List of Famous people named Hoel

Here are some famous Hoels:

Hoel II, Duke of Brittany

First Name Hoel

Last Name Brittany

Born on November 30, 1029

Died on April 13, 1084 (aged 54)

Hoël II was Count of Kernev, from 1058 as Hoël V. On the basis of his marriage to Hawise, Duchess of Brittany, in 1066, he became Duke of Brittany jure uxoris.

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Hoël I, Duke of Brittany

First Name Hoël

Last Name Brittany

Born on November 30, 0949

Died on January 1, 0981 (aged 31)

Hoël I of Brittany was an illegitimate son of Alan II and Judith. He was Count of Nantes and Duke of Brittany from 960 to 981.

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Hoel, Count of Nantes

First Name Hoel,

Last Name Nantes

Died on November 30, 1155

Hoèl of Cornwall was count of Nantes, from 1148 to his death. He was raised the son of Duke Conan III and Maud FitzRoy, an illegitimate daughter of King Henry I of England. However, he was disinherited by his father when on his death-bed, as Conan III claimed that Hoèl was illegitimate and no son of his. Bertha then became heiress to Duke Conan's lands in Brittany, while Hoèl was allowed to remain Count of Nantes. He was accused by St. Bernard of Clairvaux of having an incestuous affair with his sister Bertha.

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