Guy VIII of Laval

Family

It is lord of Laval, of Aubigné and baron de Vitré.

Wire of Guy VII of Laval and Philippa de Vitré
Married in 1260 with Isabelle de Beaumont-Gâtinais, countess of Caserte, girl of Guillaume de Beaumont

Guy IX of Laval

Married in 1286 with Jeanne de Brienne, lady of Rented, of which the branch of Laval-Roix:

Guillaume, died without posterity;
Andre;
Guy, bishop of Mans
Louis, lord of Aubigné;
Thibault, killed with the battles of Poitiers in 1356;
Matthieu;
Filipino, which married Guillaume Voyer;
Agnes, nun;
Catherine, nun.

Historical trickery

Lastly, according to an act of the files of Goué, one mentions “ Mousiour Franczois of Laval, signour of Brée, Fougeroles, of Plessis, etc husband of damoiselle Guionne. ” the existence of this François is related to a historical trickery. Here the source of the error. Mr. Bertrand de Broussillon, believer to quote a document of sound cartulaire, still quoted a document of the genealogy of Montmorency, in Art to check the dates, where Mathieu of Laval is inserted, husband of Michelle de Goué. But Mathieu who would be the father, François who would be the son, do not exist more one that the other.

Biography

It took part in 1254 in the ride of Charles Ier of Anjou, brother of Louis IX of France, left to assert the Hainaut. It takes part with the same Charles Ier, accompanied by his father, with the forwarding of the Royaume of Sicily towards 1266.

In the same way it took part in the eighth Croisade in 1270 in front of Tunis.

In 1295 it was wounded mortally at the time of the 3 month old seat of Saint-Sever, having opposed the armies of the king Philippe IV of France and those of Edouard Ier of England.

Its widow Jeanne de Brienne will be abbess of the Abbaye of Étival-in-Charnie, and his/her son Guy of Laval will be bishop of Quimper, then bishop of the Mans.

Will

The will of Guy VIII was not published in the Maison of Laval . It is dated from Wednesday after the Candlemas 1294 (February 9th 1295, N. S.). The testator orders initially the repair of the tor fez by him; execution of its them and gifts like those of his/her father and sound oelle Emma of Laval, whose name is written Jame, and those of Philippe de Vitré, his mother. It still ordered to pay the returns and amendments downtown of the Gravel , the prinses of the town of Glazed and the town of Laval; loans and sizes made in the same cities; the loan of the middle-class men of Laval as one went (with the conquest) from Cedilla (the Sicily) , which seems to indicate that Guy VIII accompanied in this forwarding (1265) his father who did not return from there. One will return to Macé de Lucé, Geoffroy de Briacé and a third the despens which they orent by holding oustage , probable allusion to the captivity of the lord of Laval or his son during forwarding. Repair with the inhabitants of Bridge-of-Mayenne and those of Delivered (Ille-et-Vilaine) for acts of war; with those of Olivet, Bourgneuf, of Izé and others for excessive fines about the offenses of hunting; with the Residents of Laval for damage which it had during two years with the mills foulerets. Guy asked for spéulture depending on his state in the abey of Nostre Dame of Clermont ; he gave 100 pounds to the poor boys of the grounds of Laval and Vitré to have dresses and soullers , to marry povres virgins as much; two grounds with each house-God and maladery of these same grounds; he prescribes with his son puîné to achieve the clauses of the will of Isabelle de Beaumont, his mother.

Item, continues the testator, I of which and in Jehanne de Beaumont, my wife, so much as served well, and in recompensation and in deserved… of obedience and the honnor which fet has us and which suffered and soustenu for us: money saisante escuelles,… dous plates of money with entienne,… dous bacins of money with hands lavaer, dous pichers of money, with wine and with Eve, which veselle was festival started from money hennas… donnéz with the aforementioned Jehanne . It adds to it, in addition to quantity of movable property, its souaire on the grounds of Laval and Vitré, and this qu it lord of Mayenne, gave him with its marriage. To Philippe, girl of Jeanne de Beaumont, it gives 2000 pounds to help to marry it. Finally Guy orders with his oldest son to maintain all arrangements made with Jeanne de Beaumont, and his children, under penalty of being disinherited. He chooses for executors: Ennorables fathers and honestes évesque the dou Mans, and the évesque one of Rennes, noble wise men and Monseignor Gefroy, seignor of Chasteaubrient, and monseignor Briend de Chasteaubrient; and religious himmes and honests Gefroy de Sillé, about the brothers Menors, and brother Guillaume Roland, and Johanne de Beaumont,… and eslis in on that any Guion, my fiz aisné, my exécutour and Mestre Gefroy de Parené, my cleirc, Guillaume Roland, and Macé of the Gravel. .

Guy VIII of Laval ordered by will that léial amendment is fet damage, depers and chouses which were taken and dégastées… by reson of the war and contenz muz, says it, between the lord of Maine and moy, by reson of the Bridge of Maine, with ceulx which suffered the damage. There was thus a quarrel finished by the weapons between Guy VIII of Laval (1265 - 1294), and the baron de Mayenne, about the possession of this stronghold.

The vidimus is given the August 10th 1299, under the seal of the court of Bourgnouvel.

See too

Family of Laval

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