Arthur I of Brittany

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Arthur I of Brittany was a medieval Breton duke and Plantagenet prince whose disputed claim to the English throne against his uncle King John led to his mysterious disappearance and presumed murder.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Arthur I, Duke of Brittany 1
Arthur de Bretagne 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke of Brittany
Plantagenet prince
heir apparent
medieval ruler
nobleman
allegiance Duchy of Brittany NERFINISHED
Kingdom of France
associatedWith Anglo-French conflicts
Plantagenet succession crisis NERFINISHED
birthDate 1187-03-29
birthPlace Duchy of Brittany NERFINISHED
Nantes NERFINISHED
capturedAt Battle of Mirebeau NERFINISHED
capturedBy John, King of England NERFINISHED
capturedDate 1202-07-31
claimantTo throne of England
deathCause presumed murder
deathDate 1203-04-03
deathPlace Normandy NERFINISHED
Rouen NERFINISHED
disappeared 1203
father Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany NERFINISHED
fullName Arthur I of Brittany NERFINISHED
givenName Arthur NERFINISHED
grandfather Henry II of England NERFINISHED
grandmother Eleanor of Aquitaine NERFINISHED
heldPrisonerAt Falaise NERFINISHED
Rouen NERFINISHED
historicalEra High Middle Ages NERFINISHED
house House of Plantagenet NERFINISHED
languageSpoken Breton
Old French
legalStatus posthumously declared dead
mother Constance, Duchess of Brittany NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Plantagenet NERFINISHED
notableFor disputed succession to the English throne
mysterious disappearance in 1203
predecessor Constance, Duchess of Brittany NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1203
reignStart 1187
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
rival John, King of England NERFINISHED
sibling Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany NERFINISHED
successor Alix of Thouars NERFINISHED
supportedBy Philip II of France NERFINISHED
title Duke of Brittany NERFINISHED
Earl of Richmond NERFINISHED
uncle John, King of England NERFINISHED
Richard I of England NERFINISHED

Referenced by (3)

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

Arthur de Richemont alsoKnownAs Arthur I of Brittany
this entity surface form: Arthur de Bretagne
Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany child Arthur I of Brittany
this entity surface form: Arthur I, Duke of Brittany
Prince Arthur, Duke of Brittany fullName Arthur I of Brittany