Maurice VI de Craon

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: • Amaury III, (-1333) who succeeded to the titles. • Marie de Craon, Lady of Châtelais, married 25 August 1303 Robert de Brienne, Viscount of Beaumont and Maine and Lord of Pouancé. She died 21 August 1312. • Isabelle de Craon, wife of Olivier de Clisson, died 30 June 1310 and was interred in the family tomb built for her father. • Jeanne de Craon, died 25 August 1312 unmarried and without issue. ==References==