Guihomar II, Viscount of Léon

For other uses, see Guihomar of Léon (disambiguation).

Guihomar II de Léon (died in 1103) was a Viscount of Léon. He is said to have succeeded his grandfather Guihomar I.^[1]

Origins

Guihomar is said to be the son of a man named Ehuarn.^[2] But according to Joëlle Quaghebeur, this Ehuarn was actually a "Viscount from Cornouaille", that is to say a Viscount of Le Faou.^[3] It seems that Guihomar II succeeded his supposed grandfather and namesake Guihomar I.^[4]

A charter of the Cartulary of Saint-Georges de Rennes also mentions a Guihomar, son of Alan, himself named son of Guihomar in another charter in the same cartulary.^[5]

Guihomar might then be the son of Ehuarn and a daughter or a granddaughter of Guihomar I.^[6]

Guihomar's death is mentioned in the Chronicon Britannicum. It is specified that Guihomar II was killed in 1103 by his own subjects.^[7]

Possible family tree

Source:^[8]

               Alan [I] of Léon
               │
               ├──> Guihomar I of Léon († after 1040)
               │    │
               │    ├──> Alan [II] († after 1060)
               │    │    │
               │    │    ├──> Guyomar († after 1050, before his father)
               │    │    │
               │    │    ├──> a daughter
               │    │    │    x Ehuarn, viscount of Cornouaille
               │    │    │    │
               │    │    │    └──> Guihomar II
               │    │    │
               │    │    └──> Emma/Anna
               │    │         x Odo I, Viscount of Porhoët
               │    └──> Alfred († after 1060)
               │
               └──> Alfred of Léon, Lord of Mordelles († after 1028)

Issue

Guihomar II married Orven of Cornouaille. They may have had two children:

• Harvey who succeeded his father.^[9]

Harvey also had an illegitimate son with an unknown woman:

• Harvey.^[10]

In literary works

Guihomar III of Léon may have inspired Guigemar, the hero of the Lai Guigemar by Marie de France: the story takes place in Brittany at the time of Hoilas (maybe Duke Hoël II); one of Hoilas' barons, Lord of Liun (Léon) has a daughter, Noguent,^[11] and a son, Guigemar (Guihomar).^[12][13]

References

1. André Chédeville & Noël-Yves Tonnerre La Bretagne féodale XIe-XIIIe siècles. Ouest-France, Université Rennes (1987) p. 165.
2. The Cartulary of Landévennec mentions a "Guiomarch, son Ehuarn" who owned Châteaulin, Le Faou, La Roche-Morvan.
3. Joëlle Quaghbeur La Cornouaille du IXe au XIIe siècle PUR Rennes (2002) p. 144 & Chart 13 « Lignage vicomtal du Faou  » p. 373.
4. André Chédeville & Noël-Yves Tonnerre, genealogical chart « Les vicomtes de Léon » p. 164.
5. Patrick Kernévez, André-Yves Bourgès. Généalogie des vicomtes de Léon (XIe, XIIe et XIIIe siècles). Bulletin de la Société archéologique du Finistère, volume CXXXVI, 2007, p. 157-188.
6. Patrick Kernévez, André-Yves Bourgès. Généalogie des vicomtes de Léon (XIe, XIIe et XIIIe siècles). Bulletin de la Société archéologique du Finistère, volume CXXXVI, 2007, p. 157-188.
7. Pierre-Hyacinthe Morice de Beaubois. Mémoires pour servir de preuves à l'Histoire ecclésiastique et civile de Bretagne "Chronicon Britannicum", collection 5.
8. From the charters of the cartulary of Saint-Georges de Rennes
9. André Chédeville & Noël-Yves Tonnerre op.cit p. 164
10. Patrick Kernévez, André-Yves Bourgès. Généalogie des vicomtes de Léon (XIe, XIIe et XIIIe siècles). Bulletin de la Société archéologique du Finistère, volume CXXXVI, 2007, p. 157-188.
11. Noguent may be an allusion to the name Enoguen, which was borne, among others, by Enoguen of Léon, the daughter of Guihomar IV and second wife of Andrew II, Baron of Vitré
12. Patrick Kernévez, André-Yves Bourgès Généalogie des vicomtes de Léon (XIe, XIIe et XIIIe siècles). Bulletin de la Société archéologique du Finistère, volume CXXXVI, 2007, p. 157-188.
13. Burgess, Glyn S. & Keith Busby, translators, The Lais of Marie de France, Londres, Penguin, 1986, p. 43.

Sources

• Patrick Kernévez, André-Yves Bourgès. Généalogie des vicomtes de Léon (XIe, XIIe et XIIIe siècles). Bulletin de la Société archéologique du Finistère, volume CXXXVI, 2007, p. 157-188.