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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) │ │ │ ├──> ... [...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 called ... [...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, Viscoun ... [...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 reserv ... [...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 Crozon (, ; br, Kraozon, , ) is a commune in the department of Finistère and the administrative region of Brittany, northwestern France. As well as the town of Crozon, the village of Morgat is part of the commune. Crozon is located on the Cr ... peninsula and the Bay of Douarnenez which leads into the Atlantic Ocean. Population In French language, French the inhabitants of Châteaulin are known as ''Châteaulinois''. Breton language In 2008, 1.96% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools. '' ... [...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 *Parc naturel régional d'Armorique The Parc naturel régional d'Armorique ( br, Park an Arvorig), or Armorica Regional Natural Park, is a rural protected area located in Brittany. The park land reaches from the Atlantic Ocean to hilly inland countryside. There are sandy beaches, sw ... References External linksOfficial website *Mayors of Finistère Association Communes of Finistère Plus Beaux Villages de France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Roche-Maurice
La Roche-Maurice (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of La Roche-Maurice are called in French ''Rochois''. International relations La Roche Maurice's twin town is Bishopsteignton, a village between Newton Abbot and Teignmouth in Devon, England. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The following is a list of the 277 communes of the Finistère department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):La Roche-Maurice Parish close * List of the works of the Maître de Thégonnec [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odo I, Viscount Of Porhoët
{{more footnotes, date=November 2018 Odo I of Porhoët was viscount of Rennes and Porhoët from 1074 to his death, after 1092. Odo I was the eldest son and heir of Josselin I of Porhoët. Contrary to his father, he seldom appeared at the court of Duke Conan III, Duke of Brittany. During the reign of Conan’s brother-in-law and heir Hoël of Cornouailles, he even joined several lords who had rebelled against the duke in 1068. He married firstly Anne, or Emma, de Léon, who died in 1092. She was the aunt of Guihomar II, Viscount of Léon. They had five children: * Josselin II Viscount of Rennes and Porhoët * Geoffrey Viscount of Porhoët The noble Breton family line of Porhoët () is represented in modern times by the Franco-Breton House of Rohan. History The first recognised Vicomte de Porhoët was Guithenoc (abt. 990-1040CE), was born in Guilliers. He married Allurum (994 ... * Guethenoc of Porhoët (died before 1114) * a daughter who married Simon II, Baron of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvey I, Viscount Of Léon
Harvey I of Léon (c. 1068–aft. 1128) was a Viscount of Léon. Life Harvey I was the son of Guihomar II and the father of Guihomar III. "Harvey son of Guihomar of Léon" is said to have taken part to the First Crusade between 1096 and 1101 with Duke Alan IV Fergent. Harvey I founded the priory of Saint-Martin in Morlaix Morlaix (; br, Montroulez) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Leisure and tourism The old quarter of the town has winding streets of cobbled stones and overhan ... on 3 March 1128. His son and successor Guihomar signed with him the foundation charter of the priory of Saint-Martin. André Chédeville & Noël-Yves Tonnerre ''La Bretagne féodale XIe-XIIIe siècles''. Ouest-France, Université Rennes (1987), p. 165. References Sources *Chaillou, Léa. ''The House of Léon: Genealogy and Origins''. Foundations: The Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guigemar
"Guigemar" is a Breton lai, a type of narrative poem, written by Marie de France during the 12th century. The poem belongs to the collection known as ''The Lais of Marie de France''. Like the other lais in the collection, ''Guigemar'' is written in the Anglo-Norman language, a dialect of Old French, in rhyming octosyllabic couplets. "Guigemar" is one of the works in which the author explicitly gives her name as "Marie." In the prologue of this lai, she proclaims two goals for her work: to give rightful praise to people who have earned it, despite what envious rivals may have said; and to present the stories behind certain songs that were well-known at the time. It has been suggested that the prologue to "Guigemar" predates the overall prologue to the ''Lais'' in the Harley 978 manuscript, the only manuscript that records all twelve of Marie's known lais. Plot Guigemar, son of a loyal vassal to the King of Brittany, is a courageous and wise knight, who despite his many qualities, has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie De France
Marie de France ( fl. 1160 to 1215) was a poet, possibly born in what is now France, who lived in England during the late 12th century. She lived and wrote at an unknown court, but she and her work were almost certainly known at the royal court of King Henry II of England. Virtually nothing is known of her life; both her given name and its geographical specification come from her manuscripts. However, one written description of her work and popularity from her own era still exists. She is considered by scholars to be the first woman known to write francophone verse. Marie de France wrote in Francien, with some Anglo-Norman influence. She was proficient in Latin, as were most authors and scholars of that era, as well as Middle English and possibly Breton. She is the author of the ''Lais of Marie de France''. She translated Aesop's Fables from Middle English into Anglo-Norman French and wrote ''Espurgatoire seint Partiz'', '' Legend of the Purgatory of St. Patrick'', based upon a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoël II, Duke Of Brittany
Hoël II (c. 1031–1084) was Count of Kernev ('' French: Cornouaille'', ''Breton: Kernev''), from 1058 as Hoël V. On the basis of his marriage to Hawise, Duchess of Brittany, in 1066, he became Duke of Brittany ''jure uxoris''. Life Hoël was the son of Alain Count of Cornouaille and his wife, Judith of Nantes, granddaughter of the illegitimate son of Alan II of Brittany. Hoël started the House of Kernev (Cornouaille) of Brittany, which ruled the Duchy until 1156. Hoël became Count of Nantes in 1054. The title came to him through his mother's family. Matthew I of Nantes, Count of Nantes until his death in 1050, was the nephew of Hoël's mother, Judith of Nantes, the son of her only brother Budic of Nantes. Alain Canhiart seize the County in the name of his son Hoël in 1050, and held it as Regent for his son until 1054. Conan II, Duke of Brittany, attempted to seize Nantes in 1054 but was defeated. Hoël ruled the County of Nantes in his mother's name from this date until J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guihomar IV, Viscount Of Léon
Guihomar, Guidomar, or Guyomar IV (c. 1130–1179) was the Viscount of Léon from 1168 until his death. He was the son and successor of Harvey II. His reign was spent in constant rebellion against his nominal lords in an effort to preserve his historical independence. Life In August 1167 Henry II of England marched on Léon and captured or razed Guihomar's major castles, forcing the baron to submit and grant hostages. Guihomar succeeded his father soon after. He followed his father in trying to preserve his ''de facto'' independence from ducal authority and foreign influence. Most especially he sought to protect his economic interest in the right of wreck, famously declaring that he possessed "the most valuable of precious stones," a rock which generated 100,000 ''solidi'' per annum in revenue due to shipwrecks. By 1169 Guihomar was in revolt and Henry ordered Conan IV of Brittany, who was also lord of Tréguier, which conveniently marched on Léon, to put down the disturbance. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
