Havide of Brittany

Family/Spouse: Baldwin VII, Count of Flanders. Baldwin died in 1119. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: He was also the Count of Nantes and the Count of Rennes.
• Title(s): 1084; He became the Duke of Brittany in 1084.
• Charter/Grant/Gift: 1092; Alan IV donated property to the Abbey of Redon by charter in 1092.
• Military: 1098; Alan went on the First Crusade in 1098, as part of the army of Robert Curthose, leaving Ermengarde as his regent, and returned in 1101.
• Title(s): 1112; In 1112, he abdicated. The former duke retired to the monastery of Redon.
• Last Full Review: 15 Jul 2020

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Alan married Ermengarde of Anjou in 1093. Ermengarde (daughter of Fulk IV "Rechin", Count of Anjou and Hildegarde de Baugency) died on 1 Jun 1147. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Their marriage was a political alliance with Fulk IV of Anjou to counter Anglo-Norman influence.

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: birth to death

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History:
He was also the Count of Cornouille.

In 1066, he became the jure uxoris Duke of Brittany.

Hoel exercised authority jure uxoris and continued to control the government after his wife's death in 1072, acting as regent for their son, Alan IV.

Hoël married Hawise before 1058. Hawise (daughter of Alan III, Duke of Brittany and Bertha of Blois) was born about 1037; died on 19 Aug 1072. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Title(s): 1066; In 1066 she became the Duchess of Brittany.
• Last Full Review: 25 Jun 2020

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Name:
Fulk is noted as "chronicler of the Counts of Anjou", so presumably he began a family history. He is known as "Fulk le Rechin" which means "Fulk the Rude". The reason for this name is unclear.

Fulk married Hildegarde de Baugency. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: He was the guardian of the young Duke William.

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Died:
He was murdered.

Alan married Bertha of Blois in 1018. Bertha (daughter of Eudes II, Count of Blois and Champagne and Ermengarde of Auvergne) died between 11 Apr 1085 and 13 Apr 1085. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Weis (1982) has their marriage date as about 1027.

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: He was also known as Aubri-Geoffrey II de Château-Landon.
• Title(s): 1034; In 1034, he succeeded as the Count of the Gâtinais.

Geoffrey married Ermengarde of Anjou in 1035. Ermengarde (daughter of Fulk III "the Black", Count of Anjou and Hildegarde of Metz) was born about 1018; died on 21 Mar 1076 in Fleury-sur-Ouche, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: Upon her brother, Geoffrey's death, she became the heiress of the County of Anjou. She was also known as Blanche of Anjou.