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- Gilles of Brittany (1420 – 25 April 1450) was a Breton prince and Lord of Chantocé. He was the son of John V of Brittany and Joan of France, and the younger brother of the dukes Francis I and Peter II.
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Gilles of Brittany (1420 – 25 April 1450) was a Breton prince and Lord of Chantocé. He was the son of John V of Brittany and Joan of France, and the younger brother of the dukes Francis I and Peter II.
Francis I, Duke of Brittany (11 May 1414 – 17 July 1450) Catherine (1416 – aft. 1421) Peter II, Duke of Brittany (7 July 1418 – 22 September 1457) Gilles of Brittany (1420 – 24 April 1450), Lord of Chantocé; Succession. John V died in 1442 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Francis, as Duke of Brittany. Ancestry
- 1 November 1399 – 29 August 1442
- Joan of Navarre
Gilles de Rais (c. 1405 – 26 October 1440), Baron de Rais, was a knight and lord from Brittany, Anjou and Poitou, a leader in the French army during the Hundred Years' War, and a companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc. He is best known for his reputation and later conviction as a confessed serial killer of children.
Jun 11, 2018 · Gilles de Rais (1404-1440) Lord of Rais (or Retz) and marshal of France, the "Blue-beard" of nursery legends, and a famous sorcerer. He was born Gilles de Laval in September or October 1404 at Machecoul to one of the most outstanding families of Brittany.
Gilles de Rais. (15th Century French Serial Killer of Children) Gilles de Retz or Gilles de Rais, a member of the ‘House of Montmorency-Laval’, was a lord and knight of Anjou, Poitou and Brittany who later became infamous as a serial killer of children. He was a commander in the Royal Army and fought wars of Brittany and Anjou thereafter ...
Jun 15, 2012 · Gilles de Rais, a horrific mystery. Gilles de Rais was a Knight of Brittany, a Marshal of France, Baron of Retz and Lord of a dozen other places in the Western France. Born Gilles de Montmorency-Laval in 1404-1405 in Machecoul ( Brittany ), he inherited a high-place in the French hierarchy.
Jun 29, 2015 · In recognition of his contributions at Orleans, Gilles de Rais was one of the lords who carried the sacred oils to anoint the king, and he was also named Marshall of France – the pre-eminent soldier in Charles’ armies. Gilles was at the peak of his success, but sadly the only way to go was down.
