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Arthur II (25 July 1261 – 27 August 1312), of the House of Dreux, was Duke of Brittany from 1305 to his death. He was the first son of John II and Beatrice, daughter of Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence. [1] After he inherited the ducal throne, his brother John became Earl of Richmond. [a]
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Arthur died at Château de l'Isle in Saint Denis en Val and was interred in a marble tomb of the cordeliers of Vannes. The tomb was vandalised during the French Revolution, but later repaired and is on display today. Arthur II, of the House of Dreux, was Duke of Brittany from 1305 to his death. He was the first son of John II and Beatrice ...
The Duchy of Brittany ( Breton: Dugelezh Breizh, [dyˈɡɛːlɛs ˈbrɛjs]; French: Duché de Bretagne) was a medieval feudal state that existed between approximately 939 [a] and 1547. [b] Its territory covered the northwestern peninsula of Europe, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the English Channel to the north.
Arthur II (born 1262—died 1312, Château de l’Isle, near La Roche-Bernard, Brittany) was the duke of Brittany (1305–12), son of John II and Beatrice of England. By successive marriages before his accession, he acquired the viscounty of Limoges (1275) and the county of Montfort-l’Amaury (1292). During his short reign, the war between ...
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