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According to an 11th-century genealogy composed for the Count of Anjou, A l a n I ' s s on, Pascweten the Younger, was the father of Judicael Berengar , w h o s e s on was Conan I, Duke of Brittany, founder of the House of Renn es
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== Biography ==It seems highly likely that the witness to documents kno w n b y t h e B reton name of Juhel (Judha�l or Judica�l) is the same person a s a n o t h er witness known under the Frankish name B�renger and the Life a nd t r a n s lation of St Gildas written in the middle of the eleventh centu ry c o n f i rms he was known by both names.
His first definite mention in a document, as B�renger is dated to 944 b u t h e c o u ld be the signatory to earlier documents as well. He signed u n d er J u h ael in about 950 and several times under various names in the l a t e r 9 5 0's. B�renger and his son Conan are named in a Papal Letter of P o p e J o h n XIII (reigned 965-972), dated to about 970, and it seems he ha d d e f i n itely died before 16 August 979 when his son Conan was at the co ur t o f C o u nt Eudes of Chartres.[Stewart_Baldwin]
'''Judica�l "Juhael" (d. 970 or by 979), Comte de Rennes,'''[http://fmg . a c / P rojects/MedLands/BRITTANY.htm#_Toc437414724][http://sbaldw.home.mi n d s p r ing.com/hproject/prov/juhel000.htm][alias: Judicael alias Bere n g a r ; [http://sbaldw.home.mindspring.com/hproject/prov/juhel000.htm] Juh e l , J u d hel, Judhael in Breton sources, Berengarius or Berengarii in Fra n k i s h , sometimes both names given together.] witnessed charters of A l a n I I , D uke of Brittany, and on the latter's death apparently fell und e r t h e c o ntrol of Wicohen, Archbishop of Dol. Later sources report the r e s c u e o f Judicael and his (unnamed) wife by his son Conan I. He appear s t o h a v e b een dead by 979, when his son was at the court of Odo I, Cou nt o f B l o i s.
=== Disputed Parentage ===An eleventh century collection of Angevin gen e a l o g ies names B�renger as the son of [[Vannes-16|Pascwethen]], the son o f A l a i n I t he Grand, King of Brittany. This is Baldwin's preferred opt io n .
The other possibility is that he is the son of another Count B�renger o r t h a t B �rengar and Juhel are father and son, rather than the same. Th is o p t i o n is preferred by Cawley, who also gives an unnamed daughter of G u r v a n d, Duc de Bretagne as Judica�l's mother. But as Cawley notes, thi s i s b a s e d on a much later publication (''Histoire de Bretagne'', by A. L e M o y n e d e la Borderie, published 1898) that doesn't cite any primary d oc u m e n ts.
There have been various attempts to identify B�renger the father, with v a r i o u s men of the period, but there is no reliable evidence for any of t h e s e c o njectures. Including a recent hypothesis that Juhael B�renger i s t h e g r a ndson of B�renger II de Bayeux, Marquis de Neustria[see Fr en c h W i k ipedia article]
Several [https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/12155729/pers o n / 1 9 49606335/facts Ancestry.com family trees] have Berenger de Bayeux a n d h i s w i fe Judith de Rennes as his parents but there seems to be no ev i d e n c e Judith de Rennes existed.
'''Disputed Father: Count Berengar vs. Pascwetan the younger'''
Disputed) Father: Count Berengar[http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BRITTA N Y . h t m#_Toc437414724] ''OR'' Pascwetan[http://sbaldw.home.mindspring.co m / h p r oject/prov/juhel000.htm]
Conflicting accounts either make him son and successor to a count Beren g e r ( s o metimes Berengar of Rennes, sometimes with that man's supposed m a t e r n al grandson of the same name) and a daughter of Gurvand, Duke of B r i t t a ny.[http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BRITTANY.htm#_Toc437414724] An o t h e r 1 1th-century collection of Angevin genealogies shows him to be so n o f P a s c weten, son of [[Bretagne-47|Alan I, joint duke of Brittany]].[ ht tp : / / sbaldw.home.mindspring.com/hproject/prov/juhel000.htm]
* (disputed) Mother: UNKNOWN de Bretagne (father: Gurwent (Gurvand), Du k e o f B r i ttany[http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BRITTANY.htm#_Toc4374147 2 4 ]
=== Disputed wife ===Gerberga or Gerberge is listed as his wife in seve r a l s o u rces, but although Gerberge married a man named B�renger, there s e e m s t o b e no evidence to equate him with Juhel B�renger.[Stewart_B a l d w i n]
=== Children ===
He was definitely the father of;
#Conan I de Rennes, Comte de Bretagne#Unnamed sons and daughters[Ba l d w i n q uotes a document of Conan I, where he makes a donation mentionin g t h e s o u ls of his brothers and sisters but with no details or names. re f >]
And possibly the father of:#Meen (or Main) I, Seigneur de Foug�res, die d 1 0 2 0 < ref>Cawley has his name with brackets suggesting he is unsure, a nd B a l d w in thinks this is a later invention#Enoguen, sister of Ma in d e F o u g �res, wife of Tristan de Vitr�.[mentioned again by Cawley w i th b r a c kets, not discussed at all in Baldwin]
'''There is an extensive commentary about this person, and his origins a n d p o s s ible family relationships on [http://sbaldw.home.mindspring.com/ h p r o j ect/prov/juhel000.htm The Henry Project] website. Please view thi s d o c u m ent before making any changes'''
----"According to an 11th-century genealogy composed for the Count of A n j o u , A lan I's son, Pascweten the Younger, was the father of Judicael B e r e n g ar, whose son was Conan I, Duke of Brittany, founder of the House o f R e n n e s" (Wikipedia 04 Feb 2016).[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_I ,_ K i n g _of_Brittany#Reputed_connection_with_House_of_Rennes] ... Cawley ( 2 0 0 6 , d isagrees, naming no spouse or children for Pascwethen.[http://fm g . a c / Projects/MedLands/BRITTANY.htm#_ftnref84] He further states that J u d i c a el, Comte de Rennes was the the son of Berengar, whose parents are U N K N O W N.[http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BRITTANY.htm#_ftnref1564] The H e n r y P r oject, however, debates the possibility that Pascweten the Young e r i s t h e f ather of Juhel Berenger, but makes no confirmation of lineag e . [h t t p://sbaldw.home.mindspring.com/hproject/prov/juhel000.htm]
===Marriage===m. UNKNOWN or Gerberge UNKNOWN.Issue: 1 - 3.[http://sbald w . h o m e.mindspring.com/hproject/prov/juhel000.htm][http://fmg.ac/Project s / M e d Lands/BRITTANY.htm#_Toc437414724][The Henry Project claims 1 c h i l d , w hiie Cawley (2006), states there were 3.]
