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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.
Brittany is no longer a duchy and the title is currently not being used by the defunct Royal Family of France, so the position of Duchess of Brittany is vacant. Little is known about the duchesses whose husbands reigned prior to the year 900 besides their names.
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.
Five-year-old Constance succeeded him as Duchess of Brittany. [2] She spent her youth at the English court. [3] In February 1171, Conan IV died. Although his daughter Constance was the heiress of the Earldom of Richmond, she did not enter her inheritance until 1183/1184. [1] In 1181, twenty-year-old Constance was forced into marriage with Geoffrey.
Golden Raye joins big sister Sterling Skye, 3, and big brother Patrick "Bronze" Lavon III, 2, following Brittany and Patrick's tradition of naming their kids after different types of precious metals.
Brittany, 28, watched husband Patrick Mahomes take on the Las Vegas Raiders with the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday, December 25, along with their kids, daughter Sterling, 2, and son Bronze, 13 months.
We saw King Charles III make history in September 2022 when he became the oldest royal to ascend the British throne at age 73. And now, in honor of his transition, we’re taking a closer look at ...
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.