Porhoët
Sign in to saveThe noble Breton family line of Porhoët () was a French noble family in the middle ages, from around 990 through the 1200's. Notable members included Odo I, Odo II, and Alan I. Alan I would go on to form the Franco-Breton House of Rohan, which survives to the modern day.
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- historical country
- Official language
- French
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- inception
- 1008-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1231-00-00
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8 sectionsContents
- History
- Franco-Breton House of Rohan
- Viscount of Porhoët as Duke of Brittany
- The Viscounts and Counts of Porhoët
- Also of note
- Notes
- References
- External links
The noble Breton family line of Porhoët () was a French noble family in the middle ages, from around 990 through the 1200's. Notable members included Odo I, Odo II, and Alan I. Alan I would go on to form the Franco-Breton House of Rohan, which survives to the modern day.
==History== thumb|right|upright=1.4|Josselin Castle and the River Oust The first recognised Vicomte de Porhoët was Guithenoc ( 990–1040CE), was born in Guilliers. He married Allurum (994–?) of Guilliers. He became Vicomte, and in about 1008 he moved to La Trinite, in Porhoet. Both Guilliers and Porhoet are located in the modern day French departement of Morbihan in the province of Brittany.
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