Harvey II, Lord of Léon

Breton noble

For other uses, see Harvey of Léon (disambiguation).

Herve II, Lord of Léon

Breton Lord and Knight

Coat of Arms Léon Family

Died| 1218
Nationality| Breton
Spouse(s)| Anne of Hennebont,

Herve II of Léon was the son of Herve I, Lord of Léon,[1] the founding member of the Lordship of Léon.

## Life[edit]

After his father's death, Harvey became Lord of Léon. His fief was the castle of La Roche-Maurice.

### First Marriage and Issue[edit]

Harvey married Anne of Kemenet,[1] heiress of part of the Kemenet-Héboé, that is to say two thirds of the old castle of Hennebont, the parishes of Inzinzac and Penquesten, most of Saint-Caradec and Caudan, half of Groix, one third of Plouay, Tréfaven en Ploemeur and several enclaves scattered in Arzano, Gestel and Lesbin, Quéven and Lanvaudan.

Herve II and Anne had a son:

* Harvey III, Lord of Léon (died in 1240)[1]

### Second Marriage[edit]

After Anne's death, he married a daughter of Morvan, Viscount of Le Faou.

### Death[edit]

According to the necrology of the Abbaye Saint-Guénolé de Landévennec, Herve II died on 23 November in an unspecified year around 1218, while he was on his way back from the Fifth Crusade.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Morvan 2009, table 25.
2. ^ IX kal. decenbris, obiit Herveus de Leonia, peregrinus Hierosolimitanus

## Sources[edit]

* Morvan, Frederic (2009). La Chevalerie bretonne et la formation de l'armee ducale, 1260-1341 (in French). Presses Universitaires de Rennes.
* Patrick Kernévez et Frédéric Morvan Généalogie des Hervé de Léon (vers 1180-1363). Bulletin de la Société archéologique du Finistère, 2002, p. 279-312.