Duke Brittany is in Dukes of France.
In 981 Hoël Poher I Duke Brittany died. His son Judicaël [aged 2] succeeded I Duke Brittany.
In 1084 Hoël Canhiart II Duke Brittany [aged 53] died. In 1084 His son Alan [aged 21] succeeded IV Duke Brittany.
In 1087 Alan Canhiart IV Duke Brittany [aged 24] and Constance Normandy Duchess Brittany [aged 30] were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany. She the daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England [aged 59] and Matilda Flanders Queen Consort England. They were third cousins.
In 1093 Alan Canhiart IV Duke Brittany [aged 30] and Ermengarde Anjou Duchess Brittany and Aquitaine [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany. She the daughter of Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou [aged 50] and Hildegarde Beaugency Countess Anjou [aged 49]. They were third cousin once removed.
Before 1113 Conan "Fat" Canhiart III Duke Brittany [aged 16] and Matilda Fitzroy Duchess Brittany were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany. She the illegitmate daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England [aged 44]. He the son of Alan Canhiart IV Duke Brittany [aged 49] and Ermengarde Anjou Duchess Brittany and Aquitaine [aged 44]. They were fourth cousins.
On 13th October 1119 Alan Canhiart IV Duke Brittany [aged 56] died. His son Conan [aged 23] succeeded III Duke Brittany.
On 17th September 1148 Conan "Fat" Canhiart III Duke Brittany [aged 52] died. He had disinherited his son Hoel on his deathbed for being illegitimate. His daughter Bertha [aged 23] succeeded I Duchess Brittany. Odo II Duke Brittany by marriage Duke Brittany.
In 1155 Bertha Canhiart I Duchess Brittany [aged 30] died. Her son Conan [aged 17] succeeded IV Duke Brittany.
On 20th February 1171 Conan "The Young" Penthièvre IV Duke Brittany [aged 33] died. His daughter Constance [aged 10] succeeded Duchess Brittany, 3rd Countess Richmond.
In July 1181 Geoffrey Plantagenet 2nd Duke Brittany [aged 22] and Constance Penthièvre Duchess Brittany [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany. He by marriage Duke Brittany. She the daughter of Conan "The Young" Penthièvre IV Duke Brittany and Margaret Dunkeld Duchess Brittany [aged 36]. He the son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England [aged 48] and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 59]. They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
On 5th September 1201 Constance Penthièvre Duchess Brittany [aged 40] died. Her son Prince [aged 14] succeeded 3rd Duke Brittany, 4th Earl Richmond.
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In August 1431 Francis Montfort I Duke Brittany [aged 17] and Yolande Valois Anjou Duchess Brabant Duchess Brittany [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany. She the daughter of King Louis of Naples and Yolande Barcelona Queen Consort Naples [aged 49]. He the son of John Montfort V Duke Brittany [aged 41] and Joan Valois Duchess Brittany [aged 40]. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 29th August 1442 John Montfort V Duke Brittany [aged 52] died. His son Francis [aged 28] succeeded I Duke Brittany.
On 30th August 1442 Francis Montfort I Duke Brittany [aged 28] and Isabella Stewart Duchess Brittany [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany. She the daughter of King James I of Scotland and Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland [aged 38]. He the son of John Montfort V Duke Brittany [deceased] and Joan Valois Duchess Brittany. They were half fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 9th January 1514 Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France [aged 36] died. She the last of the de Montfort family to hold the title (the Montfort family is a scion the Capet family; her father was descended from Louis VII King of the Franks. Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France [aged 14] succeeded I Duchess Brittany.
On 18th May 1514 King Francis I of France [aged 19] and Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France [aged 14] were married. He by marriage Duke Brittany. She the daughter of Louis XII King France [aged 51] and Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France [aged 37]. He the son of Charles Valois Orléans Count Angoulême and Louise of Savoy Countess Angoulême [aged 37]. They were second cousins.
Louis Bourbon Duke Brittany was appointed Duke Brittany.
Conan "The Young" Penthièvre IV Duke Brittany and Margaret Dunkeld Duchess Brittany were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany. She the daughter of Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria and Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria. He the son of Alan "Black" Penthièvre 1st Earl Richmond and Bertha Canhiart I Duchess Brittany. They were half fourth cousins. He a great grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
Louis Bourbon Duke Brittany was appointed Duke Brittany.