| Herve II, Lord of Léon | |
|---|---|
| Breton Lord and Knight | |
.svg) Coat of Arms Léon Family | |
| Died | 1218 |
| Nationality | Breton |
| Spouse(s) | Anne of Hennebont, |
Herve II of Léon was the son of Herve I, Lord of Léon, the founding member of the Lordship of Léon.
Life
After his father's death, Harvey became Lord of Léon. His fief was the castle of La Roche-Maurice.
First Marriage and Issue
Harvey married Anne of Kemenet, 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:
- Harvey III, Lord of Léon (died in 1240)
Second Marriage
After Anne's death, he married a daughter of Morvan, Viscount of Le Faou.
Death
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.
References
- ^ Morvan 2009, table 25.
- IX kal. decenbris, obiit Herveus de Leonia, peregrinus Hierosolimitanus
Sources
- 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.