List of Breton monarchs - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This a list of rulers of the Duchy of Brittany. In different epochs the sovereigns of Britanny were kings, princes, and dukes. The Breton ruler was sometimes elected, sometimes attained the position by conquest or intrigue, or by heriditary right. Heriditary dukes were sometimes a female ruler, carrying the title duchesse of Brittany. Its principal cities and regions where ruled by counts who often found themselves in conflict with the Breton ruler, or who became the Breton ruler.

During the declining years of the Roman Empire

Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....

, the earliest Breton

Breton people

The Bretons are an ethnic group located in the region of Brittany in France. They trace much of their heritage to groups of Brythonic speakers who emigrated from southwestern Great Britain in waves from the 3rd to 6th century into the Armorican peninsula, subsequently named Brittany after them.The...

rulers in Gaul

Gaul

Gaul was a region of Western Europe during the Iron Age and Roman era, encompassing present day France, Luxembourg and Belgium, most of Switzerland, the western part of Northern Italy, as well as the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the left bank of the Rhine. The Gauls were the speakers of...

were styled "kings" of the small realms of Cornouaille

Cornouaille

Cornouaille is a historic region in Brittany, in northwest France. The name is identical to the French name for the Duchy of Cornwall, since the area was settled by migrant princes from Cornwall...

and Domnonia

Domnonia

Domnonée is the modern French version of the Latin name Dumnonia , which denoted a kingdom in northern Brittany founded by migrants from Dumnonia in Great Britain...

. Some such kings may have had a form of hegemony over all of the Brythonic

Britons (historical)

The Britons were the Celtic people culturally dominating Great Britain from the Iron Age through the Early Middle Ages. They spoke the Insular Celtic language known as British or Brythonic...

populations in the Armorica

Armorica

Armorica or Aremorica is the name given in ancient times to the part of Gaul that includes the Brittany peninsula and the territory between the Seine and Loire rivers, extending inland to an indeterminate point and down the Atlantic coast...

n peninsula

Peninsula

A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....

, and Riothamus

Riothamus

Riothamus was a Romano-British military leader, who was active circa AD 470. He fought against the Goths in alliance with the declining Roman Empire. He is called "King of the Britons" by the 6th-Century historian Jordanes, but the extent of his realm is unclear...

is called King of the Britons

King of the Britons

The Britons or Brythons were the Celtic-speaking people of what is now England, Wales and southern Scotland, whose ethnic identity is today maintained by the Welsh, Cornish and Bretons...

by the chronicler Jordanes

Jordanes

Jordanes, also written Jordanis or Jornandes, was a 6th century Roman bureaucrat, who turned his hand to history later in life....

. However there are no certain rulers of the whole of Brittany, which was divided into the fiefdoms of local counts.

The Duchy of Brittany had its origins in the Battle of Trans-la-Forêt

Trans-la-Forêt

Trans-la-Forêt is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in north-western France.-Demographics:-References:* ;* -External links:*...

of 939, after which the area was often called a Duchy, and its rulers were considered Dukes, although before the middle of the twelfth century they were often also called counts, as the kings of France then saw Brittany as no more than a county. In 1297, the peninsula was erected into a Duchy in the peerage of France

Peerage of France

The Peerage of France was a distinction within the French nobility which appeared in the Middle Ages. It was abolished in 1789 during the French Revolution, but it reappeared in 1814 at the time of the Bourbon Restoration which followed the fall of the First French Empire...

Early Breton rulers

Conan Meriadoc
Conan Meriadoc
Conan Meriadoc is a legendary British leader credited with founding Brittany. Versions of his story circulated in both Brittany and Great Britain from at least the early 12th century, and supplanted earlier legends of Brittany's foundation...

(4th Century) - By tradition, Founder of Brittany
Budic II (early 6th c.)
Waroch
Waroch
Waroch was an early Breton ruler of the Vannetais. Waroch gave his name to the traditional Breton province of Broërec . However, it is possible that there were several successive local leaders with this name....

(late 6th c.)
Judicael ap Hoel
Judicael ap Hoel
Saint Judicael ap Hoel was the King of Domnonia and a Breton high king in the mid-seventh century.According to Gregory of Tours, the Bretons were divided into various regna during the sixth century, of which Domnonia, Cornouaille, and Broweroch are the best known; they had been under Frankish...

(early 7th c.)
Morman
Morman
Morman was a Breton chieftain who was declared King after the death of the Bretons' Frankish overlord Charlemagne in 814. He is the first personage known by name to be described as a Breton "king" and he probably ruled a warband with members drawn from throughout Brittany...

(r.814–818)
Wihomarc
Wihomarc
Wihomarc was a Breton chieftain "who seemed to have greater authority than the other Breton leaders" and who revolted against Frankish overlordship in 822 and held on to his power until his death...

(r.822–825)

Dukes under the Carolingians

Nominoe
Nominoe, Duke of Brittany
Nominoe was the first Duke of Brittany from 846 to his death. He is a sort of Breton pater patriae and to Breton nationalists he is known as Tad ar Vro ....

(or Nevenoe) (r.841
841
Year 841 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* June 25 – Battle of Fontenay: Louis the German and Charles the Bald defeat Lothar....

–851
851
Year 851 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Vikings plunder London and Canterbury.* Charles the Bald, Louis the German and Lothar meet in Meersen....

), as a missus dominicus
Missus dominicus
A missus dominicus , Latin for "envoy[s] of the lord [ruler]", also known in Dutch as Zendgraaf , meaning "sent Graf", was an official commissioned by the Frankish king or Holy Roman Emperor to supervise the administration, mainly of justice, in parts of his dominions too far for frequent personal...

of the Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor
The Holy Roman Emperor is a term used by historians to denote a medieval ruler who, as German King, had also received the title of "Emperor of the Romans" from the Pope...

Louis the Pious
Louis the Pious
Louis the Pious , also called the Fair, and the Debonaire, was the King of Aquitaine from 781. He was also King of the Franks and co-Emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813...

, a count of Vannes
Vannes
Vannes is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It was founded over 2000 years ago.-Geography:Vannes is located on the Gulf of Morbihan at the mouth of two rivers, the Marle and the Vincin. It is around 100 km northwest of Nantes and 450 km south west...

(Gwened) and arguably a duke (dux) of Brittany
Erispoe
Erispoe, Duke of Brittany
Erispoe was Duke of Brittany from 851. After the death of his father Nominoe, he led a successful military campaign against the Franks, culminating in his victory at the Battle of Jengland...

(r.851–857
857
Year 857 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.- Byzantine Empire :* Michael III of Byzantium, under the influence of his uncle Bardas, banishes his mother Theodora...

), as a duke, then as a king
Salomon
Salomon, Duke of Brittany
Salomon was Count of Rennes and Nantes from 852 and Duke of Brittany from 857 until his death by assassination. He used the title King of Brittany intermittently after 868...

(or Salaun) (r.857–874
874
Year 874 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Ingólfur Arnarson arrives as the first permanent Viking settler in Iceland, settling in Reykjavík ....

