List of Famous people with last name Brittany

Francis I, Duke of Brittany

First Name Francis
Last Name Brittany
Died on July 17, 1450
Born in France, Brittany

Francis I, was Duke of Brittany, Count of Montfort and titular Earl of Richmond, from 29 August 1442 to his death. He was the son of John V, Duke of Brittany and Joan of France, the daughter of King Charles VI of France.

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Arthur III, Duke of Brittany

First Name Arthur
Last Name Brittany
Born on August 24, 1393
Died on December 26, 1458 (aged 65)
Born in France, Brittany

Arthur III, more commonly known as Arthur de Richemont, was briefly Duke of Brittany from 1457 until his death. He is noted primarily, however, for his role as a leading military commander during the Hundred Years' War. Although Richemont briefly sided with the English once, he otherwise remained firmly committed to the House of Valois. He fought alongside Joan of Arc, and was appointed Constable of France. His military and administrative reforms in the French state were an important factor in assuring the final defeat of the English in the Hundred Years' War.

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Judith of Brittany

First Name Judith
Born on January 1, 0982
Died on January 1, 1017 (aged 35)

Judith of Brittany, also called Judith of Rennes (982–1017), was Duchess of Normandy from c. 1000 until her death.

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Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany

First Name Geoffrey
Last Name Brittany
Born on January 1, 1000
Died on November 20, 1008 (aged 8)
Born in France, Brittany

Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany, also known as Geoffrey of Rennes and Geoffrey Berengar, was the eldest son of Duke Conan I of Brittany. He was Count of Rennes, by right of succession. In 992 he assumed the title of Duke of Brittany, which had long been an independent state, but he had little control over much of Lower Brittany.

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John II, Duke of Brittany

First Name John
Last Name Brittany
Born on January 3, 1239
Died on November 18, 1305 (aged 66)

John II reigned as Duke of Brittany from 1286 until his death, and was also Earl of Richmond in the Peerage of England. He took part in two crusades prior to his accession to the ducal throne. As a duke, John was involved in the conflicts between the kings of France and England. He was crushed to death in an accident during the celebrations of a papal coronation.

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John IV, Duke of Brittany

First Name John
Last Name Brittany
Born on November 30, 1293
Died on September 16, 1345 (aged 51)
Born in France, Brittany

John of Montfort, sometimes known as John IV of Brittany, and 6th Earl of Richmond from 1341 to his death. He was the son of Arthur II, Duke of Brittany and his second wife, Yolande de Dreux. He contested the inheritance of the Duchy of Brittany by his niece, Joan of Penthièvre, which led to the War of the Breton Succession, which in turn evolved into being part of the Hundred Years' War between England and France. John's patron in his quest was King Edward III of England. He died in 1345, 19 years before the end of the war, and the victory of his son John IV over Joan of Penthièvre and her husband, Charles of Blois.

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John III, Duke of Brittany

First Name John
Last Name Brittany
Born on March 8, 1286
Died on April 30, 1341 (aged 55)

John III the Good was duke of Brittany, from 1312 to his death and 5th Earl of Richmond from 1334 to his death. He was the son of Duke Arthur II and Mary of Limoges, his first wife. John was strongly opposed to his father's second marriage to Yolande of Dreux, Queen of Scotland and attempted to contest its legality.

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Peter I, Duke of Brittany

First Name Peter
Last Name Brittany
Born on January 1, 1191
Died on July 6, 1250 (aged 59)

Peter I, also known as Peter Mauclerc, was Duke of Brittany jure uxoris from 1213 to 1221, and regent of the duchy for his minor son John I from 1221 to 1237. As duke he was also 1st Earl of Richmond from 1218 to 1235.

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Margaret of Huntingdon, Duchess of Brittany

First Name Margaret
Last Name Brittany
Born on November 30, 1144
Died on November 30, 1200 (aged 56)

Margaret of Huntingdon was a Scottish princess and Duchess of Brittany. She was the sister of Scottish kings Malcolm IV and William I, wife of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany, and the mother of Constance, Duchess of Brittany. Her second husband was Humphrey de Bohun, hereditary Constable of England. Following her second marriage, Margaret styled herself as the Countess of Hereford.

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Hawise, Duchess of Brittany

First Name Hawise,
Born on November 30, 1036
Died on August 19, 1072 (aged 35)
Born in France, Brittany

Hawise of Rennes was sovereign Duchess of Brittany from 1066 until her death.

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