Constance, Duchess of Brittany

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Breton noble duchess hereditary ruler medieval person noblewoman

Constance, Duchess of Brittany, was a 12th-century Breton noblewoman and heiress whose turbulent marriages and political struggles significantly shaped the succession disputes between England and Brittany.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Constance of Brittany 2
Alix of Thouars 1
Constance of Penthièvre 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Breton noble ⓘ
duchess ⓘ
hereditary ruler ⓘ
medieval person ⓘ
noblewoman ⓘ
burialPlace Villeneuve Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 12th century ⓘ
13th century ⓘ
child Alix of Thouars NERFINISHED ⓘ
Arthur I, Duke of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ
Catherine of Thouars NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ
Margaret of Thouars NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ
dateOfBirth c. 1161 ⓘ
dateOfDeath September 1201 ⓘ
endOfReign 1201 ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
ethnicGroup Breton ⓘ
father Conan IV, Duke of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName French ⓘ
mother Margaret of Huntingdon, Duchess of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ
name Constance NERFINISHED ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Penthièvre NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent abduction and imprisonment ordered by King Richard I of England ⓘ
annulment of marriage to Ranulf de Blondeville ⓘ
forced marriage to Ranulf de Blondeville by Richard I of England ⓘ
marriage to Geoffrey, son of Henry II of England ⓘ
marriage to Guy of Thouars ⓘ
struggle for control of Brittany against Angevin kings ⓘ
support for the rights of her son Arthur I to the English throne ⓘ
notableFor being heiress of the Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
role in succession disputes between England and Brittany ⓘ
turbulent marital and political alliances with the Angevin dynasty ⓘ
placeOfBirth Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath Nantes NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld Duchess of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor Conan IV, Duke of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholicism
spouse Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ
Guy of Thouars NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ranulf de Blondeville, 4th Earl of Chester NERFINISHED ⓘ
startOfReign 1171 ⓘ
successor Arthur I, Duke of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ
title Countess of Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ
Duchess of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

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

Prince Arthur, Duke of Brittany → mother → Constance, Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
Prince Arthur, Duke of Brittany → predecessorAsDukeOfBrittany → Constance, Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
Prince Arthur, Duke of Brittany → successorAsDukeOfBrittany → Constance, Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alix of Thouars
Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany → spouse → Constance, Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
Constance of Normandy → title → Constance, Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Princess of Normandy
Countess of Boulogne → hasTitleHolder → Constance, Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constance of Penthièvre
Conan IV, Duke of Brittany → child → Constance, Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
Conan IV, Duke of Brittany → successor → Constance, Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
Countess of Richmond → notableHolder → Constance, Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constance of Brittany
Geoffrey, son of Henry II → spouse → Constance, Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
Duchess of Brittany → hasNotableTitleHolder → Constance, Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constance of Brittany