), as a duke, then a king
Pasquitan
Pasquitan, Duke of Brittany
Pasquitan, Pascweten, or Paskwezhen was the Count of Vannes and a claimant to the rule of Brittany. He was a son of Ridoredh of Vannes, a prominent and wealthy aristocrat first associated with the court of Erispoe in the 850s...

(or Paskweten) (r.874–877
877
Year 877 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* The Danes take Exeter, England.* A flotilla of 120 Danish ships is lost in a storm off Swanage....

), ruling Brittany (southern part) with Gurvand
Gurvand
Gurvand, Duke of Brittany
Wrhwant, Gurwant, Gurwent or Gurvand was a claimant to the Duchy of Brittany from 874 until his death in opposition to Pascweten, Count of Vannes.Wrhwant was complicit in the conspiracy which assassinated Salomon in 874...

(r.874–877), ruling Brittany (northern part) with Pasquitan
Judicael
Judicael, Duke of Brittany
Judicael was the Duke of Brittany from 876 to his death. He was a son of a daughter of Erispoe and claimed Brittany after the death of the pretenders Wrhwant and Pascweten in mid 876....

(r.877–888
888
Year 888 was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* January 13 – With the death of Charles the Fat, the Frankish kingdom is split again, and this time permanently...

), successor of Gurvand, ruled Brittany (north) with Alan the Great (south)
Alan the Great
Alan I, Duke of Brittany
Alan I , called the Great, was the Count of Vannes and Duke of Brittany from 876 until his death. He was probably also the only King of Brittany to hold that title by legitimate grant of the Emperor....

(reigned from 877
877
Year 877 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* The Danes take Exeter, England.* A flotilla of 120 Danish ships is lost in a storm off Swanage....

to 888
888
Year 888 was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* January 13 – With the death of Charles the Fat, the Frankish kingdom is split again, and this time permanently...

with Judicaël, alone as a duke, then as a king up to 907
907
Year 907 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.- Asia :* Oleg leads the Kievan Rus' in a campaign against Constantinople ....

)
Gourmaelon, earl of Cornwall (reigned from 907
907
Year 907 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.- Asia :* Oleg leads the Kievan Rus' in a campaign against Constantinople ....

as a guardian of the kingdom)

The succession was interrupted by the Norman

Normans

The Normans were the people who gave their name to Normandy, a region in northern France. They were descended from Norse Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock...

occupation (907

907

Year 907 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.- Asia :* Oleg leads the Kievan Rus' in a campaign against Constantinople ....

–937

937

Year 937 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Battle of Brunanburh: King Athelstan of England defeats the Viking king of Dublin, the Scots, and Strathclyde....

)

House of Nantes

|width=auto| Alan II
the Fox
Alan II, Duke of Brittany
Alan II , nicknamed Wrybeard and also known as Le Renard "The Fox", was Count of Vannes, Poher, and Nantes, and Duke of Brittany from 938 to his death...

(Alan al Louarn)
938–952
|
| c. before 919
son of Mathuedoi, Count of Poher, and a daughter of Alan I
| (1) Roscille of Anjou
943
one daughter
(2) ? of Blois
bef. 949/51
one son
| c. 952
Nantes

Nantes

Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....

aged 33+
|-
|width=auto| Drogo
Drogo, Duke of Brittany
Drogo was the count of Vannes and Nantes and duke of Brittany from 952, when he succeeded his father, Alan Wrybeard, as a minor, until his death in 958...

(Drogon)
952–958
|
| c. 949/52
only son of Alan II

Alan II, Duke of Brittany

Alan II , nicknamed Wrybeard and also known as Le Renard "The Fox", was Count of Vannes, Poher, and Nantes, and Duke of Brittany from 938 to his death...

| never married
| c. 958
Angers

Angers

Angers is the main city in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France about south-west of Paris. Angers is located in the French region known by its pre-revolutionary, provincial name, Anjou, and its inhabitants are called Angevins....

Alan II, Duke of Brittany

Alan II , nicknamed Wrybeard and also known as Le Renard "The Fox", was Count of Vannes, Poher, and Nantes, and Duke of Brittany from 938 to his death...

Alan II, Duke of Brittany

Alan II , nicknamed Wrybeard and also known as Le Renard "The Fox", was Count of Vannes, Poher, and Nantes, and Duke of Brittany from 938 to his death...

and Judith
| Aremburge of Ancenis
aft. 981
one son
| c. 988

|-
|width=auto| Alan
(Alan)
988-990
|
| c. 981
only son of Guerech and Aremburge of Ancenis
| never married
| c. 990
aged 9
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House of Rennes

|width=auto| Conan I
(Konan Iañ)
958–992
|
| c. 927
eldest son of Judicael Berengar, Count of Rennes

Judicael Berengar

Judicael alias Berengar was Count of Rennes in the mid-to-late 10th century. There are conflicting accounts of his parentage, one popular solution making him son and successor to a count Berenger by a daughter of Gurvand, Duke of Brittany...

and Gerberga
| Ermengarde of Anjou

Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Brittany

Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Brittany was the daughter of Geoffrey I of Anjou and Adele of Vermandois.She married Conan I of Rennes, Count of Rennes and Duke of Brittany and had the following children:...

973
five children
| 27 June 992
Conquereuil

Battle of Conquereuil

The Battle of Conquereuil was fought on July 27, 992 AD between the Bretons under Duke Conan I of Rennes and the Angevins under Duke Fulk the Black...

aged 64–65
|-
|width=auto| Geoffrey I
Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany
Geoffrey I of Rennes was duke of Brittany, from 992 to his death. He was son of Duke Conan I and Ermengarde of Anjou, whose parents were Geoffrey I of Anjou and Adele of Meaux....

(Jafrez Iañ )
992–1008
|
| c. 980
eldest son of Conan I and Ermengarde of Anjou

Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Brittany

| Hawise of Normandy

Hawise of Normandy

Hawise of Normandy was the daughter of Richard the Fearless and Gunnora. She was sister of:* Richard II "the Good", Duke of Normandy* Robert, Archbishop of Rouen, Count of Evreux, died 1037* Mauger, Earl of Corbeil...

996
four children
| 20 November 1008
aged 27–28
|-
|width=auto| Alan III
Alan III, Duke of Brittany
Alan III of Rennes was duke of Brittany, from 1008 to his death. He was son of Duke Geoffrey I and Hawise of Normandy. Alan married Bertha, daughter of Odo II, Count of Blois and had at least two children: Conan II, his successor, and Hawise of Brittany, who married Hoel of Cornwall.Alan III was...

