Craon family

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The Craon family was a French noble house, known to date back to the 11th century, originating in Craon in the Mayenne region of Anjou, northern France.

Its most famous member is Pierre de Craon, and its last representative governed Burgundy for a time under Louis XI, after the death of Charles le Téméraire. When the Craon family died out, the Beauvau family took the title of Craon since one of its members had married the heir to that name. Jeanne de Craon, dying at the birth of her son Jean IV de Beauvau, demanded that he take the arms of the Craon family.

Some members

• Antoine de Craon (1415)
• Antoine de Craon de Dommart
• Pierre I de Craon
• Pierre de Craon le Grand
• Robert de Craon, son of Renaud
• Renaud I de Craon
• Amaury IV de Craon (fr), husband of Péronnelle de Thouars

Genealogy

First house of Craon

o Lambert II de Nantes
 o Lisois "Vetulus" de Craon c. 827-907
    o Lisois de Craon c. 860-916/
       o André I de Craon c. 891-c. 960
           o Lisois de Craon c. 959-1007
               o Hugues de Lavardin 980-1014
               o Suhard I Le Vieux de Craon c. 982-1037
                   o Guérin de Craon c. 1012-c. 1072
                       o Berthe de Craon c. 1039-c. 1109 &1060 Robert I de Vitré c. 1034-c. 1072
                       o Berthe de Craon c. 1039-c. 1109 &1078 Robert de Nevers c. 1035-1098
               o Suhard I Le Vieux de Craon c. 982-1037/
                   o Suhard II Le Jeune de Craon c. 1013-1086
                       o Bouchard I de Craon c. 1035-1106/
                           o Pétronille de Craon c. 1059-1122/
               o Suhard I Le Vieux de Craon c. 982-1037/
                   o Barthélémy de Craon c. 1020
                       o Tyson I de Craon c. 1050-1136
                           o Agnès de Craon c. 1085

Second House of Craon (House of Craon-Nevers)

   o Robert de Nevers c. 1035-1098
       o Bourgondie de Craon c. 1060
       o Renaud I de Craon c. 1060-1101
           o Maurice I de Craon c. 1080-c. 1117
               o Hugues I de Craon c. 1100-1140
                   o Maurice II de Craon 1132/-1196
                       o Avoise de Craon bef 1178-c. 1230
                       o Maurice III de Craon c. 1165-1208
                       o Amaury I de Craon c. 1175-1226
                           o Isabelle de Craon 1212/
                           o Maurice IV de Craon c. 1213-1250
                               o Maurice V de Craon c. 1239-1277
                                   o Maurice VI de Craon c. 1255-1292
                                       o Isabeau de Craon 1277/
                                       o Amaury III de Craon c. 1278-1333
                                           o Maurice VII de Craon c. 1309-1330
                                              o Amaury IV de Craon 1326-1373
                                              o Isabeau de Craon c. 1330-1394
                                           o Marie de Craon c. 1310
                                       o Amaury III de Craon c. 1278-1333
                                           o Guillaume I Le Grand de Craon c. 1315-1381
                                               o Béatrix de Craon 1341/
                                               o Guillaume II de Craon 1341/-1407/
                                                   o Marguerite de Craon c. 1370-1428/
                                                   o Marie de Craon c. 1375-/1420
                                                   o Jean de Craon c. 1380-1415
                                               o Pierre de Craon c. 1345-/1410
                                                   o Antoine de Craon
                                               o Marie de Craon c. 1350-/1401
                                           o Pierre I de Craon /1328-1376
                                               o Jeanne de Craon /1376-1421 & Pierre de Beauvau
                                       o Marie de Craon c. 1290-1322
                                   o Jeanne de Craon c. 1260
                               o Amaury II de Craon c. 1240-/1269
                               o Marguerite de Craon c. 1245
                           o Anne de Craon c. 1215-1276/
                   o Marquise de Craon c. 1139
           o Mahaut de Craon c. 1101
           o Robert de Craon
       o Robert II de Sablé c. 1063-c. 1110
       o Béatrix de Craon c. 1066