Odo, Viscount of Porhoet
Eudes/Odo II, Count of Porhoet was the son of Geoffroy, Vicomte de Porhoët, and his wife Hawise (possibly Fergant). He became Duke of Brittany in 1148 upon his marriage to Bertha, Duchess of Brittany, .
On Bertha's death, Odo II denied her son Conan IV of Penthièvre, Duke of Brittany his inheritance. While Odo II's marriage to Bertha was his first, it was her second marriage, her first being to Alain 'le Noir' de Penthièvre, Lord of Richmond (Alan, 1st Earl of Richmond). Odo II allied with his brother-in-law, Hoèl, Count of Nantes. Odo II was deposed by his stepson Conan IV in 1156, and taken prisoner by Conan IV's ally Raoul de Fougères.
A possible second marriage, in 1167, was to Jeanne/Eléonore de Léon, daughter of Guiomar III, Vicomte de Léon & his unnamed wife. Although Robert of Torigny records the marriage, he does not name her.
Children: (with Bertha)
- Geoffroy de Porhoët.[1]
- Adelaide de Porhoët.[1] (died in 1220). Abbess of Fontevrault.
- Alix de Porhoët.[2] Mistress of Henry II, King of England.
Children: (with Jeanne/Eléonore)
- Herve de Porhoët
- Eudes/Odo III de Porhoët [1] ( died 1231). He was married, but the name of his wife is not known.
Possible child (with Jeanne/Eléonore)
- Elenore, wife of Conan de Penthièvre,[3] de La Roche-Derrien, son of Henri de Bretagne,[4] Comte de Tréguier et de Guingamp, and Mathilde de Vendôme.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 Cawley, Charles (12 June 2011), Brittany, Dukes & Nobility: Eudes (II) de Porhoët, Medieval Lands database, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy,
- ↑ Cawley, Charles (12 June 2011), Brittany, Dukes & Nobility: Alix de Porhoët, Medieval Lands database, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy,
- ↑ Cawley, Charles (12 June 2011), Brittany, Dukes & Nobility: Conan de La Roche-Derrien, Medieval Lands database, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy,
- ↑ Cawley, Charles (12 June 2011), Henride Bretagne, Medieval Lands database, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy,
- ↑ Cawley, Charles (20 June 2011), Maine & vendôme: Mathilde de Vendôme, Medieval Lands database, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy,