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Eleanor of Brittany, known as the Fair Maid of Brittany, was born circa 1184, the first born child of Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany, (fourth son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine) and his wife Constance of Brittany (daughter and heiress of Conan IV of Brittany and Margaret of Huntingdon). Two siblings, Matilda (born in 1185, died in infancy ...
Geoffrey I, Duke I of Rennes (980 - November 20, 1008) was the self-styled duke of Brittany, from 992 to his death.* Geoffrey was the oldest son of Duke Conan I and Ermengarde-Gerberga of Anjou. When Geoffrey succeeded to Brittany he had several problems; Blois was encroaching on his territory, Vikings were threatening his shores and Anjou was ...
Mother. Margaret of Huntingdon. Constance ( Breton: Konstanza; c. 1161 – c. 5 September 1201) was Duchess of Brittany from 1166 to her death in 1201 [1] and Countess of Richmond from 1171 to 1201. [a] Constance was the daughter of Duke Conan IV by his wife, Margaret of Huntingdon, a sister of the Scottish kings Malcolm IV and William I .
Geoffrey I (c. 980 – 20 November 1008), also known as Geoffrey of Rennes and Geoffrey Berengar, was the eldest son of Duke Conan I of Brittany. He was Count of Rennes (ruler of the Romano-Frankish civitas of Rennes), by right of succession. In 992 he assumed the title of Duke of Brittany, which had long been an independent state, but he had little control over much of Lower Brittany.
Olivier (1404–1433), son of John - lost the countship and the rights of Penthièvre to the duke of Brittany after attempting his imprisonment and presumed overthrow in 1420. John II (1433–1454), second son of John - some aspects of Penthièvre were restored. Nicole (1454–1479), granddaughter of John through his third son, Charles.
Geoffrey II (Breton: Jafrez; Latin: Galfridus, Anglo-Norman: Geoffroy; 23 September 1158 – 19 August 1186) was Duke of Brittany and 3rd Earl of Richmond between 1181 and 1186, through his marriage with the heiress Constance. Geoffrey was the fourth of five sons of Henry II of England and Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine.
Feb 24, 2013 · An earlier Duke Geoffrey of Brittany (died 1008) was an ancestor of Duke Conan IV and thus of Arthur and his sister Eleanor (called the Fair Maid of Brittany). Constance was called Konstanza Penture in Breton; her mother was Margaret of Huntingdon (cue the Robin Hood legend), and through her father Constance was the Lady of Richmond.