Olivier III de Clisson explained

Olivier de Clisson, Olivier III de Clisson,
Breton Lord and Knight
Spouse:	Isabeau de Craon
Issue:	Olivier IV de Clisson (Breton Lord), Amaury de Clisson, Garnier de Clisson
Noble Family:	de Clisson
Father:	Olivier II de Clisson (Breton Lord)
Mother:	Alienor des Roches
Birth Date:	1280
Death Date:	1320
Birth Place:	Château de Clisson, Brittany

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

Notes and 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.