Duchess of Brittany

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The Duchess of Brittany was the consort or female ruler associated with the historic Duchy of Brittany in medieval France, often playing a key role in regional politics and dynastic alliances.

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Duchess of Brittany canonical 12

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ducal consort title
hereditary title
medieval European title
noble title
appliesToTerritory Armorica
Brittany
associatedWith War of the Breton Succession
surface form: Breton War of Succession

Breton succession crises
Ducal court of Brittany
House of Bourbon
House of Dreux
House of Montfort
House of Penthièvre
House of Valois
country Duchy of Brittany
dissolvedOrAbolished 16th century
endedBy Union of Brittany and France
genderAssociation female
hasJurisdictionOver Duchy of Brittany
surface form: Ducal domains of Brittany
hasNotableTitleHolder Anne of Brittany NERFINISHED
Constance, Duchess of Brittany
surface form: Constance of Brittany

Françoise d’Amboise NERFINISHED
Isabella of Scotland, Duchess of Brittany NERFINISHED
Jeanne of Penthièvre NERFINISHED
Margaret of Foix NERFINISHED
Yolande of Anjou NERFINISHED
hasRole consort
sovereign duchess
hasSignificantInfluenceOn Breton regional politics
Franco-Breton relations
dynastic alliances in Western Europe
inception 10th century
languageOfUse Breton
French
Latin
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Kingdom of France
partOf Breton nobility
French nobility
residence Château des Ducs de Bretagne
surface form: Château des ducs de Bretagne
seat Nantes
Rennes
titleHeldBy Anne of Brittany NERFINISHED
Constance of Brittany NERFINISHED
Françoise d’Amboise NERFINISHED
Isabella of Scotland, Duchess of Brittany NERFINISHED
Jeanne of Penthièvre NERFINISHED
Margaret of Foix NERFINISHED
Yolande of Anjou NERFINISHED
typicalMarriageAllianceWith Crown of Castile
Duchy of Burgundy
Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France
usedInPeriod Early modern period
Middle Ages

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Referenced by (12)

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

Beatrice of England title Duchess of Brittany
Mary of Waltham, Duchess of Brittany title Duchess of Brittany
Constance of Normandy title Duchess of Brittany
Marie Adélaïde of Savoy title Duchess of Brittany
Claude of France positionHeld Duchess of Brittany
Claude of France title Duchess of Brittany
Claude of France motherTitle Duchess of Brittany
Mary title Duchess of Brittany
subject surface form: Mary of Waltham
Anne of Brittany title Duchess of Brittany
Countess of Montfort positionHeld Duchess of Brittany
subject surface form: Mary of Waltham
Countess of Montfort nobleTitle Duchess of Brittany
subject surface form: Mary of Waltham
Joan of Navarre title Duchess of Brittany