House of Rennes

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The House of Rennes was a medieval Breton noble dynasty that ruled the Duchy of Brittany and played a significant role in the politics of northwestern France.

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Label Occurrences
House of Brittany 1
House of Rennes canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Breton dynasty
medieval dynasty
noble house
alliedWith Kingdom of France
associatedWithCity Rennes
coatOfArmsUsedIn Duchy of Brittany
conflictedWith House of Anjou
surface form: Angevin counts of Anjou

Duchy of Normandy
country Duchy of Brittany
dynasticSuccession patrilineal primogeniture with occasional female transmission
feudalStatus vassal of the Kingdom of France
governanceForm hereditary monarchy
hasMember Alan III, Duke of Brittany
Conan I of Rennes
Conan II, Duke of Brittany
Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany
Hawise, Duchess of Brittany
Hoël II, Duke of Brittany
Odo, Count of Penthièvre
hasTitle Rennes
surface form: Count of Rennes

Duke of Brittany
heldTerritory County of Rennes
Duchy of Brittany
historicalRegion Armorica
languageOfEnvironment Breton
Old French
linkedTo Breton–Norman conflicts
Capetian expansion in western France
namedAfter Rennes
nobleFamilyOf Duchy of Brittany
partOf Breton nobility
politicalRole ducal dynasty of Brittany
regional power in western France
powerBase eastern Brittany
precededBy earlier comital families of Rennes
region Brittany
northwestern France
religion Roman Catholicism
ruled Duchy of Brittany
significantIn Breton politics
politics of northwestern France
socialClass high nobility
succeededBy House of Cornouaille
House of Dreux
House of Penthièvre
timePeriod Middle Ages
typeOfMonarchy feudal duchy

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Duke of Brittany hasDynasty House of Rennes
County of Richmond heldBy House of Rennes
this entity surface form: House of Brittany