In 1054, Conan vainly tried to seize Nantes and had to accept defeat.
Hoël ruled the County of Nantes in his mother's name from this date.
He first concluded his reconciliation with Conan II by marrying his sister Hawise before 1058.
In 1059, he imposed his younger brother Guerech as Bishop of Nantes to replace Airard, a reformative cleric and Abbot of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, who had been chased by the inhabitants of Nantes as early as 1051.
[2] Judith married Alain Canhiart, Count of Cornouaille, in 1026.