Guihomar V of Léon (died after 14 March 1216) was a
Viscount of Léon, son of
Guihomar IV.
Life
After the death of
Guihomar IV, who had submitted to the
ducal
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power not long before,
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I confiscated the Viscount's estates. After
Morlaix
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Leisure and tourism
The old quarter of the town has winding streets of cobbled stones and overha ...
was confiscated by Duke
Geoffrey II Plantagenet, Guihomar IV's two sons, Guihomar V and
Harvey I, recovered their inheritance. Guihomar V received the castellanies of
Lesneven
Lesneven (; br, Lesneven) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.
It lies northeast of Brest, about from the English Channel in the middle of the Leon plateau.
History
Lesneven has its origins in the i ...
,
Brest
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,
Saint-Renan
Saint-Renan (; , ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
History
The city is named after the Irish saint "Rónán", who came in the 5th century to evangelize the area.
While Brest was a village, the ci ...
and
Le Conquet
Le Conquet (; br, Konk-Leon) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. This is the westernmost town of mainland France. Only three insular towns—Ouessant, Île-Molène and Ile de Sein—are further west Th ...
as well as the title of Viscount of Léon. Harvey I received the estates of Landerneau and Daoudour, as well as the lordship of
Coat-Méal. Being a
juveigneur, Harvey had to content himself with the title of
Lord of Léon, which he passed on to his heirs, founding the junior branch of the House of Léon. The Lords of Léon settle in the castle of
La Roche-Maurice.
In 1192, he and his wife Maencia made a donation to the priory of Locmaria.
In 1196, after
Duchess Constance was imprisoned by her husband
Ranulf of Chester, Guihomar, his brother Harvey and several other Breton lords rebelled and took Constance's son
Arthur
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away from his uncle
Richard
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.
Issue
Guihomar V married a woman named Maencia. They had three or four children:
* Guihomar, who died before his father
*
Conan, who succeeded his father;
* Salomon or Soliman (died after 1225), who rebelled with his brother Conan against
Duke
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Peter Mauclerc in 1216/22;
* Maybe Tanguy, father of Bernard.
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