Conan II, Duke of Brittany

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Conan II, Duke of Brittany was an 11th-century Breton ruler known for his efforts to assert the duchy's independence from Norman and French influence.

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Conan II, Duke of Brittany canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duke
human
medieval ruler
noble
allegiance Duchy of Brittany NERFINISHED
birthDate circa 1033
birthPlace Brittany NERFINISHED
burialPlace Brittany NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath possible poisoning
conflict Anglo-Norman expansion in western France
power struggle with Odo, Count of Penthièvre
rivalry with William II, Duke of Normandy
country Duchy of Brittany NERFINISHED
deathDate 11 December 1066
deathPlace Anjou NERFINISHED
near Angers
era 11th century
ethnicGroup Breton
father Alan III, Duke of Brittany NERFINISHED
givenName Conan NERFINISHED
language Breton
Latin
mannerOfDeath suspicious death
mother Bertha of Blois NERFINISHED
nobleFamily House of Rennes NERFINISHED
notableFor efforts to assert Breton ducal independence
resistance to French royal influence in Brittany
resistance to Norman influence in Brittany
opponent Odo, Count of Penthièvre NERFINISHED
William the Conqueror NERFINISHED
politicalGoal assert independence of Brittany from Normandy
assert independence of Brittany from the French crown
positionHeld Duke of Brittany NERFINISHED
predecessor Alan III, Duke of Brittany NERFINISHED
regencyHeldBy Odo, Count of Penthièvre NERFINISHED
regionRuled Brittany NERFINISHED
regnalName Conan II NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1066
reignStart 1040
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
sibling Hawise, Duchess of Brittany NERFINISHED
successor Hawise, Duchess of Brittany NERFINISHED
Hoël II, Count of Cornouaille NERFINISHED
title Duke of Brittany NERFINISHED
wasMinorAtSuccession true
wasRegentFor Duchy of Brittany NERFINISHED

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House of Rennes hasMember Conan II, Duke of Brittany
House of Cornouaille notableMember Conan II, Duke of Brittany