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
The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the Middle Ages. The objective was the recovery of the Holy Land from Muslim conquest ...
between 1096 and 1101 with Duke
Alan IV Fergent.
Harvey I founded the
priory
A priory is a monastery of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. They were created by the Catholic Church. Priories may be monastic houses of monks or nuns (such as the Benedictines, the Cistercians, or t ...
of Saint-Martin in
Morlaix
Morlaix (; , ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
History
The Battle of Morlaix, part of the Hundred Years' War, was fought near the town on 30 Septembe ...
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
* 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.
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Viscounts of Léon
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11th-century Breton people
12th-century Breton people