(Alan III)
1008–1040
with Odo I (1008–1034)
|
| c. 997
eldest son of Geoffrey I
Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany
Geoffrey I of Rennes was duke of Brittany, from 992 to his death. He was son of Duke Conan I and Ermengarde of Anjou, whose parents were Geoffrey I of Anjou and Adele of Meaux....

and Hawise of Normandy
Hawise of Normandy
Hawise of Normandy was the daughter of Richard the Fearless and Gunnora. She was sister of:* Richard II "the Good", Duke of Normandy* Robert, Archbishop of Rouen, Count of Evreux, died 1037* Mauger, Earl of Corbeil...

| Bertha of Blois
1018
two children
| 1 October 1040
Montgommery
aged 42–43
|-
|width=auto| Odo I
(Eozen I)
1008–1034
with Alan III

Alan III, Duke of Brittany

Alan III of Rennes was duke of Brittany, from 1008 to his death. He was son of Duke Geoffrey I and Hawise of Normandy. Alan married Bertha, daughter of Odo II, Count of Blois and had at least two children: Conan II, his successor, and Hawise of Brittany, who married Hoel of Cornwall.Alan III was...

|
| c. 999
second son of Geoffrey I

Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany

Geoffrey I of Rennes was duke of Brittany, from 992 to his death. He was son of Duke Conan I and Ermengarde of Anjou, whose parents were Geoffrey I of Anjou and Adele of Meaux....

and Hawise of Normandy

Hawise of Normandy

| Orguen of Cornouaille
six children
| c. 1079
Cesson

Cesson

Cesson is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-External links:* * *...

aged 79–80
|-
|width=auto| Conan II
Conan II, Duke of Brittany
Conan II of Rennes was Duke of Brittany, from 1040 to his death. Conan was the eldest child and heir of Alan III, Duke of Brittany by his wife Berthe de Blois, and member of the House of Rennes...

(Konan II)
1040–1066
with Odo I as regent (1040–1057)
|
| c. 1033
only son of Alan III
Alan III, Duke of Brittany
Alan III of Rennes was duke of Brittany, from 1008 to his death. He was son of Duke Geoffrey I and Hawise of Normandy. Alan married Bertha, daughter of Odo II, Count of Blois and had at least two children: Conan II, his successor, and Hawise of Brittany, who married Hoel of Cornwall.Alan III was...

and Bertha of Blois
| never married
| 11 December 1066
Château-Gontier
Château-Gontier
Château-Gontier is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.It is about south of Laval, the préfecture of the department of Mayenne. Château-Gontier is home to the Refuge de l'Arche, a refuge for abandoned or mistreated animals.-People:...

aged 32–33
|-
|width=auto| Hawise
Hawise, Duchess of Brittany
Hawise of Rennes was hereditary Duchess of Brittany from 1066 until her death.She was the second child and heiress of Alan III, Duke of Brittany by his wife Berthe de Blois, and as such, a member of the House of Rennes...

(Hawiz)
1066–1072
with Hoel II

Hoel II, Duke of Brittany

Hoel II of Cornwall was count of Kernev , from 1058 as Hoel V, and after his marriage to Hawise, Duchess of Brittany, in 1066, he became duke of Brittany...

|
| c. 1037
only daughter of Alan III

Alan III, Duke of Brittany

and Bertha of Blois
| rowspan="2"| 1066
seven children
| 19 August 1072
aged 34–35
|-
|width=auto| Hoel II
Hoel II, Duke of Brittany
Hoel II of Cornwall was count of Kernev , from 1058 as Hoel V, and after his marriage to Hawise, Duchess of Brittany, in 1066, he became duke of Brittany...

(Hoel II)
1066–1072
with Hawise
Hawise, Duchess of Brittany
Hawise of Rennes was hereditary Duchess of Brittany from 1066 until her death.She was the second child and heiress of Alan III, Duke of Brittany by his wife Berthe de Blois, and as such, a member of the House of Rennes...

|
| c. 1031
eldest son of Alain Canhiart, Count of Cornouaille and Judith of Nantes
| 13 April 1084
aged 52–53
|-
|}

House of Cornouaille
|width=auto| Alan IV
the Younger
Alan IV, Duke of Brittany
Alan IV 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. He was known as Alan Fergant, which in Breton means "Alan the Strong"...

(Alan IV Fergant )
1072–1112
with Hoel II

Hoel II, Duke of Brittany

Hoel II of Cornwall was count of Kernev , from 1058 as Hoel V, and after his marriage to Hawise, Duchess of Brittany, in 1066, he became duke of Brittany...

as regent
(1072–1084)
|
| bef. 1060
eldest son of Hoel II

Hoel II, Duke of Brittany

Hoel II of Cornwall was count of Kernev , from 1058 as Hoel V, and after his marriage to Hawise, Duchess of Brittany, in 1066, he became duke of Brittany...

and Hawise

Hawise, Duchess of Brittany

Hawise of Rennes was hereditary Duchess of Brittany from 1066 until her death.She was the second child and heiress of Alan III, Duke of Brittany by his wife Berthe de Blois, and as such, a member of the House of Rennes...

| (1) Constance of Normandy

Constance of Normandy

Constance of Normandy was a daughter of William I of England and Matilda of Flanders, it was said she was the most highly gifted of all of the Conqueror's daughters. As she was favourite of her mother she was offered later in marriage to Alan IV of Brittany, the year being 1086...

1086/88
no issues
(2) 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 Brittany. Also, she was a patron of Fontevraud Abbey...

1093
three children
| 13 October 1119
Redon Abbey

Redon Abbey

Redon Abbey, or Abbey of Saint-Sauveur, Redon , in Redon in the present Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France, is a former Benedictine abbey founded in 832 by Saint Conwoïon, at the point where the Oust flows into the Vilaine, on the border between Neustria and Brittany.-History:In 832 Ratwili, a local...

aged 60s
|-
|width=auto| Conan III
the Fat
Conan III, Duke of Brittany
Conan III of Cornwall or the Fat , was duke of Brittany, from 1112 to his death. He was son of Duke Alan IV and Ermengarde of Anjou....

(Konan III)
1112–1148
|
| c. 1093-1096
eldest son of Alan IV

Alan IV, Duke of Brittany

Alan IV 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. He was known as Alan Fergant, which in Breton means "Alan the Strong"...

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 Brittany. Also, she was a patron of Fontevraud Abbey...

| Maud FitzRoy
1112
three children
| 17 September 1148
aged 54–58
|-
|width=auto| 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 of Brittany by Maude, the illegitimate daughter of King Henry I of England...

(Berta)
1148–1156
with Odo II
|
| c. 1114
eldest daughter of Conan III

Conan III, Duke of Brittany

Conan III of Cornwall or the Fat , was duke of Brittany, from 1112 to his death. He was son of Duke Alan IV and Ermengarde of Anjou....

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 of Brittany by Maude, the illegitimate daughter of King Henry I of England...

|
| ?
eldest son of Geoffrey, Viscount of Porhoet and Hawise
| (1) Bertha

Bertha, Duchess of Brittany

1148
three children
(2) Joan-Eleanor of Léon

Viscounty of Léon

The Viscounty of Léon was a feudal state in extreme western Brittany in the High Middle Ages. Though nominally a vassal of the sovereign Duke of Brittany, Léon was functionally independent of any external controls. It thus became the focus of revolts and wars when Brittany was drawn into the...

August 1167
two or three children
| c. 1170

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|}

House of Penthièvre

|width=auto| Conan IV the Black
Conan IV, Duke of Brittany
Conan IV of Penthièvre , called "the Young", was duke of Brittany, from 1156 to his death. He was son of Alan the Black, 1st Earl of Richmond and Bertha of Brittany. He was his mother's heir as Duke Conan III...

