Count Hoel V Of Brittany DE CORNUAILLE 
Hoel V Of Brittany was born in 1030. Hoel V Of Brittany's father was Prince/Count Alain Canhiart III OF CORNUAILLE & NANTES and his mother was Judith DE NANTES. His paternal grandparents were Prince/Count Benedict OF CORNUAILLE and Countess Guinodeon PORNOET; his maternal grandparents were Count Judicael OF NANTES and Melisinde DU MAINE. He had a sister named Agnes OF CORNWALL. He was the younger of the two children.General Notes
in 1136, Gruffydd ap Rhys, under attack in Gower, hurried intoNorth wales to obtain assistance from his brothers-in-law. Hiswife, meanwhile, "Like an Amazon and a second Penthesilea",Commanded his followers in the south. She was slain in battle byMaurice of London, Lord of Kidwelly. Morgan, one of her youthfulsons, perished with her, and the second, Maelgwn, was takenprisoner. But Owain and Cadwaladr, sons of Gruffydd Ap Cynan,now came down from the north, destroyed Aberstwith Castle, andin the second week of Oct. they fought along with Gruffydd ApRhys a great battle near Aberteivi(Cardigan), in which thry wona decided victory over Stephen, constable of Aberteivi and "Allthe Flemings, all the marchers, and all the French from Aberneddto Aberteivi"
Daughter of the royal house of Gwynedd and the royal house ofthe Scandinavians of Dublin.
They had a son and a daughter, named Alan VI Of Brittany and Hildeburge.
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