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This is a list of monarchs of the Duchy of Brittany. In different epochs the sovereigns of Brittany were kings, princes, and dukes. The Breton ruler was sometimes elected, sometimes attained the position by conquest or intrigue, or by hereditary right. Hereditary dukes were sometimes a female ruler, carrying the title duchesse of Brittany.
The House of Rohan (Breton: Roc'han) is a Breton family of viscounts, later dukes and princes in the French nobility, coming from the locality of Rohan in Brittany.Their line descends from the viscounts of Porhoët and is said to trace back to the legendary Conan Meriadoc.
Francis III, Duke of Brittany. Claude married the future King of France, Francis I. By this marriage, and through the succession to the French crown, the King of France became Duke of Brittany jure uxoris once more. Claude's death in 1524 separated the Duchy from the crown again, and (it would transpire) for the final time.
Francis was the first son of King Francis I of France and Duchess Claude of Brittany. [1] His father said of Francis at birth, "a beautiful dauphin who is the most beautiful and strong child one could imagine and who will be the easiest to bring up." His mother said, "tell the King that he is even more beautiful than himself."
In 1164, Henry intervened to seize lands along the border of Brittany and Normandy and, in 1166, he invaded Brittany to punish the local barons. [3] Henry then forced Conan to abdicate as duke and to give Brittany to his five-year-old daughter, Constance , who was handed over and betrothed to Henry's son Geoffrey. [ 3 ]
Claude was born on 13 October 1499 in Romorantin-Lanthenay [1] as the eldest daughter of King Louis XII of France and his second wife, Duchess Anne of Brittany. [2] She was named after Claudius of Besançon, a saint her mother had invoked during a pilgrimage so she could give birth to a living child.
The children of King Charles III and Princess Diana have made a number of splashy headlines, just like their parents. ... they are raising three children: Prince George (born July 22, 2013 ...
Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany [a] (c. 1184 – 10 August 1241), also known as Damsel of Brittany, Pearl of Brittany, or Beauty of Brittany, was the eldest daughter of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, and Constance, Duchess of Brittany. Her father, Geoffrey, was the fourth son of Henry II, King of England.