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
Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and above sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ...
power not long before,
Henry II confiscated the Viscount's estates. After
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 ...
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 (; ) 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 immigration f ...
,
Brest,
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 or 6th century to evangelize the area.
While Brest was still a v ...
and
Le Conquet
Le Conquet (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. This is the westernmost town of mainland France. Only three island towns—Ouessant, Île-Molène and Ile de Sein—are farther west.
Maritime tran ...
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
Arthur is a masculine given name of uncertain etymology. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur.
A common spelling variant used in many Slavic, Romance, and Germanic languages is Artur. In Spanish and Ital ...
away from his uncle
Richard
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'st ...
.
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
Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of Royal family, royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and above sovereign princes. As royalty or nobi ...
Peter Mauclerc in 1216/22;
* Maybe Tanguy, father of Bernard.
Notes
References
Sources
*
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Guihomar V, Viscount of Léon
Viscounts of Léon
House of Léon