Hélène Savary de Thouars

INFORMATION:

He(ARCHAMBAUD JANVRE 1st ) was present in the year 1060, and under his brother-in-law, in the donation made by Savary de Thouars, Visconde de Fontany, brother of Aimery III, Viconte of Thouars, and Helene Savary, his wife, ABBAY DE BOURGUEIL-EN-VALLEE, PARROISSE DE SAINT-LORS

https://books.google.co.za/books?id=85QOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA263&lpg=PA263... p263 - Ds, MG Muller

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=93779864

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffroy_II_de_Thouars

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mcneillyandco/dethouars.htm

Saveric/Savery de Thouars

Born c955 in Thouars, Vienne, France. He died in 1007. Saveric had a son -

• Geoffrey de Thouars

Geoffrey de Thouars

Geoffrey married Agnes de Blois, daughter of Eudes (Odo) de Blois and Bertha de Burgundy and they had the following children-

• Aimery de Thouars
• Savary de Thouars
• Geoffey de Thouars
• Raoul de Thouars
• Helene Savary de Thouars

Aimery de Thouars

He was the son of Geoffrey II of Thouars, and Agnes de Blois, daughter of Odo I, Count of Blois and Bertha of Burgundy.

In 1055 he was allied with Geoffroy Martel, Count of Anjou, against William, Duke of Normandy, and he participated in the siege of Ambrières, a castle built by William on the border of the County of Maine. After returning to Thouars in 1056, he joined the army of the Duke of Aquitaine to fight against the Saracens in Spain. He participated in the capture of Barbastro and brought a rich booty back to his hometown of Thouars.

In 1066, he was in England as part of the invading army of William the Conqueror. At the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066, he commanded a corps composed of Poitevins, Bretons, and Angevins. Aimery IV did not settle in England, however, but received ample reimbursement and returned to France.

Early in 1090, he made war on Pierre de Mortagne and took his castle. The Viscount of Thouars was assassinated by two of his own knights in 1093. He was buried in the church of Saint Nicolas in La Chaize.

He married Aremgarde de Meuleon , daughter of Geoffrey de Meuleon and they had the following children-

bullet Aimery (died 1090) bullet Raoul (1060-1092) bullet Eleanor or Aenora (1050-1093), who married Boson II Viscount of Chatellerault (1050-1092) bullet Hildegarde, married Hugh VI of Lusignan - Direct Ancestors

In 1070, he married Ameline and they had the following children-

bullet Herbert II bullet Geoffroy III 30 x great grandfather