War of the Breton Succession

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dynastic war medieval conflict succession crisis

The War of the Breton Succession was a 14th-century dynastic conflict in Brittany, fought between rival claimants backed by France and England during the early stages of the Hundred Years’ War.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
War of the Breton Succession canonical	9
Breton War of Succession	5

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dynastic war ⓘ medieval conflict ⓘ succession crisis ⓘ
belligerent	House of Blois ⓘ House of Montfort ⓘ
cause	death of Duke John III of Brittany without direct heirs ⓘ disputed succession to the Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
claimantSupportedBy	Charles of Blois – supported by France ⓘ John of Montfort ⓘ surface form: John of Montfort – supported by England
claimSupportedBy	Charles of Blois ⓘ John of Montfort ⓘ
conflictIn	Brittany ⓘ
conflictType	civil war ⓘ
decisiveBattle	Battle of Auray ⓘ
dynastyInvolved	House of Blois ⓘ House of Dreux ⓘ House of Montfort ⓘ
endDate	1364 ⓘ
endedBy	Treaty of Guérande ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Guérande (1365)
historicalRegion	Armorica ⓘ
languageContext	Breton ⓘ French ⓘ
locatedIn	Duchy of Brittany ⓘ France ⓘ
mainClaimant	Charles of Blois ⓘ John of Montfort ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Auray ⓘ Battle of La Roche-Derrien ⓘ Battle of Mauron ⓘ Battle of Morlaix ⓘ
notableCommander	Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ Charles of Blois ⓘ Charles II of Navarre ⓘ surface form: Charles of Navarre Joanna of Flanders ⓘ John Chandos ⓘ John of Montfort ⓘ Sir Thomas Dagworth ⓘ
opposedBy	Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ
partOf	Hundred Years' War ⓘ
relatedConflict	Hundred Years' War ⓘ
result	Montfortist victory ⓘ recognition of John IV as Duke of Brittany ⓘ
significance	intensified Anglo-French rivalry in western France ⓘ
startDate	1341 ⓘ
successorRuler	John IV, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
supportedBy	Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ
timePeriod	14th century ⓘ
treaty	Treaty of Guérande ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Guérande (1365)

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Duke of Brittany → hasAssociatedEvent → War of the Breton Succession ⓘ

Edwardian War → hasRelatedConflict → War of the Breton Succession ⓘ

Philip VI of France → conflict → War of the Breton Succession ⓘ

House of Montfort → playedRoleIn → War of the Breton Succession ⓘ

House of Penthièvre → involvedIn → War of the Breton Succession ⓘ

John of Montfort → conflict → War of the Breton Succession ⓘ