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Since 1956, there does exist the administrative Region of Brittany – which, however, includes only 80 percent of the former Duchy of Brittany. The remaining 20 percent of the former Duchy is the Loire-Atlantique department which now lies inside the Pays de la Loire region, whose capital, Nantes, was the historical capital of the Duchy of ...
The union of the Duchy of Brittany with the Crown of France was the culmination of a political process begun at the end of the 15th century in the wake of the Mad War. It resulted in the Edict of Union of 13 August 1532 and the incorporation of the duchy into the Crown lands of France, a critical step in the formation of modern-day France.
After 1532, Brittany retained a certain fiscal and regulatory autonomy, which was defended by the Estates of Brittany despite the rising tide of royal absolutism. Brittany remained on the whole strongly Catholic during the period of the Huguenots and the Wars of Religion, although Protestantism made some headway in Nantes and a few other areas.
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]
August 13 – Union of Brittany and France: The Duchy of Brittany is absorbed into the Kingdom of France. [2] October 21 – King Francis I meets with Henry VIII of England for the first time in 12 years at Saint-Inglevert, where they agreed to form an alliance against their common enemies. [3] Church of Royal Monastery of Brou completed.
Francis agreed to these demands and passed an edict annexing the Duchy of Brittany to France. On 14 August 1532, the Dauphin was crowned Duke Francis III in Rennes Cathedral. [8] [9] [1] Upon Henry's succession to the French throne in 1547, the Duchy and the crown were effectively merged, the Breton estates having already tied the succession of ...
Within the Duchy however, different ambitions clashed: The Marshal of Rieux, as Regent of Brittany and guardian of the young Duchess, was best placed to assemble Breton forces. Alain d'Albret, mainly due to controlling the city of Nantes since 1489, was his ally, and his half-sister Françoise de Dinan, was the governess of Anne of Brittany.
The Kroaz du was the flag representing Brittany on nautical charts of the 16th century. After annexation of 1532, there was never any treaty of union, [1] the admiralty of Brittany kept using the black cross flag for Breton ships (with a modified design). It also remained the basis for the flags of Nantes and temporarily for those of Saint-Malo ...