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Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis III, Duke of Brittany has received more than 574,219 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia . Francis III, Duke of Brittany is the 3,893rd most popular politician (down from 2,837th in 2019) , the 1,203rd most popular biography from France (down from 936th in 2019) and the 289th most popular French ...
18. Okt. 2021 · Anne de Bretagne (1477-1514) was destined from birth to be a symbol of Brittany’s struggle for independence, even once the struggle had been lost. She was born in the fairy-tale Château des Ducs de Bretagne in Nantes. The castle, surrounded by its moat and topped off with battlements, has been carefully preserved and now contains a modern ...
Francis II (Breton: Frañsez II, French: François II) (23 June 1433 – 9 September 1488) was Duke of Brittany from 1458 to his death. He was the grandson of John IV, Duke of Brittany. A recurring theme in Francis' life would be his quest to maintain the quasi-independence of Brittany from France. As such, his reign was characterized by conflicts with King Louis XI of France and with his ...
The elder, Louis, Duke of Brittany, the latest in a series of Dauphins, succumbed on 8 March, leaving his brother, the two-year-old Duke of Anjou, who was later to succeed to the throne as Louis XV. As it was thought that the chances of survival of this frail child, now heir apparent to his seventy-three-year-old great grandfather, were minimal, a potential succession crisis loomed.
Arthur III (in Breton Arzhur III) (24 August 1393 – 26 December 1458), known as the Justicier and as Arthur de Richemont, was Lord of Parthenay and titular Count (Earl) of Richmond in England and for eleven months at the very end of his life, Duke of Brittany and Count of Montfort after inheriting those titles upon the death of his nephew. Arthur was a younger son of Duke John V and his ...
The elder, Louis, Duke of Brittany, the latest in a series of Dauphins, succumbed to it on 8 March. The only one to survive was the two-year-old Duke of Anjou, the future King Louis XV . The death of the Duke of Burgundy precipitated a possible succession crisis as he left as the heir apparent to his seventy-four-year-old grandfather his frail infant son whose chances of survival were thought ...
Charles, Duke of Brittany. Charles of Blois-Châtillon (1319 – 29 September 1364), nicknamed "the Saint", was the legalist Duke of Brittany from 1341 until his death, via his marriage to Joan, Duchess of Brittany and Countess of Penthièvre, holding the title against the claims of John of Montfort. The cause of his possible canonization was ...
