of Brittany, Stephen I 1 2a 3 4a

Birth Name of Brittany, Stephen I
Gender male
Age at Death 71 years, 3 months, 20 days

Narrative

Stephen, Count of Tréguier was son to Eudes, Count of Penthièvre and Agnes of Cornwall, sister of Hoel II, Duke of Brittany.

The title of Earl of Richmond appears to have been in existence in England a considerable time before it was held in accordance with any strict legal principle. Alan Le Roux (c. 1040-1089), was a Norman relative of Geoffrey of Brittany. He took part in William the Conqueror's invasion of England, and Le Roux obtained grants of land in various parts of England, including manors formerly held by Earl Edwin in Yorkshire. He built the castle of Richmond in one of these.

His brother Alan Le Noir, or Niger, (c. 1045-1093), succeeded to these estates on the former's death. Le Noir was in turn succeeded by Stephen (d. 1137), Count of Penthievre, who was either his son or another brother. These Breton counts were territorial lords of Richmond, and are often reckoned as 'earls of Richmond', though they were not so in the strict later sense.
(Wikipedia)

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# Note: Founder (1110) Augustinian Abbey of St. Croix at Guincamp, Brittany, France.
# Note: Founder Cistercian Abbey of Begard, Brittany, France.
# Note: Held Honour of Richmond in England.

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STEPHEN, a count of Brittany, youngest son of Eudon,[a] succeeded his eldest brother, Geoffrey Boterel I, or Geoffrey's son Conan in the Breton lands, and his brother Alan the Black in the honor of Richmond in England, thus uniting all the possessions of the family, but he appears to have been out of possession of the honor of Richmond for a time during the reign of William II. In March 1101, he was a surety for Henry I for the observance of an alliance with Robert, Count of Flanders, and on 3 September 1101 at Windsor he witnessed charters of the King for Herbert, Bishop of Norwich, and for St. Peter's, Bath. On 30 October 1107 he executed at Lamballe a charter for the abbey of SS. Sergius and Bacchus at Angers, and in 1123 at Guingamp one for the abbey of St. Melaine at Rennes. He was a benefactor of the abbey of St. Mary, York, and in the period 1125-35 confirmed to that house gifts of churches, tithes and lands in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, and Norfolk, which formed part of the honor of Richmond. About the year 1110 he and his, wife founded the Augustinian abbey of Ste. Croix at Guingamp, and In 1130 he founded the Cistercian abbey of Bégard.

 

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1065 Penthievre, Morbihan, Bretagne, France   3
Event Note

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=stolp&id=I17957&style=TABLE

Death 1136-04-21 Yorkshire, England   5
Event Note

http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=arciek&id=I15658&style=TABLE

 

 

Age: 71y

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father of Brittany, Eudes9991079-01-07
Mother de Cornousille, Agnes10271078-01-07
    Sister     de Baalun, Eunice Adeliza 1036 1089
    Brother     FitzEudes, Bardolf 1040 1120
    Brother     fitzEudes, Bodin about 1042 after 1086
    Brother     de Bretagne, Alain Rufus about 1044 1093-08-04
    Brother     de Bretagne, Geoffroi de Penthievre 1046 1093-08-24
    Brother     de Bretagne, Guillaume about 1048
    Brother     de Bretagne, Richard about 1052 after 1083
    Brother     Fitzeudo, Ribald 1055 1131
    Brother     de Brittany, Agnes 1056
    Brother     Bretagne, Etienne of Richmond about 1056 1136-04-21
    Sister     de Penthievre, Hildegarde about 1060
         of Brittany, Stephen I 1065 1136-04-21
    Sister     de Penthievre, Matilda about 1070 1136-04-21

Families

Family of of Brittany, Stephen I and de Guincamp, Hawise
Unknown Partner de Guincamp, Hawise ( * 1064 + 1135 )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
of Brittany, Matilda10791132
Brittany, Alan11001146-09-15
of Penthievre, Geoffrey II
of Treguier, Henry

Source References

  1. http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jdp-fam&id=I69429
  2. David Meier: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jdp-fam&id=I69425 Royals, Rebels, Presidents, Paupers, Thinkers, and Thieves
      • Source text:

        ID: I69425
        Name: Stephen I of Brittany
        Prefix: Count
        Given Name: Stephen I
        Surname: of Brittany
        Sex: M
        _UID: E3D7D41536D3DC44B921C235F84E49F31F9A
        Change Date: 1 Apr 2005
        Birth: ABT 1060
        Death: 21 APR 1136

        Father: Eudes of Brittany b: 999
        Mother: Agnes de Cornousille b: 1024

        Marriage 1 Hawise de Guincamp b: 1064
        Married:
        Children
        Matilda of Brittany b: 1094

         

      • Citation:

        redandblue4@verizon.net

  3. RCKarnes: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=arciek&id=I15658&style=TABLE Carrie's Family Tree
  4. RCKarnes: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=arciek&id=I25283 Carrie's Family Tree
      • Source text:

        ID: I25283
        Name: *Stephen of BRITTANY
        Sex: M
        Birth: 1065 in Penthievre, Morbihan, Bretagne, France
        Death: 1137 in Yorkshire, England 1
        Occupation: Count of Penthievre 1
        Occupation: BET 1093 AND 1137 Earl of Richmond 1
        Note:
        Stephen, Count of Tréguier was son to Eudes, Count of Penthièvre and Agnes of Cornwall, sister of Hoel II, Duke of Brittany.

        The title of Earl of Richmond appears to have been in existence in England a considerable time before it was held in accordance with any strict legal principle. Alan Le Roux (c. 1040-1089), was a Norman relative of Geoffrey of Brittany. He took part in William the Conqueror's invasion of England, and Le Roux obtained grants of land in various parts of England, including manors formerly held by Earl Edwin in Yorkshire. He built the castle of Richmond in one of these.

        His brother Alan Le Noir, or Niger, (c. 1045-1093), succeeded to these estates on the former's death. Le Noir was in turn succeeded by Stephen (d. 1137), Count of Penthievre, who was either his son or another brother. These Breton counts were territorial lords of Richmond, and are often reckoned as 'earls of Richmond', though they were not so in the strict later sense.
        (Wikipedia)

         

        Father: *Eudes of BRITTANY b: 999 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
        Mother: *Agnes of CORNWALL

        Marriage 1 Hawise of GUINGAMP b: in Guingamp, Brittany, France
        Children
        Geoffrey II of PENTHIÈVRE
        Henry of TRÉGUIER
        *Maud of BRITTANY b: 1090 in Brittany, France
        *Alan of BRITTANY b: ABT 1116 in York, Yorkshire, England

        Sources:
        Title: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

         

      • Citation:

        arciek@juno.com

  5. David Meier: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jdp-fam&id=I4607&style=TABLE Royals, Rebels, Presidents, Paupers, Thinkers, and Thieves