Guy XIII de Laval
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Guy XIII de Laval, born Jean de Montfort, (1385- 14 August 1414, Rhodes
) was seigneur
of Laval
and of Kergorlay. His father was Raoul IX de Montfort and his mother Jeanne de Kergorlay.
He inherited the Laval title through his marriage on 22 January 1404 to Anne de Laval
. As daughter and sole heir to Guy XII de Laval, Anne was "dame
de Laval", and one of the conditions of the marriage was that any children born to it would bear the name and arms of Laval. (The same condition had already been applied to the marriage of Emma de Laval with Mathieu II de Montmorency.) Nevertheless, Jean de Montfort renounced the name and title he had been born with to take up the name of Guy XIII de Laval, better to associate himself with his wife Anne's power. From the couple were descended several bishops and the greatest seigneurs of Brittany
. Guy and Anne had 5 children:
Guy XIII died of plague on his return from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
Rhodes
Rhodes is an island in Greece, located in the eastern Aegean Sea. It is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of both land area and population, with a population of 117,007, and also the island group's historical capital. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within...
) was seigneur
Lord
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of Laval
Laval, Mayenne
Laval is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.It lies on the threshold of Brittany and on the border between Normandy and Anjou. Its citizens are called Lavallois.-Geography:...
and of Kergorlay. His father was Raoul IX de Montfort and his mother Jeanne de Kergorlay.
He inherited the Laval title through his marriage on 22 January 1404 to Anne de Laval
Anne de Laval (1385-1466)
Anne de Laval was a medieval French noblewoman. She was the daughter of Jeanne de Laval-Tinténiac and her second husband Guy XII de Laval , governor of Britanny and baron of Laval .-Titles:She was the hereditary dame of Laval, hereditary baronne of Vitré, hereditary countess of Rennes, of...
. As daughter and sole heir to Guy XII de Laval, Anne was "dame
Manorialism
Manorialism, an essential element of feudal society, was the organizing principle of rural economy that originated in the villa system of the Late Roman Empire, was widely practiced in medieval western and parts of central Europe, and was slowly replaced by the advent of a money-based market...
de Laval", and one of the conditions of the marriage was that any children born to it would bear the name and arms of Laval. (The same condition had already been applied to the marriage of Emma de Laval with Mathieu II de Montmorency.) Nevertheless, Jean de Montfort renounced the name and title he had been born with to take up the name of Guy XIII de Laval, better to associate himself with his wife Anne's power. From the couple were descended several bishops and the greatest seigneurs of Brittany
Brittany
Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
. Guy and Anne had 5 children:
- Guy XIV de LavalGuy XIV de LavalGuy XIV de Laval, François de Montfort-Laval, , comte de Laval, baron de Vitré and of La Roche-Bernard, seigneur of Gâvre, of Acquigny, of Tinténiac, of Montfort and Gaël, of Bécherel, was a French nobleman, known for his account of Joan of Arc...
, - André de Lohéac,
- Louis de Laval,
- Jeanne de Laval (Dame de Campzillon), who in 1424 married Louis I de Bourbon-VendômeLouis, Count of VendômeLouis of Bourbon-La Marche , younger son of John I, Count of La Marche and Catherine de Vendôme, was Count of Vendôme from 1393 and Count of Castres from 1425 until his death....
, - Catherine de Laval (Dame de Chauvigny) who married Guy de Chauvigny vicomte de Brosse
Guy XIII died of plague on his return from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.