Briand fitzTehel, seigneur de Chateaubriand

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SEIGNEURS de CHÂTEAUBRIAND

BRIAND [I], son of TEHEL & his wife Inoguen --- (-after 9 Feb 1062). “Briencius” founded the priory of Beré, with the consent of “matris meæ Innoguent et conjugis meæ Adelendis...et filiorum meorum Gaufridi...Teherii...Guidonis”, by undated charter[525]. A charter records a dispute between the abbeys of Marmoutier and Redon relating to Beré, founded “V Id Feb” 1062 by “nobili...femina Innoguendi...filioque...Brienno”[526]. m ADELENDIS, daughter of ---. “Briencius” founded the priory of Beré, with the consent of “matris meæ Innoguent et conjugis meæ Adelendis...et filiorum meorum Gaufridi...Teherii...Guidonis”, by undated charter[527]. Briand & his wife had four children:

1. GEOFFROY [I] . “Briencius” founded the priory of Beré, with the consent of “matris meæ Innoguent et conjugis meæ Adelendis...et filiorum meorum Gaufridi...Teherii...Guidonis”, by undated charter[528]. “Conani comitis, Gaufredi filii Brientii, Tehelli fratris eius, Brientii fratris Tehelli...” witnessed the undated charter under which “Rivallonis...de castello Combornio” donated property to Marmoutiers[529]. m ---. The name of Geoffroy´s wife is not known. Geoffroy [I] & his wife had two children:

a) BRIAND [II] (-1116, bur Beré). “...Brientius fil. Gauffridi...” witnessed the charter dated 1104 under which Benoît Bishop of Nantes granted concessions to the church of Saint-Florent[530]. “...Brient filius Gaufridi...” witnessed the charter dated 1107 under which “Alanus...Britanniæ comes” donated property to Quimperlé[531]. “...Brientio filio Gaufridi...” witnessed the undated charter under which “comes Alanus de Britannia et uxor illius Ermeng...comitissa” donated property to Marmoutiers[532]. The epitaph of “princeps Gaufridi principi hæres...Brientius” who died 1116, is included in the cartulary of Beré[533].
b) GOSCHO (-1114, bur Beré). The epitaph of “proconsul Goscho”, dated 1114, is included in the cartulary of Beré[534].

2. TIHERN . “Briencius” founded the priory of Beré, with the consent of “matris meæ Innoguent et conjugis meæ Adelendis...et filiorum meorum Gaufridi...Teherii...Guidonis”, by undated charter[535]. “Conani comitis, Gaufredi filii Brientii, Tehelli fratris eius, Brientii fratris Tehelli...” witnessed the undated charter under which “Rivallonis...de castello Combornio” donated property to Marmoutiers[536]. m ---. The name of Tihern´s wife is not known. Tihern & his wife had two children:

a) JUHAEL de Châteaubriand (-[1120]). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not been identified. Seigneur de Châteaubriand. m firstly ---. m secondly EMMA de la Guerche, daughter of GAUTHIER Hay Seigneur de la Guerche & his wife ---. Le Baud records that “Gaultier Hay sieur de la Guerche, homme lige de André de Vitré” had three daughters of whom the eldest “Emmé” married firstly “Iuhael fils Thechel de Chasteaubriand” and secondly Robert de Vitré[537]. She married secondly Robert [II] Seigneur de Vitré. The primary source which confirms her parentage and two marriages has not been identified. Juhael & his [first] wife had one child:

i) BRIAND [III] de Châteaubriand . It is assumed that Briand was born from his father´s first marriage because the seigneurie de la Guerche, of which his father´s second wife was heiress, did not pass to him. The primary source which confirms that this assumption is correct has not been identified. Seigneur de Châteaubriand.

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b) GEOFFROY [II] de Châteaubriand (-after 23 Oct 1127). “...Gaufrido Castelli-Brientii...” witnessed the charter dated 23 Oct 1127 under which Hildebert Archbishop of Tours reconsecrated the church of Redon[538].

3. GUY . “Briencius” founded the priory of Beré, with the consent of “matris meæ Innoguent et conjugis meæ Adelendis...et filiorum meorum Gaufridi...Teherii...Guidonis”, by undated charter[539].

4. BRIAND . “Conani comitis, Gaufredi filii Brientii, Tehelli fratris eius, Brientii fratris Tehelli...” witnessed the undated charter under which “Rivallonis...de castello Combornio” donated property to Marmoutiers[540]. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------