RENNES Judicael Bérenger

- Bef 0970

• Name	RENNES Judicael Bérenger
  Birth	Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef 0970	Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
  Notes	It seems highly likely that the witness to documents known by the Breton name of Juhel (Judhaël or Judicaël) is the same person as another witness known under the Frankish name Bérenger and the Life and translation of St Gildas written in the middle of the eleventh century confirms he was known by both names. His first definite mention in a document, as Bérenger is dated to 944 but he could be the signatory to earlier documents as well. He signed under Juhael in about 950 and several times under various names in the later 950's. Bérenger and his son Conan are named in a Papal Letter of Pope John XIII (reigned 965-972), dated to about 970, and it seems he had definitely died before 16 August 979 when his son Conan was at the court of Count Eudes of Chartres.[1] Judicaël "Juhael" (d. 970 or by 979), Comte de Rennes,[2][3][2] witnessed charters of Alan II, Duke of Brittany, and on the latter's death apparently fell under the control of Wicohen, Archbishop of Dol. Later sources report the rescue of Judicael and his (unnamed) wife by his son Conan I. He appears to have been dead by 979, when his son was at the court of Odo I, Count of Blois. Disputed Parentage An eleventh century collection of Angevin genealogies names Bérenger as the son of Pascwethen, the son of Alain I the Grand, King of Brittany. This is Baldwin's preferred option. The other possibility is that he is the son of another Count Bérenger or that Bérengar and Juhel are father and son, rather than the same. This option is preferred by Cawley, who also gives an unnamed daughter of Gurvand, Duc de Bretagne as Judicaël's mother. But as Cawley notes, this is based on a much later publication (Histoire de Bretagne, by A. Le Moyne de la Borderie, published 1898) that doesn't cite any primary documents. There have been various attempts to identify Bérenger the father, with various men of the period, but there is no reliable evidence for any of these conjectures. Including a recent hypothesis that Juhael Bérenger is the grandson of Bérenger II de Bayeux, Marquis de Neustria[3] Several Ancestry.com family trees have Berenger de Bayeux and his wife Judith de Rennes as his parents but there seems to be no evidence Judith de Rennes existed. Disputed Father: Count Berengar vs. Pascwetan the younger Disputed) Father: Count Berengar[4] OR Pascwetan[5] Conflicting accounts either make him son and successor to a count Berenger (sometimes Berengar of Rennes, sometimes with that man's supposed maternal grandson of the same name) and a daughter of Gurvand, Duke of Brittany.[6] Another 11th-century collection of Angevin genealogies shows him to be son of Pascweten, son of Alan I, joint duke of Brittany.[7] (disputed) Mother: UNKNOWN de Bretagne (father: Gurwent (Gurvand), Duke of Brittany[8] Disputed wife Gerberga or Gerberge is listed as his wife in several sources, but although Gerberge married a man named Bérenger, there seems to be no evidence to equate him with Juhel Bérenger.[4] Children He was definitely the father of; Conan I de Rennes, Comte de Bretagne Unnamed sons and daughters[5] And possibly the father of: Meen (or Main) I, Seigneur de Fougères, died 1020[6] Enoguen, sister of Main de Fougères, wife of Tristan de Vitré.[7] There is an extensive commentary about this person, and his origins and possible family relationships on The Henry Project website. Please view this document before making any changes "According to an 11th-century genealogy composed for the Count of Anjou, Alan I's son, Pascweten the Younger, was the father of Judicael Berengar, whose son was Conan I, Duke of Brittany, founder of the House of Rennes" (Wikipedia 04 Feb 2016).[9] ... Cawley (2006, disagrees, naming no spouse or children for Pascwethen.[10] He further states that Judicael, Comte de Rennes was the the son of Berengar, whose parents are UNKNOWN.