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The 1064–1065 war between Brittany and Normandy (the Breton-Norman War) was sparked after Duke William supported the rebellion against Conan II led by Rivallon I of Dol. In 1065, before his invasion of Anglo-Saxon England , William of Normandy warned his rivals in Brittany and Anjou to abstain from any attacks on his duchy, on the grounds ...
Funeral of John III, Duke of Brittany, depicted in the Chronicles of Jean Froissart. The War of the Breton Succession (French: guerre de Succession de Bretagne, Breton: Brezel hêrezh dugelezh Breizh) was a conflict between the Counts of Blois and the Montforts of Brittany for control of the Duchy of Brittany, then a fief of the Kingdom of France.
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 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.
Brittany was a province of France, but although the dukes of Brittany were vassals of the French kings they governed the duchy as independent rulers. [1] [2] [3] Nevertheless, when the Hundred Years' War broke out in 1337 between France and England the Duke of Brittany, John III (r.
During the early 14th century Brittany was a province of France, but while the dukes of Brittany were vassals of the French kings they governed the duchy as independent rulers. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Nevertheless, when the Hundred Years' War broke out in 1337 between France and England the Duke of Brittany, John III , fought alongside his feudal ...
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]
Location: Duchy of Brittany. Kingdom of France: Duchy of Brittany Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of England Kingdom of Castile and León: French Victory, Anne of Brittany marries Charles VIII of France: First Italian War (1494–1498) Location: Italy Kingdom of France. Swiss mercenaries; Duchy of Milan (before 1495) 1494: Kingdom of Naples