Duchy of Brittany

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feudal state former duchy historical polity

The Duchy of Brittany was a historic feudal state in northwestern France, known for its distinct Breton culture, relative political autonomy, and strategic position along the Atlantic coast during the Middle Ages.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
Duchy of Brittany (overlordship) 2
Kingdom of Brittany 2
Ducal domains of Brittany 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf feudal state ⓘ
former duchy ⓘ
historical polity ⓘ
alliedWith Duchy of Burgundy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
borderedBy Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ
Duchy of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
Poitou NERFINISHED ⓘ
capital Nantes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rennes NERFINISHED ⓘ
coatOfArms ermine field ⓘ
conflict Breton War of Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ
country France ⓘ
currency Breton livre ⓘ
dissolutionEvent Union of Brittany and France NERFINISHED ⓘ
dissolved 1532 ⓘ
established 9th century ⓘ
establishedAfter Carolingian Empire fragmentation ⓘ
governmentType feudal monarchy ⓘ
hereditary monarchy ⓘ
hadAutonomy relative political autonomy within France ⓘ
hadInstitution Estates of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCulture Breton culture ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Bretons ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage Breton ⓘ
Gallo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ
lastRuler Anne of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ
Claude of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
lastRulerTitle Duchess of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalSystem Breton customary law ⓘ
locatedIn northwestern France ⓘ
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
mergedInto Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
modernTerritoryCorrespondsTo Brittany region of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
Loire-Atlantique department NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableRuler Alan II, Duke of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ
Francis II, Duke of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nominoe NERFINISHED ⓘ
participatedIn Hundred Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Medieval France NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor Breton March NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kingdom of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
strategicImportance control of Atlantic trade routes ⓘ
control of English Channel approaches ⓘ
symbol ermine ⓘ
unionTreaty Treaty of Union of 1532 NERFINISHED ⓘ
unionWith France NERFINISHED ⓘ
vassalOf Duchy of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (86)

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

Francis I, Duke of Brittany → allegiance → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
Margaret of Huntingdon → associatedTitleThroughMarriage → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
Conan IV, Duke of Brittany → associatedWith → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
Earl of Richmond → associatedWith → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
Geoffrey, son of Henry II → associatedWith → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Brittany
Potius mori quam foedari → associatedWith → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
Yolande of Dreux → associatedWith → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
Margaret of Scotland, Duchess of Brittany → associatedWithTerritory → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
Countess of Montfort → associatedWithTerritory → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
subject surface form: Mary of Waltham
Anne of Brittany → birthPlace → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
Arthur II, Duke of Brittany → birthPlace → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
Blanche of Brittany → birthPlace → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
Henri de Rohan → birthPlace → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
John IV, Duke of Brittany → birthPlace → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
John V, Duke of Brittany → birthPlace → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
Prince Arthur, Duke of Brittany → birthPlace → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
County of Anjou → borderedBy → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
West Francia → borderedBy → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Brittany
Arthur II, Duke of Brittany → citizenship → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
House of Rennes → coatOfArmsUsedIn → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
Treaty of Guérande → conflictIn → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
subject surface form: War of the Breton Succession
Arthur II, Duke of Brittany → country → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
Duchess of Brittany → country → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
House of Cornouaille → country → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
House of Nantes → country → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
House of Rennes → country → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
Prince Arthur, Duke of Brittany → country → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
Treaty of Union of 1532 → countryInvolved → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
Anne of Brittany → countryOfCitizenship → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
Conan IV, Duke of Brittany → countryOfCitizenship → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
Francis I, Duke of Brittany → countryOfCitizenship → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
Francis II, Duke of Brittany → countryOfCitizenship → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
John I, Duke of Brittany → countryOfCitizenship → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
John IV, Duke of Brittany → countryOfCitizenship → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
John VI, Duke of Brittany → countryOfCitizenship → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond → countryOfCitizenship → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
John of Montfort → countryOfCitizenship → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
John III, Duke of Brittany → countryOfOrigin → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
John V, Duke of Brittany → countryOfRule → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
Arthur II, Duke of Brittany → deathPlace → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
John IV, Duke of Brittany → deathPlace → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
Vicenç Ferrer → deathPlace → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
Treaty of Guérande → determinedRulerOf → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
Arthur II, Duke of Brittany → governed → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
Argentré-du-Plessis → hasCulturalRegion → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
this entity surface form: historic Brittany
Duchess of Brittany → hasJurisdictionOver → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ducal domains of Brittany
John II, Duke of Brittany → heldFrom → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
House of Dreux → heldTerritory → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
House of Rennes → heldTerritory → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
Armorica → influencedFormationOf → Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
this entity surface form: medieval Duchy of Brittany