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Biography of Arthur Capet Duke Brittany 1261-1312

Paternal Family Tree: Capet

Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy 1180-1252

Arthur Capet Duke Brittany was appointed Duke Brittany 1221 Dreux.

On 22nd January 1260 [his father] John Capet II Duke Brittany (age 21) and [his mother] Beatrice Plantagenet (age 17) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] King Henry III of England (age 52) and [his grandmother] Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England (age 37). He the son of [his grandfather] John "The Red" Capet I Duke Brittany (age 42) and [his grandmother] Blanche "Navarre" Blois Duchess Brittany (age 34). They were half second cousin twice removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

On 25th July 1261 Arthur Capet Duke Brittany was born to John Capet II Duke Brittany (age 22) and Beatrice Plantagenet (age 19). He a grandson of King Henry III of England.

In 1275 Arthur Capet Duke Brittany (age 13) and Marie Limoges Duchess Brittany were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany 1221 Dreux. He the son of John Capet II Duke Brittany (age 36) and Beatrice Plantagenet (age 32). They were third cousins. He a grandson of King Henry III of England.

On 24th March 1275 [his mother] Beatrice Plantagenet (age 32) died in London. She was buried at Greyfriars Church Farringdon Within [Map].

On 15th October 1285 King Alexander III of Scotland (age 44) and [his future wife] Yolande Capet Duchess Brittany (age 24) were married. She the daughter of Robert Capet IV Count Dreux and [his future mother-in-law] Beatrice Montfort Countess Dreux (age 36). He the son of King Alexander II of Scotland and Marie Coucy. They were half second cousin twice removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 8th March 1286 [his son] John Capet III Duke Brittany was born to Arthur Capet Duke Brittany (age 24) and [his wife] Marie Limoges Duchess Brittany. He a great grandson of King Henry III of England.

In 1287 [his son] Guy Capet Count Penthièvre was born to Arthur Capet Duke Brittany (age 25) and [his wife] Marie Limoges Duchess Brittany. He a great grandson of King Henry III of England.

In 1289 [his son] Peter Capet was born to Arthur Capet Duke Brittany (age 27) and [his wife] Marie Limoges Duchess Brittany. He a great grandson of King Henry III of England.

In or before 1295 Arthur Capet Duke Brittany (age 33) and Yolande Capet Duchess Brittany (age 33) were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany 1221 Dreux. She the daughter of Robert Capet IV Count Dreux and Beatrice Montfort Countess Dreux (age 46). He the son of John Capet II Duke Brittany (age 55) and Beatrice Plantagenet. They were third cousins. He a grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

In 1295 [his daughter] Beatrice Montfort was born to Arthur Capet Duke Brittany (age 33) and [his wife] Yolande Capet Duchess Brittany (age 34). She a great granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

In 1295 [his son] John Montfort IV Duke Brittany was born to Arthur Capet Duke Brittany (age 33) and [his wife] Yolande Capet Duchess Brittany (age 34) at Hennebont. He a great grandson of King Henry III of England.

In 1296 [his daughter] Joan Montfort was born to Arthur Capet Duke Brittany (age 34) and [his wife] Yolande Capet Duchess Brittany (age 35). She a great granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

In 1297 [his daughter] Alice Montfort was born to Arthur Capet Duke Brittany (age 35) and [his wife] Yolande Capet Duchess Brittany (age 36). She a great granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

In 1297 [his son] John Capet III Duke Brittany (age 10) and [his daughter-in-law] Isabelle Valois Duchess Brittany (age 5) were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany 1221 Dreux. She the daughter of Charles Valois I Count Valois (age 26) and Margaret Capet Countess Valois (age 24). They were third cousins. He a great grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Around 1300 [his daughter] Blanche Montfort was born to Arthur Capet Duke Brittany (age 38) and [his wife] Yolande Capet Duchess Brittany (age 39). She a great granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

In 1302 [his daughter] Marie Montfort was born to Arthur Capet Duke Brittany (age 40) and [his wife] Yolande Capet Duchess Brittany (age 41). She a great granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 18th November 1305 [his father] John Capet II Duke Brittany (age 66) died. His son Arthur (age 44) succeeded 3rd Duke Brittany 1221 Dreux.

