Guy VIII, baron de Séverac

-http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/toulnoreast.htm#GuyVIIISeveracdied1339

a) GUY [VIII] de Sévérac (-before 1340). The 14 Aug 1508 judgment relating to the Sévérac succession (see the introduction to the present part) names “Guido, Almaricus, Arzias, Deodatus fratres et Gaillarda eorum soror” as the five children of “Deodatus d[omin]us...et Johanna Narbonensis eius uxore filia vicecomitia Narbonensis”, adding that Guy succeeded his father as “baronie de Severaco dominus”[1456]. Seigneur de Sévérac. A writ dated 1337 records a procedural step in a claim brought by “Pierre de Cazes chevalier et son fils” against “Jeanne de Narbonne veuve de Déodat de Séverac et Guy de Séverac leur fils; le seigneur d’Apcher...”[1457]. The Documens Historiques du Rouergue record the testament of Guy [VIII] dated 29 Aug 1339, which stated that his wife was pregnant, without citing the source on which this information is based[1458]. A writ dated 1342 records another procedural step in the claim relating to the barony of Séverac brought by “Pierre de Cazes chevalier et Pierre son fils damoiseau” against “Jeanne de Narbonne veuve de Déodat de Séverac, tutrice de ses trois enfants mineurs; Guy de Séverac chevalier son fils majeur...”[1459].

m ([before Sep 1339]) DAUPHINE de Canilhac, daughter of MARQUES Seigneur de Canilhac & his second wife Béatrix de Roche (-before 1364). The Documens Historiques du Rouergue record her parentage and marriage, without citing the source on which this information is based[1460]. Her parentage is confirmed by the testament of [her maternal grandfather] “Guigon seigneur de Roche et de Posquières”, dated 1344, which provides dowry for “Dalphine de Canilhaco filie...filie nostre Beatricis uxorisque condam...domini de Canilhaco” to marry “dominum de Ceveyraco”[1461]. The 14 Aug 1508 judgment records that “Guido filius Deodati” married “Dalphinam de Canillat filiam quondam...Marchionis de Canillat” who was pregnant when her husband died and gave birth to “postumum...Guidone”, adding in a later passage that after her death “procuratoris dicti Guidonis postumis” initiated legal action against “Raymondum de Canillat cardinalem sancte crucis...fratrem dicti Marchionis de Canillat [vitafuncti]...terre et baronie de Canillat...[administrator] et Guillem comitem de Belloforti [---] patrem et...administratorem indem eius filius pro Marchione de Canillat [segrientis] et quosdam alios”[1462]. The participation of her son’s guardians in the lawsuit indicates that Delphine died before he reached the age of majority. The precise wording of the reference to Guillaume [II] Rogier Comte de Beaufort as co-defendant in the lawsuit is difficult to follow, but he presumably represented the interests of his [second] wife Guérine de Canillac (see the document LIMOUSIN). Guérine died before 1356, and her interest in Canillac must have been transferred to her infant son Marquis Rogier de Beaufort, presumably represented by his father as co-defendant. Guy [VIII] & his wife had one child:

• i) GUY [IX] de Sévérac ([Sep 1339/Feb 1340]-after 14 Jul 1390). The 14 Aug 1508 judgment relating to the Sévérac succession (see the introduction to the present part) records that “Guido filius Deodati” married “Dalphinam de Canillat filiam quondam...Marchionis de Canillat” who was pregnant when her husband died and gave birth to “postumum...Guidone”[1463]. Seigneur de Sévérac. - see below.