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Hugues, Seigneur de Craon

From Medlands:

HUGUES (-[1140]). "Mauricius Credonensis et uxor mea Theophania…et Hugo filius noster" donated navigation rights on the Loire to the abbey of Fontevraud by undated charter. Seigneur de Craon. "Guido…et Cecilia uxor eius…et filius eorum Guido…Gervasiusque alius filius" donated property to the monastery of La Charité Sainte-Marie d’Anjou, with the approval of "Hugo de Lavalle", by undated charter witnessed by "…Adelardus de Castro Gunterii, Hugo de Cretone, Hugo de Mathefelone…".

m firstly ([1124], [separated]%29 AGNES de Laval, daughter of GUY [II] Seigneur de Laval & his second wife Cecile --- (-[after 1140]). Her parentage and marriage are confirmed by a letter from "Hildebertus…Turonum minister" to Pope Honorius II, dated [14 Apr] 1129, relating to canonical difficulties relating to the marriage of "Hugonis de Credone et Agnetis uxoris suæ" which names "ipsa Agnes…et…Guidonem de Lavalle fratrem suum". "Guarino de Credone, Agnete matre eius" consented to the donation by "Gualeri de Bona et Aanor uxor eius" to La Roë, by undated charter. Bodard de la Jacopière identifies the signatories in this charter with Agnes de Laval, first wife of Hugues Seigneur de Craon, and their supposed son Guérin. This raises an interesting question concerning the date of Agnes’s death. If she died before her husband’s second marriage, her son could have been no more than five years old at the time, bearing in mind that his father had five children by his second marriage before his death in [1140]. In that case, it is unlikely that Guérin would have been considered old enough to have consented to the donation in this charter. The other possibility is that Hugues’s first marriage was terminated not by his wife’s death but by their separation, insisted on by the church because of the canonical difficulties referred to above.

m secondly as her first husband, MARQUISE, daughter of ---. Her marriage is confirmed by a charter dated 1191 which records donations to Saint-Nicholas de Craon by "Mauricius…filius Hugonis et Marquisiæ, Credonensis dominus" on the death of "fratris sui Fulconis de Matefelon". [She married secondly as his second wife, Hugues de Champagne Seigneur de Mathefelon. Her second marriage is indicated by the charter dated 1191 under which her son "Mauricius…filius Hugonis et Marquisiæ, Credonensis dominus" donated property to Saint-Nicholas de Craon on the death of "fratris sui Fulconis de Matefelon". She married [thirdly] Payen de Vaiges. Her [third] marriage is indicated by the charter dated 1162 under which her son "Mauritius de Credonio" donated property to "monachis sancti Melanii", at the request of "Marquisiæ matris meæ et Gaufredi de Poëncio nepotis mei et Paganus de Vegia", signed by "…Pagano de Vegia et Marquisia matre mea eius uxore…".

Hugues & his first wife had two children:

i) RENAUD (-[1128/30], bur La Roë). "Hugues de Craon" donated property to the monks of La Roë, for the anniversary of the death of "son fils Renaud" whose tomb he and "sa femme Agnès" visited, by charter dated to [1128/30][137].

ii) GUERIN (-[1150]). He succeeded his father as Seigneur de Craon. "Guarinus dominus Credonensium" donated property to La Roë, in the presence of "Guillelmus de Guierchia…Hamo frater eius", by undated charter[138]. "Guarino de Credone, Agnete matre eius" consented to the donation by "Gualeri de Bona et Aanor uxor eius" to La Roë, by undated charter[139].

Hugues & his second wife had four children:

iii) MAURICE [II] (-12 Jul or 10 Aug 1196). "Mauritius de Credone Hugonis filius" confirmed donations to "ecclesiæ de Rota" by charter dated 1191, witnessed by "Guillelmo de Guierchia, Isabel uxore mea et filiis meis Mauritio et Petro et Philippo de Sauconeio, Paganus de Sancto Amatore, Guillelmi de Vitreio et Mauritius frater eius"[140]. He succeeded his half-brother as Seigneur de Craon.

iv) ROBERT . Broussillon records that Robert witnessed a charter of his brother Maurice [II] for Roë[141]. Canon at Angers.

v) GUY . Broussillon records that Guy witnessed the charter dated 1191 between Richard I King of England and Tancredo King of Sicily[142].

vi) MARQUISE . Her parentage and marriage are confirmed by the charter dated 1162 under which "Mauritius de Credonio" donated property to "monachis sancti Melanii", at the request of "Marquisiæ matris meæ et Gaufredi de Poëncio nepotis mei et Paganus de Vegia", signed by "Gaufrido de Poencio nepote meo, Hugone de Guirchia fratre suo, Pagano de Vegia et Marquisia matre mea eius uxore…"[143]. The primary source which confirms her name has not yet been identified. m GUILLAUME Seigneur de la Guerche, son of --- (-after 1156).