Guihomar II de Léon (died in 1103) was a

Viscount of Léon A viscount ( , for male) or viscountess (, for female) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status. The status and any domain held by a viscount is a viscounty. In the case of French viscounts, the title is so ...

. 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

Source: Alan of Léon │ ├──> Guihomar I of Léon († after 1040) │ │ │ ├──> Alan I(† after 1060) │ │ │ │ │ ├──> Guyomar († after 1050, before his father) │ │ │ │ │ ├──> a daughter │ │ │ x Ehuarn, viscount of Cornouaille │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └──> Guihomar II │ │ │ │ │ └──> Emma/Anna │ │ x

Odo I, Viscount of Porhoët Odo is a name typically associated with historical figures from the Middle Ages and before. Odo is etymologically related to the names Otho and Otto, and to the French name Odon and modern version Eudes (disambiguation), Eudes, and to the Italian n ...

│ └──> Alfred († after 1060) │ └──> Alfred of Léon, Lord of Mordelles († after 1028)

Issue

Guihomar II married Orven of Cornouaille. They may have had two children: * Harvey who succeeded his father. Harvey also had an illegitimate son with an unknown woman: * Harvey.

In literary works

Guihomar III of Léon may have inspired Guigemar, the hero of the Lai ''

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 ...

'' by

Marie de France Marie de France (floruit, fl. 1160–1215) was a poet, likely born in 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 Kin ...

: the story takes place in Brittany at the time of ''Hoilas'' (maybe Duke Hoël II); one of Hoilas' barons, Lord of ''Liun'' (Léon) has a daughter, ''Noguent'', and a son, ''Guigemar'' (Guihomar).Burgess, Glyn S. & Keith Busby, translators, ''The Lais of Marie de France'', Londres, Penguin, 1986, p. 43.

References

Sources

* Patrick Kernévez, André-Yves Bourgès. ''Généalogie des vicomtes de Léon (XIe, XIIe et XIIIe siècles)''. Bulletin de la Société archéologique du Finistère, volume CXXXVI, 2007, p. 157-188. {{DEFAULTSORT:Guihomar II, Viscount of Léon Viscounts of Léon House of Léon 1103 deaths