(Konan IV)
1156–1171
|
| c. 1138
only son of Alan of Penthièvre, 1st Earl of Richmond and Bertha

Bertha, Duchess of Brittany

| Margaret of Huntingdon
1160
one daughter
| 20 February 1171
aged 33
|-
|width=auto| Constance
Constance, Duchess of Brittany
Constance of Penthièvre was hereditary Duchess of Brittany between 1171 and 1196...

(Konstanza)
1171–1194
with Geoffrey II
Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany
Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany and Earl of Richmond was Duke of Brittany between 1181 and 1186, through his marriage with the heiress Constance. Geoffrey was the fourth son of King Henry II of England and Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine.-Family:He was a younger maternal half-brother of Marie de...

(1181–1186)
with Ranulph
(1188–1194)
|
| 12 June 1161
only daughter of Conan IV

Conan IV, Duke of Brittany

Conan IV of Penthièvre , called "the Young", was duke of Brittany, from 1156 to his death. He was son of Alan the Black, 1st Earl of Richmond and Bertha of Brittany. He was his mother's heir as Duke Conan III...

and Margaret of Huntingdon
| (1) Geoffrey II

Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany

Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany and Earl of Richmond was Duke of Brittany between 1181 and 1186, through his marriage with the heiress Constance. Geoffrey was the fourth son of King Henry II of England and Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine.-Family:He was a younger maternal half-brother of Marie de...

July 1181
three children
(2) Ranulph
3 February 1188
no issue
(3) Guy of Thouars
October 1199
two daughters
| 5 September 1201
Nantes

Nantes

Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....

aged 40
|-
|width=auto| Geoffrey II
Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany
Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany and Earl of Richmond was Duke of Brittany between 1181 and 1186, through his marriage with the heiress Constance. Geoffrey was the fourth son of King Henry II of England and Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine.-Family:He was a younger maternal half-brother of Marie de...

(Jafrez II)
1181–1186
with Constance
Constance, Duchess of Brittany
Constance of Penthièvre was hereditary Duchess of Brittany between 1171 and 1196...

|
| 23 September 1158
fourth son of Henry II of England
Henry II of England
Henry II ruled as King of England , Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western France. Henry, the great-grandson of William the Conqueror, was the...

and Eleanor of Aquitaine
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in Western Europe during the High Middle Ages. As well as being Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right, she was queen consort of France and of England...

| Constance
Constance, Duchess of Brittany
Constance of Penthièvre was hereditary Duchess of Brittany between 1171 and 1196...

July 1181
three children
| 19 August 1186
Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

aged 27
|-
|width=auto| Ranulph
(Pêr Iañ)
1188–1194
with Constance

Constance, Duchess of Brittany

Constance of Penthièvre was hereditary Duchess of Brittany between 1171 and 1196...

|
| c. 1172
Montgomeryshire

Montgomeryshire

Montgomeryshire, also known as Maldwyn is one of thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. Montgomeryshire is still used as a vice-county for wildlife recording...

, Powys

Powys

Powys is a local-government county and preserved county in Wales.-Geography:Powys covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire , and a small part of Denbighshire — an area of 5,179 km², making it the largest county in Wales by land area.It is...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

only son of Hugh de Kevelioc, 5th Earl of Chester and Bertrade de Montfort
| (1) Constance

Constance, Duchess of Brittany

Constance of Penthièvre was hereditary Duchess of Brittany between 1171 and 1196...

July 1181
no issue
(2) Clemence of Fougères
bef. 7 October 1200
one daughter
(3) Marguerite de Commequiers
bef. January 1236
no issues
| 28 October 1232
Wallingford, Berkshire

Berkshire

Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...

, England

England

aged 59–60
|-
|}

House of Plantagenet
House of Plantagenet
The House of Plantagenet , a branch of the Angevins, was a royal house founded by Geoffrey V of Anjou, father of Henry II of England. Plantagenet kings first ruled the Kingdom of England in the 12th century. Their paternal ancestors originated in the French province of Gâtinais and gained the...

|width=auto| Arthur I
Arthur I, Duke of Brittany
Arthur I was Duke of Brittany between 1194 and 1202. He was the posthumous son of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany and Constance, Duchess of Brittany...

(Arzhur Iañ)
1194–1203
|
| 29 March 1187
Nantes

Nantes

Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....

only son of Geoffrey II

Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany

and Constance

Constance, Duchess of Brittany

Constance of Penthièvre was hereditary Duchess of Brittany between 1171 and 1196...

| never married
| 3 April 1203
Rouen

Rouen

Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...

aged 16
|-
|}

House of Thouars

|width=auto| Alix
(Alis)
1203-1221
with Peter I
Peter I, Duke of Brittany
Pierre Mauclerc , also known as Peter of Dreux or Pierre de Dreux, was duke of Brittany jure uxoris from 1213 to 1221, then regent of the duchy from 1221 to 1237 as well as Earl of Richmond from 1219 to 1235.-Biography:He was the second son of Robert II, Count of Dreux...

(1213–1221)
|
| 5 September 1201
eldest daughter of Guy and Constance
Constance, Duchess of Brittany
Constance of Penthièvre was hereditary Duchess of Brittany between 1171 and 1196...

| Peter I
Peter I, Duke of Brittany
Pierre Mauclerc , also known as Peter of Dreux or Pierre de Dreux, was duke of Brittany jure uxoris from 1213 to 1221, then regent of the duchy from 1221 to 1237 as well as Earl of Richmond from 1219 to 1235.-Biography:He was the second son of Robert II, Count of Dreux...

1213
three children
| 21 October 1221
aged 20
|-
|width=auto| Peter I
Mauclerc
Peter I, Duke of Brittany
Pierre Mauclerc , also known as Peter of Dreux or Pierre de Dreux, was duke of Brittany jure uxoris from 1213 to 1221, then regent of the duchy from 1221 to 1237 as well as Earl of Richmond from 1219 to 1235.-Biography:He was the second son of Robert II, Count of Dreux...

(Pêr Iañ)
1213–1221
with Alix
|
| c. 1190
second son of Robert II of Dreux

Robert II of Dreux

Robert II of Dreux , Count of Dreux and Braine, was the eldest surviving son of Robert I, Count of Dreux, and Agnes de Baudemont, countess of Braine, and a grandson of King Louis VI of France....

and Yolanda de Coucy
| (1) Alix
1213
three children

(2) Nicole
c. 1230
one son

(3) Marguerite de Commequiers
bef. January 1236
no issues
| 6 July 1250
sea off Damietta

Damietta

Damietta , also known as Damiata, or Domyat, is a port and the capital of the Damietta Governorate in Egypt. It is located at the intersection between the Mediterranean Sea and the Nile, about north of Cairo.-History:...

aged 59–60
|-
|}

House of Dreux

|width=auto| John I
the Red
John I, Duke of Brittany
John I the Red , known as John the Red due to the colour of his beard, was Duke of Brittany, from 1237 to his death...

