Avoise de Craon (before 1178 – ) was a French noblewoman. She was the daughter of

Maurice II de Craon Maurice II de Craon (–1196) was Lord of Craon, Governor of Anjou and Maine under Henry II, a military figure and Anglo-Norman of the century. Maurice II also possessed fiefs in England which he held courtesy of Henry II. Biography Knightho ...

and

Isabelle de Meulan Isabelle de Meulan, Dame de Mayenne, Dame de Craon (c. 1148 – 10 May 1220) was a French noblewoman, being the daughter of Waleran de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Worcester, Count of Meulan. Isabelle married twice; firstly to Geoffroy, Seigneur de Mayenn ...

. She was the wife of Guy V de Laval.

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She was the eldest of the children of

Maurice II Maurice may refer to: People *Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr *Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor * Maurice (bishop of London) (died 1107), Lord Chancellor and L ...

Craon, and

. In his testament, Maurice II bequeathed her Craon and

Châtelais Châtelais () is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. On 15 December 2016, it was merged into the new commune Segré-en-Anjou Bleu.Guy VI de Laval Guy or GUY may refer to: Personal names * Guy (given name) * Guy (surname) * That Guy (...), the New Zealand street performer Leigh Hart Places * Guy, Alberta, a Canadian hamlet * Guy, Arkansas, US, a city * Guy, Indiana, US, an unincor ...

known as ''Guyonnet de Laval'' (died 1211) * Ozanne, mentioned in a charter of

Réau Réau () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Ferme de Galande Around 1881, sugar beet producer Arthur Brandin invested in a Decauville railway with eight horse-drawn tipping l ...

Abbey, cited by

Charles Maucourt de Bourjolly Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was ...

* Emma de Laval (about 1200 - 27 April 1264) who inherited the title in 1211 on the death of her brother Guyonnet. Married Robert I d'Alençon (died 1217),

Mathieu II de Montmorency Matthew II or Mathieu II (died 24 November 1230), called ''the Great'' or ''the Great Constable'', was lord of Montmorency from 1189 and Constable of France from 1218 to 1230. Matthew was the son of Bouchard V de Montmorency and Lauretta de Hain ...

(died 1230) and Jean de Choisy et de Toucy. * Isabeau (Isabelle) de Laval (died 1244) who married Bouchard VI de Montmorency. After the death of Guy V in 1210, Avoise remarried with Yves Le Franc in 1215. According to

Gilles Ménage Gilles Ménage (; 15 August 1613 – 23 July 1692) was a French scholar. Biography He was born at Angers, the son of Guillaume Ménage, king's advocate at Angers. A good memory and enthusiasm for learning carried him quickly through his lit ...

, they had four children.

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