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Anne of Brittany (Breton: Anna; 25/26 January 1477 [1] – 9 January 1514 [2]) was reigning Duchess of Brittany from 1488 until her death, and Queen of France from 1491 to 1498 and from 1499 to her death. She was the only woman to have been queen consort of France twice.
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 viscount was still coveting the ducal crown for his son but failed. In 1491, the marriage between Anne of Brittany and Charles VIII initiated the annexation of the duchy to the French crown, a union that was permanently ratified in 1532. The Rohan family married several times into the Breton ducal family, the last time in 1407.
Anne 1477–1514 Duchess of Brittany: Charles VIII 1470–1498 King of France r. 1483–1498: Francis 1472–1473 Duke of Berry: Henry II 1503–1555 King of Navarre: Marguerite de Navarre 1492–1549: Eleanor of Austria 1498–1558: Francis I 1494–1547 King of France r. 1515–1547: Claude 1499–1524 Duchess of Brittany: Renée 1510–1574 ...
Family tree of the Rulers of Brittany from Nominoe, its first duke, to Henry II and the lost of the ducal title in 1547. French Arbre généalogique des souverains de Bretagne de Nominoe, son premier duc, à Henri II et la perte du titre ducal en 1547.
Claude, Duchess of Brittany. Anne of Brittany's second marriage making her Queen Consort of France continued into the 16th century; and she died in 1514. Queen Claude of France, reigned as duchess of Brittany from 1514, but under her husband king Francis was not able to maintain an independent government in the Duchy of Brittany.
Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch of the United Kingdom—2022 marks 70 years since her ascension to the throne. Next in line on the royal family tree is Prince Charles, her son ...
The survival of the Breton state was thus contingent on the marriage of Anne of Brittany. Francis II wanted Anne to wed Maximilian I of Austria as a means to (hopefully) ensure the sovereignty of Brittany. Although Francis died in September 1488, his loyal supporters facilitated this union for Anne in a marriage by proxy held 19 December 1490.
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