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Brittany was fully and legally absorbed into the kingdom of France because the king, as the heir of queen Anne the last entirely independent duchess of Brittany, had already been the monarch of both nations at the same time. Brittany has been 100% French for centuries, and so it shall remain.
They also married into the noble families of Brittany so sometimes the dukes of Brittany were Plantagenets and sometimes Capetians, although at the same time Brittany remained legally independent of both sides throughout the entire medieval period. It wasn’t until the 15th century when Duchess Anne of Brittany married Louis XII of France.
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Joan of France was born on 23 April 1464 as the second daughter of Louis XI of France and Charlotte of Savoy. Shortly after she was born, it was agreed that she should marry her fathers second cousin, the Duke of Orléans who would become Louis XII of France.
At the age of 12, Joan was married to the Duke of Orléans in Montrichard. Her father died in 1483, and he was succeeded by Joans only brother Charles (VIII). Her older sister Anne became regent as Charles was still a child.
Charles died in an accident at the age of 27 in 1498. All of his children with Anne of Brittany died at birth or shortly after. He was therefore succeeded by his brother-in-law, Joans husband, Louis.
Unfortunately, the pope was not a neutral party in this case, and he granted the annulment. Joan was made Duchess of Berry, and she retired to Bourges.
Joan turned to the spiritual life. She made plans for the Order of the Virgin Mary, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception of Mary. She was committed to the order on 21 November 1504. She died there on 4 February 1505 and was buried in the chapel. She was only 40 years old.In 1562 her grave was desecrated by Huguenots during the sack of Bourges.
After miracles and healings had been attributed to her, she was beatified in 1742 and canonised in 1950. She is now known as Saint Joan of Valois.
Besides, Joan of Arc wasn't really a big historical figure around the French Revolution. It was mostly in the late 19th century she was brought back to feed the neat glorious official History taught in schools, in the context of the buildup of nationalism in France (and Europe in general) Around the same time (500ish years later) she was ...
Father. Charles VI of France. Mother. Isabeau of Bavaria. Joan of France ( French: Jeanne; 24 January 1391 – 27 September 1433) was Duchess of Brittany by marriage to John V. She was a daughter of Charles VI of France and Isabeau of Bavaria. [1] She ruled Brittany during the imprisonment of her spouse in 1420.
The marriage was annuled when Louis became King (1498) and sought to marry Anne of Brittany in order to annex the Duchy of Brittany to the French kingdom. Jeanne was made duchess of Berry and dedicated her life to the church, founding the Order of the Annonciades. Beatified in 1743 and canonised in 1950 as St Jeanne de Valois
