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Hervey le Breton of Léon, Earl of Wiltshire

Male - 1168


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  1. 1.  Hervey le Breton of Léon, Earl of Wiltshire died in 1168.

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    • Title(s): 1140

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    Name:
    Father: Guiomar III
    Mother: unknown

    He was also Hervey de Léon II, Viscount of Léon in Brittany.

    Title(s):
    He was created the Earl of Wiltshire by King Stephen and
    given Devizes Castle which, however, he lost to rebellious forces the following year. He then returned to the continent, and is held to have yielded up his earldom, though he continued to style himself comes until his death in 1168.

    Family/Spouse: Sybilla. Sybilla (daughter of Stephen of Blois, King of England ) died in 1141. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]