In 1310 [his son] John Capet III Duke Brittany (age 23) and [his daughter-in-law] Isabella Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon (age 27) were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany 1221 Dreux. She the daughter of Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1312 [his son] Peter Capet (age 23) died.

On 27th August 1312 Arthur Capet Duke Brittany (age 51) died.

On 2nd August 1330 [his former wife] Yolande Capet Duchess Brittany (age 69) died.

Arthur Capet Duke Brittany 1261-1312 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Arthur Capet Duke Brittany 1261-1312

Kings Wessex: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 4 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 11 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Arthur Capet Duke Brittany 1261-1312

Yolande of Bar Queen Consort Aragon

King Louis of Naples

Jean III King Navarre

Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France

Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland

Antoine King Navarre

Maximilian Habsburg Spain II Holy Roman Emperor

Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria

Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress

Marie de Medici Queen Consort France

Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine

Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor

Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain

Anna of Austria Holy Roman Empress

Eleonora Gonzaga Queen Consort Bohemia

Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia

Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal

Victor Amadeus King Sardinia

Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain

Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor

Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor

King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England

Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway

Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England

Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover

King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark

Frederick William IV King Prussia

William I King Prussia

Frederick VII King Denmark

Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway

Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia

King Edward VII of the United Kingdom

Frederick Charles I King Finland

Constantine I King Greece

Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark

Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain

Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden

Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark

Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh

Carl XVI King Sweden

Diana Spencer Princess Wales

Ancestors of Arthur Capet Duke Brittany 1261-1312

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis VI of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Capet II Count Dreux

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Baudemont Countess Dreux

Great x 1 Grandfather: Peter of Dreux aka Mauclerc Duke Brittany

Great x 4 Grandfather: Enguerrand Coucy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Raoul Coucy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Beaugency

Great x 2 Grandmother: Yolande Coucy Countess Dreux

Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders IV Count Hainault

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Flanders

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Namur Countess Hainault

GrandFather: John "The Red" Capet I Duke Brittany 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Aimery Thouars V Viscount Thouars

Great x 3 Grandfather: Geoffrey Thouars IV Viscount Thouars

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Aragon

Great x 2 Grandfather: Guy Thouars

Great x 3 Grandmother: Aenor Lusignan Viscountess Thouars

Great x 4 Grandmother: Saracine Lezay Countess Lusignan and La Marche

Great x 1 Grandmother: Alix Thouars Duchess of Brittany 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Conan "The Young" Penthièvre IV Duke Brittany Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bertha Canhiart I Duchess Brittany Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Constance Penthièvre Duchess Brittany 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Father: John Capet II Duke Brittany 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald Blois II Count Champagne IV Count Blois Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Blois I Count Champagne Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Carinthia Countess Champagne and Blois

Great x 2 Grandfather: Theobald Blois III Count Champagne 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis VII King Franks

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Capet Countess Champagne

Great x 1 Grandfather: Theobald IV King Navarre 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: García "Restorer" IV King Navarre

Great x 3 Grandfather: Sancho "Wise" King Navarre

Great x 2 Grandmother: Blanche Ramirez

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sancha Ivrea

GrandMother: Blanche "Navarre" Blois Duchess Brittany 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Guichard IV of Beaujeu

Great x 1 Grandmother: Agnes of Beaujeu Countess Savoy

Arthur Capet Duke Brittany Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem

Great x 3 Grandfather: Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermengarde La Flèche De Baugency Countess Anjou

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry I "Beauclerc" England Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Empress Matilda Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandfather: King John of England Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Aimery Chatellerault Viscount Châtellerault

Great x 3 Grandmother: Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dangereuse Ile Bouchard Viscountess Chatellerault

GrandFather: King Henry III of England Son of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis VI of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Courtenay

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême

Great x 4 Grandfather: Renaud Courtenay

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Courtenay

Great x 4 Grandmother: Helene du Donjon

Mother: Beatrice Plantagenet Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence

Great x 3 Grandfather: Rainou of Sabran

Great x 2 Grandmother: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence

GrandMother: Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Macon Countess Savoy

Great x 1 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence

Great x 3 Grandfather: William I-Count Geneva

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy