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     Hugues XI de Lusignan, Comte de la Marche was born circa 1221.^1,2 He was the son of Hugues X de Lusignan, Comte de La Marche and Isabella d'Angoulême.¹ He married Yolande de Bretagne, Comtesse de Penthièvre et Porhoët, daughter of Pierre Mauclerc de Dreux, Duc de Bretagne and Alice de Thouars, Duchesse de Bretagne, in 1235.² He died between 1250 and 1260.²
     Hugues XI de Lusignan, Comte de la Marche gained the title of Comte d'Angoulême.³ He gained the title of Comte de la Marche.³

     Yolande de Bretagne, Comtesse de Penthièvre et Porhoët was born in 1218. She was the daughter of Pierre Mauclerc de Dreux, Duc de Bretagne and Alice de Thouars, Duchesse de Bretagne.¹ She married Hugues XI de Lusignan, Comte de la Marche, son of Hugues X de Lusignan, Comte de La Marche and Isabella d'Angoulême, in 1235.¹ She died in 1272.¹
     Yolande de Bretagne, Comtesse de Penthièvre et Porhoët gained the title of Comtesse de Penthièvre. She gained the title of Comtesse de Porhoët.

     Guy VII de Laval was the son of Mathieu de Montmorency and Emma de Laval. He married Philippa de Bretagne, Dame de Vitre, daughter of Andre III de Bretagne, Sire de Vitre and Katherine de Thouars, in 1239. He died circa 1267.

     Philippa de Bretagne, Dame de Vitre was the daughter of Andre III de Bretagne, Sire de Vitre and Katherine de Thouars. She married Guy VII de Laval, son of Mathieu de Montmorency and Emma de Laval, in 1239. She died in 1254.
     Philippa de Bretagne, Dame de Vitre gained the title of Dame de Vitre.

     
     Sir George William Leeds, 1st Bt. was created 1st Baronet Leeds [U.K.] in 1812.¹

     William Henry Marcus Somerville was born circa 1836. He was the son of William Meredyth Somerville, 1st Baron Meredyth and Lady Maria Harriet Conyngham.¹ He died on 11 September 1837, as an infant.¹

     James Herbert Gustavus Meredyth Somerville, 2nd Baron Meredyth was born on 23 March 1865 at Somerville House, Navan, County Meath, Ireland.¹ He was the son of William Meredyth Somerville, 1st Baron Meredyth and Maria Georgiana Elizabeth Jones.¹ He was baptised on 25 April 1865 at Kentstown, County Meath, Ireland.¹ He married Margery Boan, daughter of Henry Boan, on 30 July 1919 at Wellington Barracks, Guards Chapel, Westminster, London, England.² He died on 8 January 1929 at age 63 at Somerville, County Meath, Ireland, without issue.²
     James Herbert Gustavus Meredyth Somerville, 2nd Baron Meredyth succeeded to the title of 6th Baronet Somerville, of Somerville, co. Meath [I., 1748] on 7 December 1873.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Athlumney, of Somerville and Dollarstown, co. Meath [I., 1863] on 7 December 1873.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Meredyth, of Dollardstown, co. Meath [U.K., 1866] on 7 December 1873.¹ He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1882 in the service of the 5th Battalion, Royal Canadians.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1886 in the service of the Coldstream Guards.¹ He fought in the Dongola Expedition in 1896, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He fought in the Boer War in 1900, where he won a medal and four clasps.¹
     On his death, his Baronies became extinct while his Baronetcy became dormant.²

     Margery Boan was the daughter of Henry Boan.¹ She married James Herbert Gustavus Meredyth Somerville, 2nd Baron Meredyth, son of William Meredyth Somerville, 1st Baron Meredyth and Maria Georgiana Elizabeth Jones, on 30 July 1919 at Wellington Barracks, Guards Chapel, Westminster, London, England.¹ She died on 10 July 1946.¹
     As a result of her marriage, Margery Boan was styled as Baroness Meredyth on 30 July 1919. From 30 July 1919, her married name became Somerville.¹

     Asa (?) is the daughter of Hakon Ladejarl (?).