Talk:Harvey II, Viscount of Léon
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Harvey I/Harvey II
[edit]Harvey in this article was Harvey II of Léon. Harvey I was his ancestor. The French and Breton articles name him Hervé II.
The family of the Viscounts of Léon isn"t very well known but here's a lsit taken from the French article Vicomté de Léon:
First Viscoutns of Léon
[edit]- Count Even (or Neven), a.k.a. "Even the Great" semi-legendary ancestor of the Léon family, born c. 900. He was Guihomar I and Hamon of Léon's father according to Dom Morice but no source supports this statement.
- Alan, he is said to be the father of Guihomar I and Morvan and grandfather of Ehuarn (Morvan's son) but no source confirms this fact.
- Guihomar I (died c. 1055). He is said to be the father of Ehuarn but historian Joëlle Quaghebeur thinks Ehuarn married a woman belonging to the House of Léon but was a Léon himself.
- Ehuarn (II) father of Guihomar II according to the cartulary of Landévennec. According to historian Joëlle Quaghebeur, Ehuarn (II) wasn't a Léon but he married a woman belonging to the House of Léon.
- Guihomar II killed in 1103 by his subjects. He is said to have taken part to the First Crusade between 1096 and 1101.
- Harvey I, Viscount of Léon, his son (died after 1128).
- Guihomar III, Harvey's son (died c. 1157).
- Harvey II (died c. 1168), married King Stephen's illegitimate daughter Sibilla. This article is about Harvey II.
- Guihomar IV (died in 1179), who fought Henry II of England and was defeated in 1167 He maried Nobilis of Penthièvre and had two sons, Guihomar and Harvey. After his death, his lands were confiscated by Henry II. Henry's son Geoffrey then confiscated the lands which were deivided between Giuhomar IV's sons Guihomar V and Harvey I, Lord of Léon: Guihomar V received the lordships of Lesneven, Brest, Saint-Renan and Le Conquet as Viscount of Léon. Harvey I received the lands the lands of Landerneau and Daoudour (Poudouvre) and the lordship of Coat-Méal. Being a younger son, Harvey became known simply as Lord of Léon and was teh founder of the Branch of the Lords of Léon, while Guihomar V carried on the branch of the Viscounts of Léon.
Viscounts of Léon after the division of lands between Guihomar (Viscount) and Harvey (Lord)
[edit]- Guihomar V (died c. 1210) ruled only part of Léon after his father's lands were divided between his brother Harvey and him. In 1196, he supported Constance, Duchess of Brittany, and her son Arthur.
- Conan I (died before 1231), his son, captured with Arthur I, Duke of Brittany in 1202 while besieging Mirebeau. He had married a daughter of Henry I of Avaugour (c. 1110 - early 1183).
- Guihomar VI (died c. 1239), his son.
- Harvey III (c. 1239 - c. 1265) his son.
- Harvey IV (before 1271 - after 1298) his son, married in 1265 Catherine of Laval.
- Amé, his only daughter, died without issue.--Aziliz Breizh (talk) 14:18, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
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