Harvey II, Lord of Léon

Herve II of Léon was the son of Herve I, Lord of Léon,[1] the founding member of the Lordship of Léon.

Herve II, Lord of Léon
Breton Lord and Knight
A yellow shield with a black lion rampant
Coat of Arms Léon Family
Died1218
NationalityBreton
Spouse(s)Anne of Hennebont,

Life

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After his father's death, Harvey became Lord of Léon. His fief was the castle of La Roche-Maurice.

First Marriage and Issue

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Harvey married Anne of Kemenet,[1] heiress of part of the Kemenet-Héboé, that is to say two thirds of the old castle of Hennebont, the parishes of Inzinzac and Penquesten, most of Saint-Caradec and Caudan, half of Groix, one third of Plouay, Tréfaven en Ploemeur and several enclaves scattered in Arzano, Gestel and Lesbin, Quéven and Lanvaudan.

Herve II and Anne had a son:

Second Marriage

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After Anne's death, he married a daughter of Morvan, Viscount of Le Faou.

Death

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According to the necrology of the Abbaye Saint-Guénolé de Landévennec, Herve II died on 23 November in an unspecified year around 1218, while he was on his way back from the Fifth Crusade.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Morvan 2009, table 25.
  2. ^ IX kal. decenbris, obiit Herveus de Leonia, peregrinus Hierosolimitanus

Sources

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  • Morvan, Frederic (2009). La Chevalerie bretonne et la formation de l'armee ducale, 1260-1341 (in French). Presses Universitaires de Rennes.
  • Patrick Kernévez et Frédéric Morvan Généalogie des Hervé de Léon (vers 1180-1363). Bulletin de la Société archéologique du Finistère, 2002, p. 279-312.