Guy (Laval) de Laval (1327 - 1348)

Born 1 Jan 1327 in Laval, la Maine, France

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Died 22 Sep 1348 at age 21 in Chateau de Vitré, Ile et Vilaine, Bretagne

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Biography

GUY [XI] de Laval (-22 Sep 1348, bur Vitré). Seigneur de Laval et de Vitré. married (contract 11 Aug 1338) as her first husband, ISABELLE de Craon, daughter of MAURICE [VII] de Craon Seigneur de Sainte-Maure et de Marcillac & his wife Marguerite de Mello (-2 Feb 1394, buried at Angers Cordeliers).

The contract between "le vicomte de Beaumont, Pierres de Craon et monsieur Guillaume de Craon et monsieur Guillaume de Beaumont" and “le seigneur de Laval, le seigneur de Mathefelon, monsieur Rasses, monsieur Jehan et monsieur Fouques de Laval” for the marriage between “Guion de Laval fiz ainsné doudit seigneur de Laval” and “Isabeau de Craon fille de monsieur Morice de Craon...jadis seigneur de Saincte Maure et suer de Amalri sire de Craon” is dated 11 Mar 1338 (O.S.)[372]. Dame de Sainte-Maure, de Nouatre, de Pressigny et de Verneuil. Dame de Craon 1373. She married secondly ([2 Jun 1357/1 Jun 1358]) Louis de Sully Seigneur de Sully.^[1]

Guy XI fought with his father at the Battle of La Roche Derrien, concerning the succession to the throne of the Duchy of Brittany. Wounded and taken prisoner, he was ransomed by his mother for "a large amount of silver". Unfortunately, he never completely recovered and, about one year after inheriting his titles on his father's death, he too passed away on 22 September 1348 at his Chateau de Vitré, on the Brittany border with the French province of la Maine. He left no descendants and his brother, John, succeeded him as Guy XII of Laval. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/anjounob.htm#IsabelleCraonM1GuyXILaval
2. ↑ Guy XI de Laval article (in French) on Fr.Wikipedia

• Laval article on Wikipedia
• Guy XI de Laval article (in French) on Fr.Wikipedia.