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Constance was the only child of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany and Earl of Richmond, by his wife Margaret of Scotland, countess of Hereford (granddaughter of king David I). In 1181, Constance married Geoffrey Plantagenet, the fourth son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, and had two children by him: Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany ...
Five-year-old Constance succeeded him as Duchess of Brittany and Countess of Richmond. In 1181, twenty-year-old Constance was forced into marriage with Geoffrey. On August 19, 1186, Geoffrey was trampled to death in a riding accident during a tournament in Paris. Constance thereafter became the effective ruler of Brittany.
Blanche was firstly betrothed to Otto III, Count of Burgundy; [1] the marriage contract was signed on 16 January 1236. However, the engagement was broken. Blanche was instead married in 1236 to John I, Duke of Brittany: [2] the main reason he married Blanche was so he could get Navarre, and Theobald did make John heir to the throne.
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Family tree of the Rulers of Brittany from Nominoe, its first duke, to Henry II and the lost of the ducal title in 1547. French Arbre généalogique des souverains de Bretagne de Nominoe, son premier duc, à Henri II et la perte du titre ducal en 1547.
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Hawise of Rennes (Breton: Hawiz Breizh; French: Havoise de Bretagne) (c. 1024-1037 – 19 August 1072) was Duchess of Brittany from 1066 until her death.. Hawise was daughter and heiress of Alan III, Duke of Brittany, by his wife, Bertha of Blois, [1] and as such, a member of the House of Rennes.
