Benedict de Cornoüaille
- Born: Abt 957
- Marriage: Guinodeon
- Died: 1026 about age 69
 Noted events in his life were:
• Web Reference:
Charles Cawley's Medieval Lands, Comtes de Cornouaïlle
Benedict de Cornouaïlle was the son of Budic. "Budic nobilis comes" donated property to Landévennec by an undated charter, witnessed by "Benedictus episcopus filius istius Budic" [Landévennec 46, p. 573]. "Benedictus episcopus atque comes" founded the monastery of Locmaria de Quimper, with the consent of "Guiguoedon cum domino suo et filiis et militibus", later confirmed by "Alanus comes filius Benedicti supradicti" (witnessed by "…femina ipsius comitis Iudeth…"), by charter dated to (1022/38) which also records a later donation by "Alanus comes et uxor illius Iudeth…et filiæ suæ Hodiernæ abbatissæ", witnessed by "Hoel…filius eiusdem comitis…Moruan vicecomes…" [La Borderie (1888), VIII, p. 17]. Benedict married Guinodeon, of unknown parents. "Benedictus episcopus atque comes" founded the monastery of Locmaria de Quimper, with the consent of "Guiguoedon cum domino suo et filiis et militibus", by charter dated to (1022/38) [La Borderie (1888), VIII, p. 17].
Benedict married Guinodeon. (Guinodeon was born about 950 and died after 1022 in Cornouaïlle.)
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