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Margaret of Brittany (in Breton: Marc'harid Breizh, in French: Marguerite de Bretagne) (c. 1443 – 25 September 1469) was a duchess consort of Brittany. She was the elder of the two daughters of Francis I, Duke of Brittany (died 1450), by his second wife, Isabella of Scotland.
Margaret of Brittany (in Breton: Marc'harid Breizh, in French: Marguerite de Bretagne) (c. 1443 – 25 September 1469) was a duchess consort of Brittany. She was the elder of the two daughters of Francis I, Duke of Brittany (died 1450), by his second wife, Isabella of Scotland.
Margaret of Huntingdon (1145 [1] – 1201) was a Scottish princess and Duchess of Brittany. She was the sister of Scottish kings Malcolm IV and William I, wife of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany, and the mother of Constance, Duchess of Brittany. Her second husband was Humphrey de Bohun, hereditary Constable of England.
Margaret of Huntingdon (1145 [1] – 1201) was a Scottish princess and Duchess of Brittany. She was the sister of Scottish kings Malcolm IV and William I, wife of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany, and the mother of Constance, Duchess of Brittany. Her second husband was Humphrey de Bohun, hereditary Constable of England.
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Birth
Margaret Dunkeld was born about 1145, "aged 40 in 1185," the daughter of Henry Dunkeld, Earl of Huntingdon and Northumberland and Ada Warenne, Countess of Northumberland and Queen Mother of Scotland.
Marriage and Children of Margaret Dunkeld and Conan IV
In 1160, she married 1st, Conan IV, Duke of Brittany, Earl of Richmond. who died on 20 Feb 1171. 1. Constance of Brittany, b. abt. 1162, Duchy of Brittany; m. abt. July 1181, Geoffrey of England, son of Henry II, King of England, she was betrothed by her father in 1166 while still an infant as demanded by Henry II for assistance in quelling a nobles’ revolt, Geoffrey was killed on 19 Aug 1186 in a tournament in Paris; m. 2nd. 3 Feb 1188 or 1189, as a gift of Henry II, “per donationem regis He...
Imprisoned by Henry II, King of England
Margaret's life was profoundly shaped by her connections to her 2nd cousin, Henry II, King of England, and her brother, William I "the Lion," King of Scots. In April 1174, her brother's invasion of England resulted in his capture at the Battle of Alnwick in Northumberland on July 13, 1174. After being held prisoner at Richmond in Yorkshire and later at Northampton, he was taken to France on August 8, 1174, where he eventually surrendered the independence of his kingdom to Henry II. This decis...
Although the reference from Cawley suggests the possibilty of a third marriage, it is ambiguous and speculative. No other confirming sources were located. It is recommed that the spouse, William (de Washington) FitzPatrick Hertburn, and the child, William (Washington) de Washington, be removed. "There are two possible alternatives for Margaret's th...
Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families,5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham Salt Lake City: the author, (2013), vol. 1, pp. 541-4Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families,5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham Salt Lake City: the author, (2013), vol. 4, p. 583.Cawley, Charles, Medieval Lands: a Prosopography of Medieval European Noble and Royal Families, (Hereford, UK: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, 2006), chap. 3, B. Kings of Scotland...White, Graeme. Bohun, Humphrey de (b. before 1144, d. 1181). In Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (ODNB). United Kingdom: Oxford University Press (2012), citing,...- Female
Margaret of Huntingdon (1145–1201) was a Scottish noblewoman. Two of her brothers, Malcolm IV and William I were Scottish kings. She was the wife of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany and the mother of Constance, Duchess of Brittany . [1]
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Margaret of Nevers (French: Marguerite; December 1393 – February 1442), also known as Margaret of Burgundy, was Dauphine of France and Duchess of Guyenne as the daughter-in-law of King Charles VI of France.