m. (unproven) '''Gerberge''' UNKNOWN. Issue: 3.[http://fmg.ac/Projects/ M e d L a nds/BRITTANY.htm#_ftnref1566]
* Conan I, Count of Brittany (d. 27 June 992).[http://sbaldw.home.minds p r i n g .com/hproject/prov/juhel000.htm]* Conan de Rennes, Comte de Rennes , l a t e r C onan I "le tort," Duke of Britanny (d. 27 Jun 992 Conquereil)< re f > C h ronicle of Nantes
* (disputed/unproven) Meen (d. 1020), Seigneur de Foug�res.[http://fmg. a c / P r ojects/MedLands/BRITTANY.htm#_Toc437414724]* (unproven) Meen, Sei g n e u r d e Foug�res (d. 1020).[http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BRITTANY.h t m # _ f tnref1566]
* (disputed/unproven) Enoguen.[http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BRITTANY . h t m # _Toc437414724]
::: m. Triscan de Vitr�* Enoguen[http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BRITT A N Y . h tm#_ftnref1566][Chronique de Vitr�]::: m. Tris c a n " T r istan" de Vitre (d. 1045; p. Rivallan de Vitre and Junargonda)
===Titles===
ante 944: Count of Rennes
alias: B�renger
== Research Notes ==N1. At best his father is uncertain and it is more l i k e l y t hey are unrelated. I have changed the LNAB of this profile back t o R e n n e s, please don't change it to Bayeaux without further discussion
N2. Note: ref: [http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] (05 May 10) J u d i c a el alias Berengar was Count of Rennes in the mid-to-late 10th cent u r y . T h ere are conflicting accounts of his parentage, one popular solu t i o n m a king him son and successor to a count Berenger (sometimes identi f i e d w i th Berengar of Rennes, sometimes with that man's supposed matern a l g r a n dson of the same name) by a daughter of Gurvand, Duke of Brittan y . H o w e ver, an 11th century collection of Anjevin genealogies shows hi m t o b e s o n o f Pascweten, son of Alan I, King of Brittany.
He is first documented as count in 944. He witnessed charters of Alan I I , D u k e o f Brittany, and on the latter's death apparently fell under th e c o n t r ol of Wicohen, Archbishop of Dol, later sources reporting the re sc u e o f J u dicael and his (unnamed) wife by son Conan. He appears to ha v e b e e n d ead by 979, when his son was at the court of Odo I, Count of B l o i s .
== Sources ==
*[http://sbaldw.home.mindspring.com/hproject/prov/juhel000.htm "Juhel [ a l i a s ] B�renger." The Henry Project.] Juhel (ante 944 - by 979). "Juhel a l i a s B �renger Count of Rennes, before 944-965x979." The Henry Project. W e b . * [ http://sbaldw.home.mindspring.com/hproject/henry.htm Sbaldw. ''The H e n r y P r oject: the ancestors of king Henry II of England''.]*[http://sba l d w . h ome.mindspring.com/hproject/prov/pascw000.htm "Pascweten fl. 895x 9 0 3 . " T he Henry Project. ]* [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BRITTANY.h t m # _ T oc359762284Cawley, Charles, 'Brittany, Dukes & Nobility: Chapter 8 A . C o m t es de Rennes'], *[http://fmg.ac/projects/medlands in ''Medieval L a n d s : A p rosopography of medieval European noble and royal families'',] * [ h t t p://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BRITTANY.htm#_ftnref84 MedLands] (the n e p h e w , died after around 900, not the uncle) Cawley (2006). "Pascwethen ( d . a f t e r 05 Feb 897/26 Nov 903)." Medieval Lands. Web. *'[http://fr.wik i p e d i a.org/w/index.php?title=B%C3%A9renger_II_de_Neustrie&oldid=1010048 2 6 B �renger II de Neustrie', ''Wikip�dia, l'encyclop�die libre''.]
* [[Wikipedia: Alan I, King of Brittany#Children]]
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