List of barons of Vitré


This is a list of the Barons of Vitré, who ruled from 1008 to the French Revolution. In seven centuries, the Barony of Vitré was ruled by four great families: the House of Vitré, the second House of Laval, the House of Montfort-Laval and the House of La Trémoille-Laval. The family of Goranton-Hervé, who ruled Vitré a short time during Robert II's reign, also ruled the barony.

House of Vitré

  • c. 1008-1040 Riwallon the Vicar, follower of Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany, baron of Vitré,
  • :married Guenergauda, maybe related to the Episcopal House of Rennes and sired:
  • c. 1040-1050 Tristan or Driscam of Vitré, Baron of Vitré, their son,
  • :married Innoguen of Fougères and sired:
  • ???? - c. 1072 Robert I, Lord of Vitré, their son,
  • ::married in 1060 Bertha, daughter of Guérin, Lord of Craon, and sired:
  • ::: Ennoguen a.k.a. "Domitille", Lady of Craon
  • ::::married c. 1070 Renaud, Lord of Craon, et,
  • ::: Robert, Philip and Guy of Vitré, and,
  • c. 1072 - 1135 Andrew I, Lord of Vitré :
  • ::married before 1087 Agnes, daughter of Robert, Count of Mortain, and sired:
  • :::Marquise of Vitré, and:
  • :::Gervase of Vitré, Lord of Acigné, and:
  • 1135 - 1154 Robert II, Lord of Vitré, their son, became a monk in 1146,
  • :married Constance of Mayenne, daughter of Juhel of Mayenne, and sired:
  • ::: Andrew of Vitré Lord of Acigné c. 1120 † 28 June 1145, and,
  • 1154 - 1173 Robert III, Lord of Vitré, their son who, in battle against Conan IV, Duke of Brittany, had to seek refuge in the lands of Guy IV of Lavaln, re-establishing himself in a castle at Launay-Villiers.
  • :He married firstly Alix of Fougères, daughter of Henry, Baron of Fougères, without issue, then,
  • :married c. 1137 Havoise of Châteaubriant, without issue, then,
  • :married in 1139 "Emma" or Anne of Dinan, daughter of Alan, Lord of Dinan, and sired:
  • 1173-1211 Andrew II † September 1211,
  • :::married Matilda of Mayenne, daughter of Geoffrey III, Lord of Mayenne, marriage annulled c. 1190.
  • :::married Enoguen of Léon, daughter of Guihomar IV, Viscount of Léon, and sired:
  • ::::Emma of Vitré,
  • :::::married in May 1207 Alard IV of Château-Gontier, Lord of Château-Gontier,
  • :::married Eustacie of Rays, daughter of Harscoët of Rays, c. 1199, and sired:
  • ::::Andrew III,
  • ::::Eleanor of Vitré,
  • :::::married in 1210 John of Dol, Lord of Combourg,
  • ::::Constance of Vitré,
  • :::::married in 1225 Alan of Coëtmen, Viscount of Tonquédec,
  • :::married Luce Paynel, sister of Fulk Paynel, without issue.
  • ::Alan of Vitré, a.k.a. Alan of Dinan, Lord of Vitré, Lord of Dinan, 3rd Lord of Bécherel, Seneschal of Brittany,
  • :::married Clemencia of Fougères, daughter of William of Fougères, and sired:
  • ::::Gervasia of Vitré, Lady of Dinan, and Bécherel,
  • ::Eleanor of Vitré,
  • :::married firstly William of Salisbury, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, then,
  • :::married Geldwin II of Dol, son of John III of Dol, Lord of Combourg,
  • 1211-1250 Andrew III, Baron of Vitré, Andrew II and Eustacie of Rays' son,
  • :married in 1212 Catherine of Thouars, Lady of Aubigné, daughter of Guy of Thouars, Regent of Brittany
  • :married in 1240 Thomasse de La Guerche, Lady of Mareuil, daughter of William of La Guerche, Lord of Pouancé
  • 1250 - 1251 Andrew IV, Baron of Vitré, their son,
  • 1251 - 1254 Philippette or Philippa, Lady of Vitré Aubigné, his paternal half-sister,
  • :married in 1239 Guy VII, Lord of Laval, son of Matthew II of Montmorency, Lord of Montmorency and Emma, Lady of Laval.

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House of Montfort-Laval, Rieux-Laval

House of La Trémoille-Laval