. Breton language In 2008, 12% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French. ''Ofis ar Brezhoneg''''Enseignement bilingue''/ref> See also * Communes of the Finistère department *List of works of the two Folgoët ateliers After little activity in the 13th and 14th centuries, 15th century Brittany was to see a marked renaissance of carving in stone; it was to be a veritable "golden age" and two main workshops emerged, the "grand atelier ducal du Folgoët", called "du ... * Parc naturel régional d'Armorique References External linksOfficial website *Mayors of Finistère Association Communes of Finistère Plus Beaux Villages de France< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
