Guihomar II of Léon

Guihomar II de Léon (died in 1103) was a Viscount of Léon. He is said to have succeeded his grandfather Guihomar I.

Origins Guihomar is said to be the son of a man named Ehuarn. But according to Joëlle Quaghebeur, this Ehuarn was actually a "Viscount from Cornouaille", that is to say a Viscount of Le Faou. It seems that Guihomar II succeeded his supposed grandfather and namesake Guihomar I.

A charter of the Cartulary of Saint-Georges de Rennes also mentions a Guihomar, son of Alan, himself named son of Guihomar in another charter in the same cartulary.

Guihomar might then be the son of Ehuarn and a daughter or a granddaughter of Guihomar I.

Guihomar's death is mentioned in the Chronicon Britannicum. It is specified that Guihomar II was killed in 1103 by his own subjects.

Possible family tree

Source:

Alan of Léon │ ├──> Guihomar I of Léon († after 1040) │ │ │ ├──> Alan [II] († after 1060) │ │ │ │ │ ├──> Guyomar († after 1050, before his father) │ │ │ │ │ ├──> a daughter │ │ │ x Ehuarn, viscount of Cornouaille │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └──> Guihomar II │ │ │ │ │ └──> Emma/Anna │ │ x Odo I, Viscount of Porhoët │ └──> Alfred († after 1060) │ └──> Alfred of Léon, Lord of Mordelles († after 1028)

Issue Guihomar II married Orven of Cornouaille. They may have had two children: Harvey who succeeded his father.

Harvey also had an illegitimate son with an unknown woman: Harvey.

In literary works Guihomar III of Léon may have inspired Guigemar, the hero of the Lai Guigemar by Marie de France: the story takes place in Brittany at the time of Hoilas (maybe Duke Hoël II); one of Hoilas' barons, Lord of Liun (Léon) has a daughter, Noguent, and a son, Guigemar (Guihomar).