Harvey V, Lord of Léon

For other uses, see Harvey of Léon (disambiguation).

Harvey V of Léon was the eldest son of Harvey IV of Léon and his wife Maud of Poissy.

Life

After his father's death in c. 1290, Harvey became Lord of Léon. His fief was the castle of La Roche-Maurice. He died in April 1304.

Issue

Harvey V married Joan of Rohan. They had several children:

• Harvey VI, who succeeded his father;
• William I, Lord of Hacqueville, who married Catherine, daughter of Odo, Lord of La Roche-Bernard, in 1301;
• Amicia, who married Catherine's brother Bernard, Lord of La Roche-Bernard c. 1301.
• Isabella, who married William of Harcourt, Lord of Saussaye, an estate located about thirty kilometers from Noyon-sur-Andelle, possession of the House of Léon;
• Guy, whose existence is disputed and who is said to be a Bishop of Léon and a defender of the town of Hennebont in 1342 during the War of the Breton Succession;
• Raoul, whose existence is also disputed and who is said to be the ancestor of the Languéouez family;
• Oliver, Lord of Caudan, whose existence is disputed and who was more probably a son of William of Léon and Catherine of La Roche-Bernard.

Bibliographie

• Patrick Kernévez and Frédéric Morvan, Généalogie des Hervé de Léon (vers 1180-1363). Bulletin de la Société archéologique du Finistère, 2002, p 279-312.