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Olivier III de Clisson

Breton nobleman and knight From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Born1280 (1280)
Château de Clisson, Brittany
Died1320 (aged 3940)
Noblefamilyde Clisson
SpouseIsabeau de Craon
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Olivier de Clisson,
Olivier III de Clisson,
Breton Lord and Knight
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Born1280 (1280)
Château de Clisson, Brittany
Died1320 (aged 3940)
Noble familyde Clisson
SpouseIsabeau de Craon
Issue
Olivier IV de Clisson (Breton Lord)
Amaury de Clisson
Garnier de Clisson
FatherOlivier II de Clisson (Breton Lord)
MotherAlienor des Roches
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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:

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