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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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) | ~ Table of Content ~
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