The Craon family was a French noble house, known to date back to the 11th century. Its most famous member is Pierre de Craon, and its last representative governed Burgundy for a time under Louis XI, after the death of Charles le Téméraire. When the Craon family died out, the Beauvau family

Beauvau family

The Beauvau family was a historic family originating in Anjou. The Beauvau du Rivau branch was rooted in Brittany and produced two bishops of Nantes, whilst the Beauvau-Craon branch was established in Lorraine....

 took the title of Craon since one of its members had married the heir to that name. Jeanne de Craon, dying at the birth of her son Jean IV de Beauvau, demanded that he take the arms of the Craon family.

Some members

• Antoine de Craon (1415)
• Antoine de Craon de Dommart
• Pierre I de Craon
• Pierre de Craon le Grand
• Robert de Craon
  Robert de Craon
  Robert de Craon was the second Grand Master of the Knights Templar, from June 1136 until his death.He was born around the turn of the 12th century, the youngest of the three sons of Renaud de Craon...
  
  , son of Renaud
• Renaud I de Craon
• Amaury IV de Craon, husband of Péronnelle de Thouars

First house of Craon

o Lambert II de Nantes

Lambert II of Nantes

Lambert II was the Count of Nantes and Prefect of the Breton March between 843 and 851. Lambert ruled the county in opposition to Amaury, the puppet count installed by Charles the Bald, King of West Francia. At his death, the county was effectively in Breton control...

o Lisois de Craon ca 827-907
o Lisois de Craon ca 860-916/
o André I de Craon ca 891-ca 960
o Lisois de Craon ca 959-1007
o Hugues de Lavardin 980-1014
o Suhard I Le Vieux de Craon ca 982-1037
o Guérin de Craon ca 1012-ca 1072
o Berthe de Craon ca 1039-ca 1109 &1060 Robert I de Vitré ca 1034-ca 1072
o Berthe de Craon ca 1039-ca 1109 &1078 Robert de Nevers ca 1035-1098
o Suhard I Le Vieux de Craon ca 982-1037/
o Suhard II Le Jeune de Craon ca 1013-1086
o Bouchard I de Craon ca 1035-1106/
o Pétronille de Craon ca 1059-1122/
o Suhard I Le Vieux de Craon ca 982-1037/
o Barthélémy de Craon ca 1020
o Tyson I de Craon ca 1050-1136
o Agnès de Craon ca 1085

Second House of Craon (House of Craon-Nevers)

o Robert de Nevers ca 1035-1098
o Bourgondie de Craon ca 1060
o Renaud I de Craon ca 1060-1101
o Maurice I de Craon ca 1080-ca 1117
o Hugues I de Craon ca 1100-1140
o Maurice II de Craon 1132/-1196
o Maurice III de Craon ca 1165-1208
o Amaury I de Craon ca 1175-1226
o Isabelle de Craon 1212/
o Maurice IV de Craon ca 1213-1250
o Maurice V de Craon ca 1239-1277
o Maurice VI de Craon ca 1255-1292
o Isabeau de Craon 1277/
o Amaury III de Craon ca 1278-1333
o Maurice VII de Craon ca 1309-1330
o Amaury IV de Craon 1326-1373
o Isabeau de Craon ca 1330-1394
o Marie de Craon ca 1310
o Amaury III de Craon ca 1278-1333
o Guillaume I Le Grand de Craon ca 1315-1381
o Béatrix de Craon 1341/
o Guillaume II de Craon 1341/-1407/
o Marguerite de Craon ca 1370-1428/
o Marie de Craon ca 1375-/1420
o Jean de Craon ca 1380-1415
o Pierre de Craon ca 1345-/1410
o Antoine de Craon
o Marie de Craon ca 1350-/1401
o Pierre I de Craon /1328-1376
o Jeanne de Craon /1376-1421 & Pierre de Beauvau
o Marie de Craon ca 1290-1322
o Jeanne de Craon ca 1260
o Amaury II de Craon ca 1240-/1269
o Marguerite de Craon ca 1245
o Anne de Craon ca 1215-1276/
o Havoise de Craon ca 1180-ca 1251
o Marquise de Craon ca 1139
o Mahaut de Craon ca 1101
o Robert de Craon

Robert de Craon

Robert de Craon was the second Grand Master of the Knights Templar, from June 1136 until his death.He was born around the turn of the 12th century, the youngest of the three sons of Renaud de Craon...

o Robert II de Sablé ca 1063-ca 1110
o Béatrix de Craon ca 1066