Olivier III de Clisson

Olivier de Clisson, Olivier III de Clisson,
Breton Lord and Knight
Coat of Arms Clisson Family
Born	1280 Château de Clisson, Brittany
Died	1320
Nationality	Breton
Noble family	de Clisson
Spouse(s)	Isabeau de Craon
Issue	Olivier IV de Clisson (Breton Lord), Amaury de Clisson, Garnier de Clisson
Father	Olivier II de Clisson (Breton Lord)
Mother	Alienor des Roches

Olivier III de Clisson (1280–1320), was a Breton Marche Lord and knight.[1][2]

Lord of Southern Brittany

Olivier III continued expanding the de Clisson influence outside Brittany and in 1299, married Isabeau de Craon (1278 - July 30, 1350), daughter of Maurice VI de Craon. The Lords of Craon were mainly Norman with a history as former adversaries of the Dukes of Brittany.[3][4]

This Olivier III was now also son and heir of Jeanne Bertran, lady of Tuit, eldest daughter of Guillaume Bertran, lord of Tuit and Thury, a rich Norman heritage.[5][6]

Olivier III and Isabeau would eventually have five children:

• Olivier IV de Clisson in 1300;
• Amaury de Clisson, lord of Blandinais;
• Mahaut de Clisson, Dame des Earts;
• Gauthier(Garnier) de Clisson and
• Isabelle de Clisson

References

1. de Corsin, G. Grand Lords of Haute-Bretagne
2. Kerherve, J., The nobles of Brittany from the middle ages to the present day, Rennes 1999.
3. Bougraud, F. Some notes on the Lords of Clisson (1180-1320) in the Bulletin of the Archaeological and Historical Society of Nantes and Loire Atlantique, ed. 135, 2000, Pgs. 112-115
4. Prosper, L. Breton Biography, collection of notices on all Bretons, 1852-1857, pg 358, Infobretagne.com.
5. Arch dep Loire-Atlantitique E 165, nr 1 parchment, seal John 1, by Olivier de Clisson, knight, by Olivier de Clisson, squire, parchment in French, many spots Dom Morice, ready. I col 980-981.
6. Morvan, F., Le livre des Ostz (1294). What the lord of Clisson owed for the land of Heric.