Hawise, Duchess of Brittany
Hawise of Rennes (Breton: Hawiz Breizh; French: Havoise de Bretagne) (c. 1024-1037 – 19 August 1072) was Duchess of Brittany from 1066 until her death.
Hawise was daughter and heiress of Alan III, Duke of Brittany, by his wife, Bertha of Blois,[1] and as such, a member of the House of Rennes. She had two siblings: Conan II[2] and Emma of Brittany. Hawise succeeded her older brother Conan, who was assassinated by poisoning on 11 December 1066.[3]
Little is known of the life of Hawise of Rennes. She was married to Hoel of Cornwall some time before 1058.[1] Hoel exercised authority jure uxoris and continued to control the government after her death in 1072 acting as regent for their son, Alan IV.
Family[edit]
Hawise married Hoel of Cornwall. They had:
- Orwen de Cornouailles, (1050-1103)
- Hildeberge de Cornouaille, (1067-1095)
- Alain IV Fergant de Cornouaille, (circa 1067- October 19, 1119) Duke of Brittany, Count of Rennes, Count of Nantes[1]
- Matthew, inherited the county of Nantes.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Keats-Rohan 1992, p. 47.
- ^ Everard 2004, p. xv.
- ^ Livingston, Michael; DeVries, Kelly (2021-01-13). 1066: A Guide to the Battles and the Campaigns. Pen and Sword Military. p. ???. ISBN 978-1-5267-5198-0.
Sources[edit]
- Jean-Christophe Cassard, Houel Huuel : comte de Cornouaille puis duc de Bretagne (c. 1030–1084), t. CXVII, Société archéologique du Finistère, Quimper, 1988 (ISSN 0249-6763), pp. 95–117
- Everard, J. A. (2004). Brittany and the Angevins: Province and Empire 1158–1203. Cambridge University Press.
- Keats-Rohan, K.S.B. (1992). "The Bretons and Normans of England 1066–1154: the Family, the Fief and the Feudal Monarchy". Nottingham Medieval Studies. 36(Jan). Brepols.
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