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Miniature attributed to Jean Perréal, circa 1508. Anne of Brittany was the object of representations very early on. The royal propaganda of Charles VIII and, later on, of Louis XII idealized her as a symbol of the perfect queen, on the union between the kingdom and the duchy, and of the return to peace. Maximilian 's Austria having been ...
Anne Of Brittany (born Jan. 25, 1477, Nantes, Fr.—died Jan. 9, 1514, Blois) was the duchess of Brittany and twice queen consort of France, who devoted her life to safeguarding the autonomy of Brittany within the kingdom of France. Daughter of Duke Francis II of Brittany and Margaret of Foix, Anne succeeded to her father’s duchy on Sept. 9 ...
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Portrait of Anne of Brittany, Queen of Louis XII, after a miniature by Bourdichon; seen half-length, turned to the left, kneeling with hands joined in prayer, looking ahead, an illustrated manuscript open on a covered table in front of her, wearing a coif, necklace and gown with hanging sleeves, a landscape with mountains and a river in the background; illustration to Dibdin's 'A ...
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Jan 9, 2014 · Anne of Brittany was a distant relative of Katherine of Aragon: Anne’s maternal great-grandfather, John II King of Navarre and Aragon, was also Katherine of Aragon’s grandfather. In 1481, Anne was promised to the English heir Prince Edward, son of Edward IV, or should he die, to his little brother.
Oct 18, 2021 · Anne de Bretagne (1477-1514) was destined from birth to be a symbol of Brittany’s struggle for independence, even once the struggle had been lost. She was born in the fairy-tale Château des Ducs de Bretagne in Nantes. The castle, surrounded by its moat and topped off with battlements, has been carefully preserved and now contains a modern ...
Portrait of Anne of Brittany, Queen of Louis XII, after a miniature by Bourdichon; seen half-length, turned to the left, kneeling with hands joined in prayer, looking ahead, an illustrated manuscript open on a covered table in front of her, wearing a coif, necklace and gown with hanging sleeves, a landscape with mountains and a river in the background; with scratched engraver's name only ...
