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John was the eldest son of Duke John I of Brittany and Blanche of Navarre. [1] On 22 January 1260, he married Beatrice, a daughter of King Henry III of England. [2] John was very close to his brother-in-law, Edward I. In 1271, he accompanied Edward to the Ninth Crusade, meeting there with his father and King Louis IX of France. Louis succumbed ...
John was the second surviving son of John II, Duke of Brittany, and his wife Beatrice, who together had three sons and three daughters who survived to adulthood.Beatrice was the daughter of Henry III of England, which made John the nephew of Henry's son and heir Edward I. [5]
John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond (1266–1334) – received his title from his father John II, Duke of Brittany in 1306 and entered into Edward I's service; lost his lands in 1325 for a time when he allied himself with Queen Isabella to force the abdication of her husband Edward II in favour of her son Edward III; his lands were restored by ...
The Duchy of Brittany had its origins in the Battle of Trans-la-Forêt of 939, which established the river Couesnon as the boundary between Brittany and Normandy. [1] In 942, Alan II paid homage to Louis IV of France ; however, the duchy did not gain royal attention until 1123, when Louis VI of France confirmed the bishop of Nantes. [ 2 ]
Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany(d.1186) first husband of Constance [6] Ranulph, Earl of Chester (d.1232), second husband of Constance, whom she married in 1188 and whom she divorced in 1199. [6] [a] Guy of Thouars – third husband of Constance; forfeited to King John in 1203 [6] upon taking up arms with the French to avenge the death of Arthur I
Isabelle of Valois, the eldest daughter of Charles I, Count of Valois; first wife of John III (as heir to the duchy of Brittany), married 1297, died 1309. Yolande of Anjou , the youngest daughter of Louis II of Anjou, King of Naples ; first wife of Francis I (as heir to the duchy of Brittany ), married 1431, died 1440.
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After Henry II, the title Duke of Brittany was not used for over 200 years. The title Duke of Brittany reappeared when a great-grandson of Louis XIV was named Louis, Duke of Brittany; He was the last holder of the title prior to the French Revolution and did not live to inherit the French throne. At his death the title in essence became defunct.