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Conan III of Cornwall (born c. 1093-1096; died 1148), (Breton
Breton language

The Breton language is a Celtic languages spoken by some of the inhabitants of Brittany in France....
 Konan III a Vreizh, and Konan Kerne) was duke of Brittany
Duke of Brittany

The Duchy of Brittany was a medieval tribal and feudal state covering the Armorican peninsula west of Mont-Saint-Michel and north of Nantes/Naoned, including Rennes/Roazhon and Vannes/Gwened....
, from 1112 to his death. He was son of Duke Alan IV
Alan IV, Duke of Brittany

Alan IV Fergant was Duke of Brittany, from 1084 until his abdication in 1112. He was also Count of Nantes and Count of Rennes. He was son of Hawise, Duchess of Brittany and Duke Hoel II, Duke of Brittany....
 and Ermengarde of Anjou
Ermengarde of Anjou (d. 1146)

Ermengarde of Anjou , was a member of the comital House of Anjou and by her two marriages was successively Duchess of Aquitaine and Duke of Brittany....
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Conan III allied himself with Stephen of England
Stephen of England

Stephen often known as Stephen of Blois was a grandson of William I of England. He was the last Norman dynasty King of England, from 1135 to his death, and also the Count of Boulogne jure uxoris....
 in his war against the dispossessed Empress Matilda
Empress Matilda

Empress Matilda, also known as Matilda of England or Maude was the daughter and heir of King Henry I of England. Matilda and her younger brother, William Adelin, were the only legitimate children of King Henry....
. For his support, Stephen created for Conan's son-in-law Alan the ttile 1st Earl of Richmond
Earl of Richmond

The title of Earl of Richmondshire was created many times in the Peerage of Peerage of England. The earldom of Richmond was held by various Bretons, Normans, the royal families of Plantagenet, Capet, Savoy, Tudor and Stewart....
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He married before 1113 to Maude, an illegitimate daughter of King Henry I of England
Henry I of England

Henry I was the fourth son of William I the Conqueror. He succeeded his elder brother William II of England as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106....
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Conan III of Cornwall (born c. 1093-1096; died 1148), (Breton
Breton language

The Breton language is a Celtic languages spoken by some of the inhabitants of Brittany in France....
 Konan III a Vreizh, and Konan Kerne) was duke of Brittany
Duke of Brittany

The Duchy of Brittany was a medieval tribal and feudal state covering the Armorican peninsula west of Mont-Saint-Michel and north of Nantes/Naoned, including Rennes/Roazhon and Vannes/Gwened....
, from 1112 to his death. He was son of Duke Alan IV
Alan IV, Duke of Brittany

Alan IV Fergant was Duke of Brittany, from 1084 until his abdication in 1112. He was also Count of Nantes and Count of Rennes. He was son of Hawise, Duchess of Brittany and Duke Hoel II, Duke of Brittany....
 and Ermengarde of Anjou
Ermengarde of Anjou (d. 1146)

Ermengarde of Anjou , was a member of the comital House of Anjou and by her two marriages was successively Duchess of Aquitaine and Duke of Brittany....
.

Conan III allied himself with Stephen of England
Stephen of England

Stephen often known as Stephen of Blois was a grandson of William I of England. He was the last Norman dynasty King of England, from 1135 to his death, and also the Count of Boulogne jure uxoris....
 in his war against the dispossessed Empress Matilda
Empress Matilda

Empress Matilda, also known as Matilda of England or Maude was the daughter and heir of King Henry I of England. Matilda and her younger brother, William Adelin, were the only legitimate children of King Henry....
. For his support, Stephen created for Conan's son-in-law Alan the ttile 1st Earl of Richmond
Earl of Richmond

The title of Earl of Richmondshire was created many times in the Peerage of Peerage of England. The earldom of Richmond was held by various Bretons, Normans, the royal families of Plantagenet, Capet, Savoy, Tudor and Stewart....
.

He married before 1113 to Maude, an illegitimate daughter of King Henry I of England
Henry I of England

Henry I was the fourth son of William I the Conqueror. He succeeded his elder brother William II of England as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106....
. With Maude he had three children, Hoel, Bertha
Bertha, Duchess of Brittany

Bertha of Cornwall , also known as Bertha of Brittany , was hereditary Duchess of Brittany between 1148 until her death. Bertha was the eldest daughter of Conan III, Duke of Brittany by Maude, the illegitimate daughter of King Henry I of England....
 (b.c. 1114), and Constance. Later, when his son-in-law Alan died in 1146, Bertha returned home from England.

On his death-bed in 1148, Conan III disinherited Hoel from succession to the Duchy, stating that he was illegitimate and no son of his. By this surprise move Bertha became his heiress and successor. However, Hoel was to retain the county of Nantes
Nantes

Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants , while its aire urbaine is the eighth with 804,833 inhabitants at a 2008 estimate....
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See also

  • Dukes of Brittany family tree
    Dukes of Brittany family tree

    This is a family tree of the Kings and dukes of Brittany from the 9th century, to the annexation of Brittany by France in 1532.See also: Brittany - List of family trees...