Avoise de Craon
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Avoise de Craon (before 1178 – c. 1230) was a French noblewoman. She was the daughter of Maurice II de Craon and Isabelle de Meulan. She was the wife of Guy V de Laval.
Life
She was the eldest of the children of Maurice II Craon, and Isabelle de Meulan.[1] In his testament, Maurice II bequeathed her Craon and Châtelais in the case that her three brothers predeceased her.[2]
In about 1198, she married Guy V de Laval.[1] They had:
- Guy VI de Laval known as Guyonnet de Laval (died 1211)[1]
- Ozanne, mentioned in a charter of Réau Abbey, cited by Charles Maucourt de Bourjolly[3]
- Emma de Laval (about 1200 - 27 April 1264) who inherited the title in 1211 on the death of her brother Guyonnet. Married Robert I d'Alençon (died 1217), Mathieu II de Montmorency (died 1230) and Jean de Choisy et de Toucy.
- Isabeau (Isabelle) de Laval (died 1244) who married Bouchard VI de Montmorency.
After the death of Guy V in 1210, Avoise remarried with Yves Le Franc in 1215. According to Gilles Ménage, they had four children.