(Yann Iañ ar Ruz)
1221-1286
with Peter I

Peter I, Duke of Brittany

Pierre Mauclerc , also known as Peter of Dreux or Pierre de Dreux, was duke of Brittany jure uxoris from 1213 to 1221, then regent of the duchy from 1221 to 1237 as well as Earl of Richmond from 1219 to 1235.-Biography:He was the second son of Robert II, Count of Dreux...

as regent
(1221–1237)
|
| c. 1217/18
eldest son of Peter I

Peter I, Duke of Brittany

and Alix
| Blanche of Navarre
Château-Thierry

Château-Thierry

Château-Thierry is a commune in northern France about east-northeast of Paris. It is a sub-prefecture of the Aisne department in Picardy.-History:...

, Aisne

Aisne

Aisne is a department in the northern part of France named after the Aisne River.- History :Aisne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Île-de-France, Picardie, and Champagne.Most of the old...

16 January 1236
eight children
| 8 October 1286
Château de l'Isle, Férel

Férel

Férel is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.-References:* * -External links:* *...

, Morbihan

Morbihan

Morbihan is a department in Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Morbihan , the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastline.-History:...

aged 67–69
|-
|width=auto| John II
John II, Duke of Brittany
John II was Duke of Brittany and Earl of Richmond, from 1286 to his death. He was son of Duke John I and Blanche of Navarre...

(Yann II)
1286–1305
|
| 3/4 January 1239
eldest son of John I

John I, Duke of Brittany

John I the Red , known as John the Red due to the colour of his beard, was Duke of Brittany, from 1237 to his death...

and Blanche of Navarre
| Beatrice of England

Beatrice of England

Beatrice of England , also known as Beatrice de Dreux, was a Princess of England as the daughter of King Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence...

Westminster Abbey

The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, popularly known as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English,...

, London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

25 Deccember 1260
eight children
| 16 November 1305
Lyon

Lyon

Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....

aged 66
|-
|width=auto| Arthur II
Arthur II, Duke of Brittany
Arthur II , of the House of Dreux, was Duke of Brittany from 1305 to his death. He was the first son of John II and Beatrice, daughter of Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence....

(Arzhur II)
1305–1312
|
| 2 July 1262
eldest son of John II

John II, Duke of Brittany

John II was Duke of Brittany and Earl of Richmond, from 1286 to his death. He was son of Duke John I and Blanche of Navarre...

and Beatrice of England

Beatrice of England

Beatrice of England , also known as Beatrice de Dreux, was a Princess of England as the daughter of King Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence...

| (1) Marie of Limoges
Tours

Tours

Tours is a city in central France, the capital of the Indre-et-Loire department.It is located on the lower reaches of the river Loire, between Orléans and the Atlantic coast. Touraine, the region around Tours, is known for its wines, the alleged perfection of its local spoken French, and for the...

1277
three children
(2) Yolande of Dreux
May 1292
six children
| 27 August 1312
Château de l'Isle, Férel

Férel

Férel is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.-References:* * -External links:* *...

, Morbihan

Morbihan

Morbihan is a department in Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Morbihan , the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastline.-History:...

aged 50
|-
|width=auto| John III
the Good
John III, Duke of Brittany
John III the Good was duke of Brittany, from 1312 to his death. He was son of Duke Arthur II and Mary of Limoges, his first wife...

(Yann III)
1312–1341
|
| 8 March 1286
Château de Champtoceaux, Maine-et-Loire

Maine-et-Loire

Maine-et-Loire is a department in west-central France, in the Pays de la Loire region.- History :Maine-et-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. Originally it was called Mayenne-et-Loire, but its name was changed to Maine-et-Loire in 1791....

eldest son of Arthur II

Arthur II, Duke of Brittany

Arthur II , of the House of Dreux, was Duke of Brittany from 1305 to his death. He was the first son of John II and Beatrice, daughter of Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence....

and Marie of Limoges
| (1) Isabella of Valois
18 February 1298
no issues
(2) Isabella of Castile and León
Burgos

Burgos

Burgos is a city of northern Spain, historic capital of Castile. It is situated at the edge of the central plateau, with about 178,966 inhabitants in the city proper and another 20,000 in its suburbs. It is the capital of the province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León...

21 June 1310
no issues
(3) Joan of Savoy

Joan of Savoy

Joan of Savoy also known as Giovanna di Savoia , was Duchess consort of Brittany, wife of John III, Duke of Brittany. Joan was also a claimant to the County of Savoy upon the death of her father...

Chartres

Chartres is a commune and capital of the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is located southwest of Paris.-Geography:Chartres is built on the left bank of the Eure River, on a hill crowned by its famous cathedral, the spires of which are a landmark in the surrounding country...

21 March 1330
no issues
| 30 April 1341
Caen

Caen

Caen is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the Basse-Normandie region. It is located inland from the English Channel....

aged 55
|-
|align="center" colspan="5"| Breton War of Succession
Breton War of Succession
The Breton War of Succession was a conflict between the Houses of Blois and Montfort for control of the Duchy of Brittany. It was fought between 1341 and 1364. It formed an integral part of the early Hundred Years War due to the involvement of the French and English governments in the conflict; the...

(1341–1364)
|-
|width=auto| Joan
the Lame
Joan, Duchess of Brittany
Joanna of Penthièvre or Joanna the Lame was reigning Duchess of Brittany together with her husband Charles of Blois between 1341 and 1364...

(Janed)
1341-1364
with Charles I

Charles, Duke of Brittany

Charles of Blois , claimed the title Duke of Brittany, from 1341 to his death.Charles is the son of Guy I of Blois-Châtillon, count of Blois, by Margaret of Valois, a sister of king Philip VI of France. He was a devout man, who took piety to the extreme of mortifying his own flesh...

| c. 1319
only daughter of Guy of Brittany, Count of Penthièvre and Joan of Avaugour
| rowspan="2"| Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

4 June 1337
five children
| 10 September 1384
Guingamp

Guingamp

Guingamp is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Guingamp are called guingampais.-Breton language:...

aged 61–62
|-
|width=auto| Charles I
Charles, Duke of Brittany
Charles of Blois , claimed the title Duke of Brittany, from 1341 to his death.Charles is the son of Guy I of Blois-Châtillon, count of Blois, by Margaret of Valois, a sister of king Philip VI of France. He was a devout man, who took piety to the extreme of mortifying his own flesh...

(Charlez Iañ)
1341–1364
with Joan

Joan, Duchess of Brittany

Joanna of Penthièvre or Joanna the Lame was reigning Duchess of Brittany together with her husband Charles of Blois between 1341 and 1364...

|
| c. 1319
Blois

Blois

Blois is the capital of Loir-et-Cher department in central France, situated on the banks of the lower river Loire between Orléans and Tours.-History:...

second son of Guy I, Count of Blois

Guy I, Count of Blois

Guy I of Blois-Châtillon , son of Hugh II of Châtillon and Beatrix of Dampierre, was count of Blois and lord of Avesnes 1307–1342....

and Margaret of Valois
| 29 September 1364
Auray

Auray

Auray is a commune located in the Morbihan department of Brittany in France. Inhabitants of Auray are called Alréens.-Geography:The city is surrounded by the communes of Crac'h to the south and west, Brech to the north and Pluneret to the east. It is crossed by the Loch, a small coastal river...

aged 44–45
|-
|}

House of Montfort

|align="center" colspan="5"| Breton War of Succession
Breton War of Succession
The Breton War of Succession was a conflict between the Houses of Blois and Montfort for control of the Duchy of Brittany. It was fought between 1341 and 1364. It formed an integral part of the early Hundred Years War due to the involvement of the French and English governments in the conflict; the...

