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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]
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 ]
John I (Breton: Yann, French: Jean; c. 1217/1218 – 8 October 1286), known as John the Red due to the colour of his beard, was Duke of Brittany from 1221 to his death and 2nd Earl of Richmond in 1268. John was the eldest of three children born to Duchess Alix and her husband and co-ruler, Duke Peter I. [1] He became duke upon his mother's ...
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John of Dreux, Earl of Richmond (1239–1305) – eventually, Duke John II of Brittany; married to Henry III's daughter Beatrice; this marriage was meant to bring the Earl of Richmond under the "shield of England" during the reign of Henry III when tensions rose with France; John de Dreux would become Duke of Brittany after Beatrice's death ...
Marie of Brittany (1268–1339) was the daughter of John II, Duke of Brittany, and Beatrice of England. [1] She is also known as Marie de Dreux. Family.
John V was born on 24 December 1389 at the Château de l'Hermine as the eldest son of John IV, Duke of Brittany, and Princess Joan of Navarre. He became Duke of Brittany in 1399 when he was still a minor upon the death of his father. His mother served as regent in the initial portion of his reign. [a]