Anne of Brittany

Anne of Brittany (January 25, 1477 – January 9, 1514) was also known as Anna of Brittany and Anne de Bretagne. She was born in Nantes, France on January 25, 1477 and was the daughter of Francis II, Duke of Brittany and Margaret of Foix.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The ducal house of Dreux, rulers of Brittany since their ancestress Duchess Constance (1203), was going extinct: Francis seemed to be the last male. The duchy had been inherited under Salic succession (though no written law existed) and one succession war confirmed that principle: the war between Jeanne of Penthievre and her uncle John of Montfort in 1340's, won by Montfort. Now Montfort's male line of descent was going extinct, too. In the peace treaty, it had actually been stipulated that if Montfort's male descent failed, Jeanne's heirs would inherit. No one however remembered or put forth such claim, after more than a century. It was felt natural that Anne succeed her father as his closest relative (a typical Semi-Salic solution favoring pragmatic succession) when no male lines were left. The family of Brosse, Counts of Penthievre, would have been the heirs of Jeanne at that time.

January 25: January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 340 days remaining (341 in leap years)....

January 9: January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 356 days remaining (357 in leap years)....

Nantes: :For a place in Brazil, see Nantes, Brazil...

Anne of Brittany related Images and Photos (experimental)

Anne of Brittany with St. Anne St. Ursula and St. Helen	Medal Depicting Anne of Brittany Duchess of Brittany 1498-1514	View of the Tomb of Louis XII and Anne of Brittany	The Battle of Agnadel Detail from the Tomb of Louis XII and Anne of Brittany 1509
The Execution of Anne of Bourges by Hanging and Burning at the Stake 21st December 1559	Anne of Green Gables	Anne of the Andies Debra Paget 1951	Anne of the Indies Jean Peters 1951
Anne of Green Gables 2011 Wall Calendar	Anne of Green Gables 2012 Wall Calendar	Arthur III Duke of Brittany c.1806	Anne of Green Gables 2012 Mini Wall Calendar