Giraud II of Montreuil-Berlay (died c. 1155) was a twelfth-century feudal lord of
Montreuil-Bellay
Montreuil-Bellay () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.
It is located approximately 15 km to the south of Saumur, and is famous for the Château de Montreuil-Bellay, which is situated in the town.
Montreuil-Be ...
, near
Saumur in France. He was dispossessed of the
Château de Montreuil-Bellay by
Geoffrey Plantagenet.
He was made
seneschal of
Poitou
Poitou (, , ; ; Poitevin: ''Poetou'') was a province of west-central France whose capital city was Poitiers. Both Poitou and Poitiers are named after the Pictones Gallic tribe.
Geography
The main historical cities are Poitiers (historical c ...
by
Louis VII of France. Later, from 1149, he led a rebellion against Geoffrey Plantagenet of local lords in southern Anjou, including
André de Doué and
Aimery d'Avoir. After a year's siege he was captured and imprisoned by Geoffrey; later being released through the support of Louis.
He was part of the family Berlay-Le-Vieux the son of
Berlay II of Montreuil-Berlay
or of
Berlay III of Montreuil-Berlay (see external link). The old spelling of the commune over which he exerted his lordship was Berlai.
[Thomas N. Bisson, ''The Crisis of the Twelfth Century. Power, Lordship, and the Origins of European Government'', Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2009, pp. 310-312.]
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1150s deaths
12th-century French people
Year of birth unknown