[11] The Henry Project, however, debates the possibility that Pascweten the Younger is the father of Juhel Berenger, but makes no confirmation of lineage.[12] Marriage m. UNKNOWN or Gerberge UNKNOWN.Issue: 1 - 3.[13][14][8] m. (unproven) Gerberge UNKNOWN. Issue: 3.[15] Conan I, Count of Brittany (d. 27 June 992).[16] Conan de Rennes, Comte de Rennes, later Conan I "le tort," Duke of Britanny (d. 27 Jun 992 Conquereil)[9] (disputed/unproven) Meen (d. 1020), Seigneur de Fougères.[17] (unproven) Meen, Seigneur de Fougères (d. 1020).[18] (disputed/unproven) Enoguen.[19] m. Triscan de Vitré Enoguen[20][10] m. Triscan "Tristan" de Vitre (d. 1045; p. Rivallan de Vitre and Junargonda) Titles ante 944: Count of Rennes alias: Bérenger Research Notes N1. At best his father is uncertain and it is more likely they are unrelated. I have changed the LNAB of this profile back to Rennes, please don't change it to Bayeaux without further discussion N2. Note: ref: Wikipedia (05 May 10) Judicael alias Berengar was Count of Rennes in the mid-to-late 10th century. There are conflicting accounts of his parentage, one popular solution making him son and successor to a count Berenger (sometimes identified with Berengar of Rennes, sometimes with that man's supposed maternal grandson of the same name) by a daughter of Gurvand, Duke of Brittany. However, an 11th century collection of Anjevin genealogies shows him to be son of Pascweten, son of Alan I, King of Brittany. He is first documented as count in 944. He witnessed charters of Alan II, Duke of Brittany, and on the latter's death apparently fell under the control of Wicohen, Archbishop of Dol, later sources reporting the rescue of Judicael and his (unnamed) wife by son Conan. He appears to have been dead by 979, when his son was at the court of Odo I, Count of Blois. Sources ↑ Stewart_Baldwin ↑ alias: Judicael alias Berengar;[1] Juhel, Judhel, Judhael in Breton sources, Berengarius or Berengarii in Frankish, sometimes both names given together. ↑ see French Wikipedia article ↑ Stewart_Baldwin ↑ Baldwin quotes a document of Conan I, where he makes a donation mentioning the souls of his brothers and sisters but with no details or names. ↑ Cawley has his name with brackets suggesting he is unsure, and Baldwin thinks this is a later invention ↑ mentioned again by Cawley with brackets, not discussed at all in Baldwin ↑ The Henry Project claims 1 child, whiie Cawley (2006), states there were 3. ↑ Chronicle of Nantes ↑ Chronique de Vitré "Juhel alias Bérenger." The Henry Project. Juhel (ante 944 - by 979). "Juhel alias Bérenger Count of Rennes, before 944-965×979." The Henry Project. Web. Sbaldw. The Henry Project: the ancestors of king Henry II of England. "Pascweten fl. 895×903." The Henry Project. Charles, 'Brittany, Dukes & Nobility: Chapter 8A. Comtes de Rennes', in Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families, MedLands (the nephew, died after around 900, not the uncle) Cawley (2006). "Pascwethen (d. after 05 Feb 897/26 Nov 903)." Medieval Lands. Web. 'Bérenger II de Neustrie', Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Wikipedia: Alan I, King of Brittany#Children
  Person ID	I58381	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	BAYEUX Berenguer,   b. Abt 0869, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France d. Bef 0931, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France (Age < 61 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	RENNES Judith Berenger,   b. Abt 0860, Rennes, Bretagne, France d. Bayeux, France
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Vexin, France
  Family ID	F26033	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	UNKNOWN Gerberge   d. Abt 0979
  Children	1. RENNES Conan,   b. Abt 0950, Bretagne d. 27 Jun 0992, Conquereuil, Bretagne (Age 42 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. RENNES Enoguen,   b. 0990, Bretagne d. 1045, Vitré, Bretagne (Age ~ 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F26032	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026