Hawise, Duchess of Brittany

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Hawise, Duchess of Brittany was an 11th-century Breton noblewoman who ruled the Duchy of Brittany in her own right and played a key role in the region’s dynastic politics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Breton noble
duchess
medieval noble
noblewoman
ruler
associatedWithRegion Cornouaille NERFINISHED
Nantes NERFINISHED
burialPlace Brittany (exact location uncertain) NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath natural causes (presumed)
centuryOfBirth 11th century
centuryOfDeath 11th century
child Alan IV, Duke of Brittany NERFINISHED
Matthew of Nantes NERFINISHED
Orwen of Brittany NERFINISHED
country Duchy of Brittany NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth circa 1020
dateOfDeath 19 August 1072
era High Middle Ages
father Alan III, Duke of Brittany NERFINISHED
governedWith Hoël of Cornouaille NERFINISHED
heldPower in her own right
languageOfEnvironment Breton
Latin
mother Bertha of Blois NERFINISHED
nobleFamily House of Rennes NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Duchess of Brittany NERFINISHED
notableFor playing a key role in 11th-century Breton dynastic politics
ruling the Duchy of Brittany as duchess regnant
placeOfBirth Brittany NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Brittany NERFINISHED
positionHeld Duchess of Brittany NERFINISHED
predecessor Conan II, Duke of Brittany NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
ruledFrom 1066
ruledIn Brittany NERFINISHED
Duchy of Brittany NERFINISHED
ruledUntil 1072
sexOrGender female
sibling Conan II, Duke of Brittany NERFINISHED
spouse Hoël of Cornouaille NERFINISHED
spouseTitle Count of Cornouaille NERFINISHED
Duke of Brittany (jure uxoris) NERFINISHED
successor Alan IV, Duke of Brittany NERFINISHED

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House of Rennes hasMember Hawise, Duchess of Brittany
House of Cornouaille notableMember Hawise, Duchess of Brittany