Biota du Maine

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BIOTE du Maine, daughter of HERIBERT [I] "Eveille-Chien" Comte du Maine & his wife --- (-poisoned Falaise 1063). Guillaume de Poitiers names "la sœur de Hugues" as wife of "Gautier comte de Mantes", when recording the latter's claim to Maine[438]. Orderic Vitalis records that “Walterius Pontesiensium comes filius Drogonis comitis” (who had accompanied “Rodberto seniore Normannorum duce in Jerusalem”) married “Biotam Hugonis Cenomannensium comitis filiam...amita [Herberti juvenis Cenomanensium comitis]” and claimed “totum comitatum Cenomannensem” and occupied a part, but that “prædictus comes Walterius et Biota conjux eius” died “(ut ferunt) lethali veneno” while Guillaume II Duke of Normandy was attacking the rebels[439].

married GAUTHIER [III] de Mantes (before [29 Mar 1030/10 Apr 1031]-poisoned Falaise [2 Aug] 1063). His parentage is given by Orderic Vitalis, who lists him after his brother Raoul[431]. "Drogo comes" agreed to donate property to Jumièges by charter dated to [29 Mar 1030/10 Apr 1031] subscribed by "Walterii filius eius"[432]. "Droco comes Ambianensium" donated property to "Sancti Petri Gismoensis" by undated charter, signed by "Droconis comitis, Eotde comitissæ, Falconis fratris comitis, Rodulfi filiii comitis, Gualterii alterius filii…"[433]. He succeeded his father in 1035 as Comte de Mantes. "Comes Walterius" confirmed a donation of property, held by "pater meus Droco comes", to "cœnobii sancti Petri Carnotensis" by charter dated Feb 1055, witnessed by "Teduinus vicecomes Mellentis castri, Gualo vicecomes castri Calidi Montis…"[434]. "Comes Gualterius" donated property to Chartres Saint-Père by charter dated 22 Jan 1060 which names "pater meus Drogo comes"[435]. He claimed the county of Maine, by right of his wife, after the death in Mar 1062 of her nephew Héribert [II] Comte du Maine and took possession: Orderic Vitalis records that “Walterius Pontesiensium comes filius Drogonis comitis” (who had accompanied “Rodberto seniore Normannorum duce in Jerusalem”) married “Biotam Hugonis Cenomannensium comitis filiam...amita [Herberti juvenis Cenomanensium comitis]” and claimed “totum comitatum Cenomannensem” and occupied a part, but that “prædictus comes Walterius et Biota conjux eius” died “(ut ferunt) lethali veneno” while Guillaume II Duke of Normandy was attacking the rebels[436]. The necrology of Saint-Père-en-Vallée records the death "IV Non Aug" of "Gualterius comes"[437], which may refer to Comte Gauthier [III].