Andrew III, Baron of Vitré
Andrew III of Vitré (c. 1200 † 8 February 1250 at the Battle of Al Mansurah, in Egypt) was Baron of Vitré and Aubigné from 1211 to 1250. Life. Andrew III was the eldest son of Andrew II, Baron of Vitré, and his third wife Eustacie of Rays, daughter of Harscoët of Rays. He is said to have founded the old convent of the Jacobins in Nantes in 1228 In c. 1230 he rebuilt the Château de Vitré and surrounded it with fortifications that encompassed the Vieil-Bourg and the church of Notre-Dame of Vitré . He also founded the castle of Chevré, a lordship belonging to the Barony of Vitré. He took part in the Seventh Crusade in 1248 with Louis IX of France and died at the Battle of Al Mansurah. In his last will and testament dated 1248, Andrew of Vitré gave his wife "le chastel de Chasteillon, le moulin de l'estangs doud. lieu et Vendelays o touz ses appartenances" (the castle of Chasteillon, the mill by the pond of the aforementioned place and Vendelays and all its dependencies). One of the executors wasGuillaume Merlin, dean of Mayenne. Marriages and issue. Andrew III  married twice. He married firstly in 1212 Catherine of Thouars Lady of Aubigné, daughter of Constance, Duchess of Brittany, and Guy of Thouars. They had: He married secondly around January 1240 Thomasse of La Guerche, Lady of Pouancé and Mareuil. They had: