Harvey III, Lord of Léon
Herve III, Lord of Léon | |
|---|---|
| Breton Lord and Knight | |
 Coat of Arms Léon Family | |
| Died | 1240 |
| Nationality | Breton |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret de Châteauneuf |
Herve III, Lord of Léon was the son of Herve II of Léon and his first wife Anne of Hennebont.
Life[edit]
Herve became Lord of Léon after his father's death around 1218. His fief was the castle of La Roche-Maurice.
Marriage and issue[edit]
Herve married Margaret de Châteauneuf, a younger daughter of Hugh IV de Châteauneuf, Lord of Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais, and Eleanor of Dreux, a sister of Peter Mauclerc, Duke of Brittany jure uxoris.[1] After her elder brother's death, Margaret inherited one third of the Lordships of Châteauneuf, including the castles of Châteauneuf and Senonches. Harvey was also Lord of Noyon-sur-Andelle.
Harvey III and Margaret had:
- Harvey IV,[1] who succeeded his father as Lord of Léon and Noyon-sur-Andelle, and his mother as Lord of Châteauneuf;
- Alan of Léon,[1] whose son Francis is said to have married the heiress of the Kermavan family;
- Catherine of Léon,[1] who married Juhel of Avaugour, younger son of Henry II, Lord of Avaugour and Margaret of Mayenne.
- Constance, lady of Tremazan, married Bertrand of Chastel[1]
Death[edit]
Herve died in 1241[1] and was buried in the Abbaye Notre-Dame de Daoulas.
References[edit]
Sources[edit]
- Morvan, Frederic (2009). La Chevalerie bretonne et la formation de l'armee ducale, 1260-1341 (in French). Presses Universitaires de Rennes.
- Chaillou, Léa. The House of Léon: Genealogy and Origins. Foundations: The Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, volume 11, 2019, pp. 19–48 ISSN 1479-5078
- Patrick Kernévez and Frédéric Morvan Généalogie des Hervé de Léon (vers 1180-1363). Bulletin de la Société archéologique du Finistère, 2002, p 279-312.