Hervey le Breton of Léon, Earl of Wiltshire

- 1168

• Name	Hervey le Breton of Léon
  	Father: Guiomar III Mother: unknown He was also Hervey de Léon II, Viscount of Léon in Brittany. [1]
  Title(s)	1140  [1]
  He was created the Earl of Wiltshire by King Stephen and given Devizes Castle which, however, he lost to rebellious forces the following year. He then returned to the continent, and is held to have yielded up his earldom, though he continued to style himself comes until his death in 1168.
  Death	1168  [1]
  Person ID, Branch	I24292
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2020

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Sybilla   d. 1141  [1, 2]
  Marriage	Issue: 1. Guiomar IV 2. Hamon, Bishop of Léon [1]
  Family ID	F8630	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2020

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S2007] Sheppard, Walter Lee. "Royal Bye-Blows I, II, and III: Additions and Corrections", (Boston: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume CXXIV, 1970). [S1569] Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage web site, (Wellington, New Zealand: http://www.thepeerage.com/index.htm, 2019).