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of the Count of Maine. About 1044 William Talvas attacked the castle of
Montaigu which was being defended by William fitz Giroie. Unable to defeat the castle William Talvas captured Geoffrey de Mayenne and held him prisoner until William Fitz Giroie destroyed the castle of Montaigu. William fitz Giroie immediately razed his own castle to free his lord and in return Geoffrey de Mayenne built fitz Giroie a new castle at
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While as treacherous and self-serving as any of his family before him he surpassed them in wickedness and cruelty. He had married
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to live out the remainder of his life as a monk. To avenge this atrocity the sons and kinsmen of
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Orderic stated that William Talvas succeeded his brother Robert, Yves (a.k.a. Ivo) inherited the lands of BellĂȘme at the death of Robert about two years before he became Bishop of SĂ©ez in 1035. William Talvas probably held the lands from his brother Yves while he was Bishop and recovered the
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On the occasion of his second wedding, William Talvas invited
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agreed to marry his daughter Mabel in return for the lands
William lost. It seems certain that after the death of Arnulf the following year, that William Talvas recovered his lands. William confirmed a gift to St. Aubin of Angers made by his brother
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