(1341–1364)
|-
|width=auto| John IV
the English-Lover
John IV, Duke of Brittany
John IV of Montfort , was duke of Brittany, from 1341 to his death. He was son of Duke Arthur II and Yolande de Dreux, countess of Montfort, his second wife.In 1322 he succeeded his mother as count of Montfort, and in 1329, he married Joanna of Flanders at Chartres...

(Yann Moñforzh)
May 1341-1345
|
| c. 1293
only son of Arthur II

Arthur II, Duke of Brittany

Arthur II , of the House of Dreux, was Duke of Brittany from 1305 to his death. He was the first son of John II and Beatrice, daughter of Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence....

and Yolande de Dreux
| Joanna of Flanders

Joanna of Flanders

Joanna of Flanders , also known as, Countess Jeanne, Jehanne de Montfort, and Jeanne la Flamme, was consort Duchess of Brittany by her marriage to John IV, Duke of Brittany...

Chartres

March 1329
two children
| 26 September 1345
Château d'Hennebon, Hennebont

Hennebont

Hennebont is a commune in the Morbihan department in the region of Brittany in north-western France.-Geography:Hennebont is situated about ten miles from the mouth of the River Blavet, which divides it into two parts: the Ville Close, the medieval walled town, and the 17th century Ville Neuve on...

aged 51–52
|-
|align="center" colspan="5" style="background: height: 4px; text-align: center;"|
|-
|width=auto| John V
the Conqueror
John V, Duke of Brittany
John V the Conqueror KG was Duke of Brittany and Count of Montfort, from 1345 until his death.-Numbering:...

(Yann IV)
1345/65-1399
|
| c. 1339
only son of John IV

John IV, Duke of Brittany

John IV of Montfort , was duke of Brittany, from 1341 to his death. He was son of Duke Arthur II and Yolande de Dreux, countess of Montfort, his second wife.In 1322 he succeeded his mother as count of Montfort, and in 1329, he married Joanna of Flanders at Chartres...

and Joanna of Flanders

Joanna of Flanders

Joanna of Flanders , also known as, Countess Jeanne, Jehanne de Montfort, and Jeanne la Flamme, was consort Duchess of Brittany by her marriage to John IV, Duke of Brittany...

| (1) Mary Plantagenet of England
Woodstock Palace

Woodstock Palace

Woodstock Palace was a royal residence in the English town of Woodstock, Oxfordshire.Henry I of England built a hunting lodge here and in 1129 he built seven miles of walls to create the first enclosed park, where lions and leopards were kept. The lodge became a palace under Henry's grandson, Henry...

, Woodstock, Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....

summer of 1361
no issues
(2) Joan Holland

Joan Holland

Joan Holland was the third daughter of Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent, and Alice FitzAlan. She married four times. Her first husband was a duke, and the following three were barons...

London

May 1366
no issues
(3) Joan of Navarre
Saillé-près-Guérande
2 October 1386
nine children
| 1/2 November 1399
Nantes

Nantes

Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....

aged 59–60
|-
|width=auto| John VI
the Wise
John VI, Duke of Brittany
John VI the Wise , was duke of Brittany, count of Montfort, and titular earl of Richmond, from 1399 to his death...

(Yann V ar Fur)
1399–1442
|
| 24 December 1389
Château de l'Hermine, Vannes

Vannes

Vannes is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It was founded over 2000 years ago.-Geography:Vannes is located on the Gulf of Morbihan at the mouth of two rivers, the Marle and the Vincin. It is around 100 km northwest of Nantes and 450 km south west...

, Morbihan

Morbihan

Morbihan is a department in Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Morbihan , the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastline.-History:...

eldest son of John V

John V, Duke of Brittany

John V the Conqueror KG was Duke of Brittany and Count of Montfort, from 1345 until his death.-Numbering:...

and Joan of Navarre
| Joan of France
Hôtel de Saint-Pol, Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

19 September 1396
seven children
| 29 August 1442
Manoir de La Touche, Nantes

Nantes

Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....

aged 52
|-
|width=auto| Francis I
the Well-Loved
Francis I, Duke of Brittany
Francis I , was duke of Brittany, count of Montfort and titular earl of Richmond, from 1442 to his death. He was son of Duke John VI and Joan of France.He first married, at Nantes in 1431, Yolande of Anjou Francis I (in Breton Fransez I, in French François I) (Vannes/Gwened, May 14, 1414 –...

(Frañsez Iañ)
1442–1450
|
| 11 May 1414
Vannes

Vannes

eldest son of John VI

John VI, Duke of Brittany

John VI the Wise , was duke of Brittany, count of Montfort, and titular earl of Richmond, from 1399 to his death...

and Joan of France
| (1) Yolande of Anjou
Amboise

Amboise

Amboise is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. It lies on the banks of the Loire River, east of Tours. Today a small market town, it was once home of the French royal court...

20 August 1431
one son
(2) Isabella of Scotland

Isabella of Scotland

Not to be confused with Isabella of Scotland, Countess of NorfolkIsabella Stewart was a Scottish princess and by marriage the Duchess of Brittany...

Château d'Auray
30 October 1442
two daughter
| 17 July 1450
Château de l'Hermine, Vannes

Vannes

, Morbihan

Morbihan

Morbihan is a department in Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Morbihan , the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastline.-History:...

aged 36
|-
|width=auto| Peter II
the Simple
Peter II, Duke of Brittany
Peter II , was duke of Brittany, count of Montfort and titular earl of Richmond, from 1450 to his death. He was son of Duke John VI and Joan of France, and thus was younger brother of Francis I.In 1442, he married Françoise d'Amboise Peter II (in Breton Pêr II, in French Pierre II) (1418 –...

(Pêr II)
1450–1457
|
| 7 July 1418
Nantes

Nantes

Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....

second son of John VI

John VI, Duke of Brittany

John VI the Wise , was duke of Brittany, count of Montfort, and titular earl of Richmond, from 1399 to his death...

and Joan of France
| Françoise d'Amboise

Françoise d'Amboise

Françoise d'Amboise was born in the castle of Thouars. She was the daughter of the rich noble Louis d'Amboise, prince of Talmont and Viscount of Thouars....

ca. 1442
no issues
| 22 September 1457
Nantes

Nantes

Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....

aged 41
|-
|width=auto| Arthur III
the Justicier
Arthur III, Duke of Brittany
Arthur III , known as the Justicier and as Arthur de Richemont, was Lord of Parthenay and titular Count of Richmond in England and for eleven months at the very end of his life, Duke of Brittany and Count of Montfort after inheriting those titles upon the death of his nephew.-Biography:Belonging...

