Maurice VI de Craon


Maurice VI de Craon was Lord of Craon, Chantocé, Sablé, Briolé and La Suze. He served as Seneschal of Anjou, Touraine and Maine and in 1289 as Lieutenant of Aquitaine.

Family

Maurice VI was the son of Maurice V de Craon and his wife, Isabelle de Lezignem. His sister, Jeanne de Craon, married Gerard Chabot II. Maurice VI succeeded on his father's death in 1282.

Career

He had the Chapel of John the Baptist built for his family's sepulchre in the Church of the Cordeliers in Angers.
He served as ambassador to England. On his return, 1 February 1292, in Paris, he wrote his testament and, ten days later, died.

Marriage, issue and succession

In 1277 he married Mathilde Marie Berthout of Mechelen, daughter of Walter VII Berthout, Lord of Mechelen, and his wife Marie d'Auvergne. They had several children: