Olivier III de Clisson
Olivier de Clisson, Olivier III de Clisson, | |
|---|---|
| Breton Lord and Knight | |
 Coat of Arms Clisson Family | |
| Born | 1280 Château de Clisson, Brittany |
| Died | 1320 |
| Nationality | Breton |
| Noble family | de Clisson |
| Spouse(s) | Isabeau de Craon |
| Issue | Olivier IV de Clisson (Breton Lord), Amaury de Clisson, Garnier de Clisson |
| Father | Olivier II de Clisson (Breton Lord) |
| Mother | Alienor des Roches |
Olivier III de Clisson (1280–1320), was a Breton Marche Lord and knight.[1][2]
Lord of Southern Brittany
[edit]Olivier III continued expanding the de Clisson influence outside Brittany and in 1299, married Isabeau de Craon (1278 - July 30, 1350), daughter of Maurice VI de Craon. The Lords of Craon were mainly Norman with a history as former adversaries of the Dukes of Brittany.[3][4]
This Olivier III was now also son and heir of Jeanne Bertran, lady of Tuit, eldest daughter of Guillaume Bertran, lord of Tuit and Thury, a rich Norman heritage.[5][6]
Olivier III and Isabeau would eventually have five children:
- Olivier IV de Clisson in 1300;
- Amaury de Clisson, lord of Blandinais;
- Mahaut de Clisson, Dame des Earts;
- Gauthier(Garnier) de Clisson and
- Isabelle de Clisson
References
[edit]- ^ de Corsin, G. Grand Lords of Haute-Bretagne
- ^ Kerherve, J., The nobles of Brittany from the middle ages to the present day, Rennes 1999.
- ^ Bougraud, F. Some notes on the Lords of Clisson (1180-1320) in the Bulletin of the Archaeological and Historical Society of Nantes and Loire Atlantique, ed. 135, 2000, Pgs. 112-115
- ^ Prosper, L. Breton Biography, collection of notices on all Bretons, 1852-1857, pg 358, Infobretagne.com.
- ^ Arch dep Loire-Atlantitique E 165, nr 1 parchment, seal John 1, by Olivier de Clisson, knight, by Olivier de Clisson, squire, parchment in French, many spots Dom Morice, ready. I col 980-981.
- ^ Morvan, F., Le livre des Ostz (1294). What the lord of Clisson owed for the land of Heric.