(Arzhur III)
1457–1458
|
| 24 August 1393
Château de Suscinio

Château de Suscinio

The Château de Suscinio or de Susinio is a French castle, built in the late Middle Ages, to be the residence of the Dukes of Brittany. It is located near the town of Sarzeau in the département of Morbihan, near the coast of the Atlantic ocean...

, Vannes

Vannes

second son of John V

John V, Duke of Brittany

John V the Conqueror KG was Duke of Brittany and Count of Montfort, from 1345 until his death.-Numbering:...

and Joan of Navarre
| (1) Margaret of Burgundy
Dijon

Dijon

Dijon is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or département and of the Burgundy region.Dijon is the historical capital of the region of Burgundy. Population : 151,576 within the city limits; 250,516 for the greater Dijon area....

10 October 1423
no issues
(2) Jeanne d'Albret
Nérac

Nérac

Nérac is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.-External links:*...

29 August 1442
no issues
(3) Catherine of Saint Pol
2 July 1445
no issues
| 26 December 1458
Nantes

Nantes

Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....

Château de Clisson

The Château de Clisson is a castle in the commune of Clisson in the Loire-Atlantique département of France. It stands on the right bank of the Sèvre Nantaise.-History:...

eldest son of Richard de Dreux, Count of Étampes and Marguerite d'Orléans, Countess of Vertus
| (1) Marguerite of Brittany

Marguerite of Brittany

Margaret of Brittany was the elder of the two daughters of Francis I, Duke of Brittany , by his second wife, Isabella of Scotland, and hence granddaughter of James I of Scotland.Since the Breton War of Succession, Brittany had been understood to operate according to...

Château de l'Hermine
16 November 1455
one son
(2) Marguerite of Foix
Château de Clisson

Château de Clisson

The Château de Clisson is a castle in the commune of Clisson in the Loire-Atlantique département of France. It stands on the right bank of the Sèvre Nantaise.-History:...

27 June 1474
two daughters
| 9 September 1488
Couëron

Couëron

Couëron is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.Couëron is one of the 24 communes of the Urban Community of Nantes.-Geography:...

aged 55
|-
|width=auto| Anne
Anne of Brittany
Anne, Duchess of Brittany , also known as Anna of Brittany , was a Breton ruler, who was to become queen to two successive French kings. She was born in Nantes, Brittany, and was the daughter of Francis II, Duke of Brittany and Margaret of Foix. Her maternal grandparents were Queen Eleanor of...

(Anna)
1488–1514
with Charles II

Charles VIII of France

Charles VIII, called the Affable, , was King of France from 1483 to his death in 1498. Charles was a member of the House of Valois...

(1491–1498)
and with Louis I

Louis XII of France

Louis proved to be a popular king. At the end of his reign the crown deficit was no greater than it had been when he succeeded Charles VIII in 1498, despite several expensive military campaigns in Italy. His fiscal reforms of 1504 and 1508 tightened and improved procedures for the collection of taxes...

(1499–1514)
|
| 25 January 1477
Château de Nantes
eldest daughter of Francis II and Margaret of Foix

Margaret of Foix

Margaret of Foix, , was, by marriage, Duchess of Brittany from 1474 to 1486.She was the daughter of Queen Eleanor of Navarre and of Gaston IV, Count of Foix ....

| (1) Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
Maximilian I , the son of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor and Eleanor of Portugal, was King of the Romans from 1486 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1493 until his death, though he was never in fact crowned by the Pope, the journey to Rome always being too risky...

(by proxy) Rennes Cathedral
19 December 1490
no issues
(2) Charles VIII of France

Charles VIII of France

Charles VIII, called the Affable, , was King of France from 1483 to his death in 1498. Charles was a member of the House of Valois...

Château de Langeais

The Château de Langeais is a castle in Indre-et-Loire, France, built on a promontory created by the small valley of the Roumer River at the opening to the Val de Loire...

19 December 1491
four children
(3) Louis XII of France

Louis XII of France

Château de Nantes
8 January 1499
four children
| 9 January 1514
Château de Blois

Château de Blois

The Royal Château de Blois is located in the Loir-et-Cher département in the Loire Valley, in France, in the center of the city of Blois. The residence of several French kings, it is also the place where Joan of Arc went in 1429 to be blessed by the Archbishop of Reims before departing with her...

aged 36
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|width=auto| Charles II
the Affable
Charles VIII of France
Charles VIII, called the Affable, , was King of France from 1483 to his death in 1498. Charles was a member of the House of Valois...

(Charlez II)
1491–1498
with Anne

Anne of Brittany

Anne, Duchess of Brittany , also known as Anna of Brittany , was a Breton ruler, who was to become queen to two successive French kings. She was born in Nantes, Brittany, and was the daughter of Francis II, Duke of Brittany and Margaret of Foix. Her maternal grandparents were Queen Eleanor of...

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| 30 June 1470
Château d'Amboise

Château d'Amboise

The royal Château at Amboise is a château located in Amboise, in the Indre-et-Loire département of the Loire Valley in France.-Origins and royal residence:...

only son of Louis XI of France

Louis XI of France

Louis XI , called the Prudent , was the King of France from 1461 to 1483. He was the son of Charles VII of France and Mary of Anjou, a member of the House of Valois....

and Charlotte of Savoy

Charlotte of Savoy

Charlotte of Savoy was the second wife and only Queen consort of Louis XI of France. She had three surviving children, one of whom succeeded Louis as King Charles VIII of France, with her eldest daughter, Anne of France, acting as his regent.- Family :She was a daughter of Louis, Duke of Savoy,...

| Anne of Brittany

Anne of Brittany

Château de Langeais

The Château de Langeais is a castle in Indre-et-Loire, France, built on a promontory created by the small valley of the Roumer River at the opening to the Val de Loire...

19 December 1491
four children
| 7 April 1498
Château d'Amboise

Château d'Amboise

The royal Château at Amboise is a château located in Amboise, in the Indre-et-Loire département of the Loire Valley in France.-Origins and royal residence:...

aged 27
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|width=auto| Louis I
the Father
of
the People
Louis XII of France
Louis proved to be a popular king. At the end of his reign the crown deficit was no greater than it had been when he succeeded Charles VIII in 1498, despite several expensive military campaigns in Italy. His fiscal reforms of 1504 and 1508 tightened and improved procedures for the collection of taxes...

(Loeiz I)
1499–1514
with Anne

Anne of Brittany

| 27 June 1462
Château de Blois

Château de Blois

only son of Charles I de Valois, Duke of Orléans and Marie of Cleves

Marie of Cleves

Maria of Cleves was the third wife of Charles, Duke of Orléans, and the mother of his only son, King Louis XII of France...

| (1) Joan of France, Duchess of Berry

Joan of France, Duchess of Berry

Joan of France was briefly Queen consort of France as wife of King Louis XII of France, in between the death of her brother, Charles VIII, and the annulment of her marriage....

Château de Montrichard

The Château de Montrichard is a ruined 11th century castle located at the heart of the commune of Montrichard in the Loir-et-Cher département of France. The property of the commune, it has been listed since 1877 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.The castle was constructed...

