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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.
Listed are the wives of the Dukes of Brittany (some of whom claimed the title of King of Brittany) who were styled Duchesses of Brittany. Although there were six suo jure Duchesses of Brittany, the husbands of those duchesses were jure uxoris dukes and not consorts. Brittany is no longer a duchy and the title is currently not being used by the ...
Peter's wife died on 21 October 1221, leaving behind four young children. She was then only 21, and little is known about her beyond the basic genealogical facts. Her death meant that Peter was no longer duke, although he continued to rule the duchy with undiminished authority, as regent for his son John, then a boy of four or so.
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 ...
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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. [4] 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. [ 4 ]
In the photo, Brittany and Patrick can be seen holding their baby daughter's feet above a wooden sign that reads her name. "•Golden Raye Mahomes• 1/12/25🎀 ," they wrote in the caption of ...
Mary of Waltham (10 October 1344 – September 1361), [note 1] Duchess of Brittany, was a daughter of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault and was the wife of John IV, Duke of Brittany, known in England as "John V" and "The Conqueror". Mary was made a Lady of the Garter in 1378. [3]