8 September 1476
no issues
(2) Anne of Brittany

Anne of Brittany

Château de Nantes
8 January 1499
four children
(3) Mary Tudor of England
Abbeville Cathedral
9 October 1514
no issues
| 1 January 1515
Hôtel des Tournelles

Hôtel des Tournelles

The hôtel des Tournelles was a now-demolished collection of buildings in Paris built from the 14th century onwards, to the north of the site of what is now place des Vosges. It is named after its many 'tournelles' or little towers....

, Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

aged 52
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House of Valois

|width=auto| Claude
Claude of France
Claude of France was a princess and queen consort of France and ruling Duchess of Brittany. She was the eldest daughter of Louis XII of France and Anne, Duchess of Brittany....

(Klaoda)
1514–1524
with
Francis I of France

Francis I of France

Francis I was King of France from 1515 until his death. During his reign, huge cultural changes took place in France and he has been called France's original Renaissance monarch...

(1514–1524)
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| 14 October 1499
Romorantin-Lanthenay

Romorantin-Lanthenay

Romorantin-Lanthenay is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.-History:The current commune is the result of the merger, on 29 May 1961, of the former communes of Romorantin and Lanthenay.-Transportation:...

eldest daughter of Louis XII of France

Louis XII of France

and Anne

Anne of Brittany

| Francis I of France

Francis I of France

Francis I was King of France from 1515 until his death. During his reign, huge cultural changes took place in France and he has been called France's original Renaissance monarch...

Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye

The Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a royal palace in the commune of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, in the département of Yvelines, about 19 km west of Paris, France. Today, it houses the Musée d'Archéologie Nationale ....

18 May 1514
eight children
| 20 July 1524
Château de Blois

Château de Blois

aged 24
|-
|width=auto| Francis I of France
Francis I of France
Francis I was King of France from 1515 until his death. During his reign, huge cultural changes took place in France and he has been called France's original Renaissance monarch...

(Frañsez Iañ, roue Bro-C'hall)
1514–1524
with Claude

Claude of France

Claude of France was a princess and queen consort of France and ruling Duchess of Brittany. She was the eldest daughter of Louis XII of France and Anne, Duchess of Brittany....

(1514–1524)
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| 12 September 1494
Château de Cognac
only son of Charles de Valois, Count of Angoulême

Charles, Count of Angoulême

Charles d'Orléans, Count of Angoulême was a member of the French Orléans family descended from Louis I de Valois, Duke of Orléans, who was the son of Charles V of France. He was the son of John, Count of Angoulême and Marguerite de Rohan, and was Count of Angoulême from 1467-1496...

and Louise of Savoy

Louise of Savoy

Louise of Savoy was a French noble, Duchess regnant of Auvergne and Bourbon, Duchess of Nemours, the mother of King Francis I of France...

| (1) Claude

Claude of France

Claude of France was a princess and queen consort of France and ruling Duchess of Brittany. She was the eldest daughter of Louis XII of France and Anne, Duchess of Brittany....

Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye

18 May 1514
eight children
(2) Eleanor of Austria
Abbaye de Veien
7 August 1530
no issues
| 31 March 1547
Château de Rambouillet

Château de Rambouillet

The château de Rambouillet is a castle in the town of Rambouillet, Yvelines department, in the Île-de-France region in northern France, southwest of Paris...

Château d'Amboise

The royal Château at Amboise is a château located in Amboise, in the Indre-et-Loire département of the Loire Valley in France.-Origins and royal residence:...

eldest son of Francis I of France

Francis I of France

Francis I was King of France from 1515 until his death. During his reign, huge cultural changes took place in France and he has been called France's original Renaissance monarch...

and Claude

Claude of France

Claude of France was a princess and queen consort of France and ruling Duchess of Brittany. She was the eldest daughter of Louis XII of France and Anne, Duchess of Brittany....

| never married
| 10 August 1536
Chateau de Tournon
aged 18
|-
|width=auto| Henry
Henry II of France
Henry II was King of France from 31 March 1547 until his death in 1559.-Early years:Henry was born in the royal Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, the son of Francis I and Claude, Duchess of Brittany .His father was captured at the Battle of Pavia in 1525 by his sworn enemy,...

(Herri)
1536–1547
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| 31 March 1519
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye

Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye

second son of Francis I of France

Francis I of France

Francis I was King of France from 1515 until his death. During his reign, huge cultural changes took place in France and he has been called France's original Renaissance monarch...

and Claude

Claude of France

Claude of France was a princess and queen consort of France and ruling Duchess of Brittany. She was the eldest daughter of Louis XII of France and Anne, Duchess of Brittany....

| Catherine de' Medici

Catherine de' Medici

Catherine de' Medici was an Italian noblewoman who was Queen consort of France from 1547 until 1559, as the wife of King Henry II of France....

Marseille Cathedral
28 October 1533
ten children
| 10 July 1559
Place des Vosges

Place des Vosges

The Place des Vosges is the oldest planned square in Paris.It is located in the Marais district, and it straddles the dividing-line between the 3rd and 4th arrondissements of Paris.- History :...

aged 40
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As Courtesy Title

|width=auto| Louis de France
1704-1705
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| 25 June 1704
Palace of Versailles

Palace of Versailles

The Palace of Versailles , or simply Versailles, is a royal château in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France. In French it is the Château de Versailles....

eldest son of Louis, Duke of Burgundy and Princess Marie-Adélaïde of Savoy
| never married
| 13 April 1705
Palace of Versailles

Palace of Versailles

The Palace of Versailles , or simply Versailles, is a royal château in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France. In French it is the Château de Versailles....

aged 1
|-
|width=auto| Louis de France
1707–1712
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| 8 January 1707
Palace of Versailles

Palace of Versailles

The Palace of Versailles , or simply Versailles, is a royal château in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France. In French it is the Château de Versailles....

second son of Louis, Duke of Burgundy and Princess Marie-Adélaïde of Savoy
| never married
| 18 February 1712
Palace of Versailles

Palace of Versailles

The Palace of Versailles , or simply Versailles, is a royal château in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France. In French it is the Château de Versailles....

aged 5
|-
|width=auto| Francis de Bourbon
1973–1984
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| 22 November 1772
Madrid

Madrid

Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...

eldest son of Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz

Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz

Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Duke of Cádiz, Grandee of Spain was a grandson of King Alfonso XIII of Spain and a Legitimist claimant to the throne of France.-Life:Alfonso was born in the Clinica Santa Anna in Rome, the elder son of Infante...

and María del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco

María del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco

María del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco is a Spanish aristocrat and social figure. Under Spanish law since 2006 she precedes her younger brother as heir to her mother's dukedom, and is eligible to be succeeded by and/or to cede that grandeza to her descendants.-Birth and youth:She was born in...

| never married
| 7 February 1784
Pamplona

Pamplona

Pamplona is the historial capital city of Navarre, in Spain, and of the former kingdom of Navarre.The city is famous worldwide for the San Fermín festival, from July 6 to 14, in which the running of the bulls is one of the main attractions...

aged 11
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Early Breton rulers

Dukes under the Carolingians

House of Nantes

House of Rennes

House of Cornouaille

House of Penthièvre

House of Thouars

House of Dreux

House of Montfort

House of Valois

As Courtesy Title

See also