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	ipedia.com: Anna, Duchess of Brittany Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Anna of Brittany was Duchess of Brittany between 1488 to her death and the last ruler of the independent Brittany.
		Anna of Brittany (in French Anne de Bretagne) (January 25 1477 –; January 9 1514) was Duchess of Brittany between 1488 to her death and the last ruler of the independent Brittany.
		Renée of Valois, Duchess of Chartres (1510-1575), married Hercule d'Este Duke of Modena
	www.ipedia.com /anna__duchess_of_brittany.html (316 words)

	eLibrary Project : Brittany (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Brittany occupies a large peninsula in the northwest of France, lying between the English Channel to the north and the Bay of Biscay to the south.
		In 2004 the population of Brittany is estimated at 4,200,000 inhabitants.
		The Anna, Duchess of Brittany,Duchess Anne was the last independent ruler of the List of extinct states,duchy as she was ultimately obliged to marry Louis XII of France.
	elibraryproject.com /info/Brittany.html (2399 words)

	Duchy of Brittany (1188-1532) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The coat of arms of Brittany (herminois plain) was the emblem of the duchy.
		The Army of Brittany during the 1870 war used the coat of arms of the duchy on a white field.
		The Duchess thus adopted arms with the coat of the ermine with ermine spots, which may have originated from ermine tails.
	www.flagquest.com /FOTW/flags/fr-bz-du.html (694 words)

	ANNE OF FRANCE - LoveToKnow Article on ANNE OF FRANCE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		She was scarcely m~ elve years old when she succeeded her father as duchess on ne e 9th of September 1488.
		The two sovereigns made a reciprocal arrangement lef to their rights and pretensions to the crown of Brittany, but G~ the event of Charles predeceasing her, Anne undertook to marry~ of e heir to the throne.
		Pa ~e marriage contract was ostensibly directed in favor of the Ju dependence of Brittany, for it declared that Brittany should cert to the second son or to the eldest daughter of the two vereigns, and, failing issue, to the natural heirs of the duchess.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AN/ANNE_OF_FRANCE.htm (1690 words)

	Buells and their Relations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Anna Ivanovna Empress of Russia was born in 1693.
		Anna of Rostow Parents: Constantine III Prince of Rostow and Maria of Moscow.
		Anna Olofsdotter was born in 1495 in Borgholm, Oland, Sweden.
	www.familyorigins.com /users/b/u/e/Matthew-J-Buell/FAMO2-0001/d13.htm (1396 words)

	Women in power 1500-1540
		Her mother, Duchess Anne of Bretagne, who had always fought fiercely to keep the state independent of the French crown, tried to will the duchy to Renée, but her father King Louis XII ignored this and instead granted Brittany to his successor, the husband of her sister, Francis I, King of France.
		Anna, who had been elected to the office when she was scarcely thirteen years old, introduced Lutheranism in all the houses under her jurisdiction.
		Anna II was daughter of Botho III von Stolberg and Countess Anna von Eppenstein, and lived (1504-74).
	www.guide2womenleaders.com /womeninpower/Womeninpower1500.htm (8377 words)

	SurLaLune Fairy Tales: Modern Interpretations of Sleeping Beauty
		Monsieur de Boulingrin dearly loved the Duchess of Cicogne, wife of the ambassador to Vienna, first lady-in-waiting to the Queen, who belonged to the highest aristocracy of the realm; a witty woman, somewhat lean, and a trifle close, who was losing her income, her estates, and her very chemise at faro.
		During the time which the Duchess yearly spent on her estate, Monsieur de Boulingrin used to stay in an old pigeon-house, separated from his friend's chateau by a sunken road, which skirted a marsh, where by night the frogs among the reeds tuned their diligent voices.
		The Duchess of Cicogne climbed the secret staircase to the chambers of her old friend, whom she found in his night-cap, smiling, for he was reading La Fiancée du roi de Garbe.
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	Marcus Antonius to Maite - tobg99.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Henri married Marie, Princess of France daughter of Louis VII, King of France and Eleanore, Duchess of Aquitaine in 1164 in France.
		Thibaud married Alix (Alice) of France daughter of Louis VII, King of France and Eleanore, Duchess of Aquitaine in 1165.
		Hawise married (1) John "Lackland", King of England son of Henry II "Curtmantle", King of England and Eleanore, Duchess of Aquitaine on 29 Aug 1189 in Marlborough Castle, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.
	www.bradleyfoundation.org /Maite/marcus/tobg99.htm (1083 words)

	Robert DRAKE - Margaret of DREUX
		Anne of Brittany of DREUX, Duchess of Brittany
		Ancestors of Anne of Brittany of DREUX, Duchess of Brittany
		Descendents of Anne of Brittany of DREUX, Duchess of Brittany
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	Arthurian Biographies: Ambrosius Aurelianus
		Geoffrey of Monmouth, Ygerna or Igraine (Eigr in Welsh) was the Duchess of Cornwall, ravishing wife of
		She was the daughter of Amlawdd Wledig (the Imperator), a member of a younger branch of the Royal House of Dumnonia.
		Elaine, (Anna) Morgause and, perhaps mistakenly, Morgan; sons Gormant and, mistakenly, Cador.
	www.britannia.com /history/biographies/ygerna.html (162 words)

	Francis II, Duke of Brittany - Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Brittany's prime-minister Monsieur de Landois was an oppressive and corrupt man and his actions caused a major open revolt.
		Unable to get help from Brittany's traditional allies, the English (by then Richard III of England was having enough of his own problems – see Wars of the Roses), Francis saw his duchy ravaged and Landois hanged by the infuriated people in what is known as the Mad War (La Guerre Folle).
		In July 28 Brittany was defeated in the battle of Saint Aubin de Cormier.
	www.grohol.com /psypsych/Francis_II_of_Brittany (527 words)

	Anne of Brittany (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Anne of Brittany (January 25, 1477 – 9 January 1514), was also known as Anna of Brittany and Anne de Bretagne.
		Anne was born in Nantes, France on January 25, 1477 and was the daughter of Francis II, Duke of Brittany and Margaret of Foix.
		Her death signified the end of the duchy of Brittany being independent of the French throne and from 1514 the title was only conferred on french princes.
	www.plantagenetorganization.com /plant/PS51_268.HTML (846 words)

	Duchess
		1577 Anna, duchess of Saxon/wife of prince Willem of Orange, dies at 32
		1561 Willem of Orange marries duchess Anna of Saxon
		1544 Anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange, 1561-71
	www.brainyhistory.com /topics/d/duchess.html (522 words)

	Duchy of Brittany (1188-1532)
		According to legend, a Xth-century Breton duke was inspired to resist and defeat Viking raiders when he saw an ermine which was being chased by a fox suddenly turn and attack the larger animal.
		A legend says that duchess Ann of Brittany saw a white ermine that prefered to die than to spoil its beautiful white coat in the mud.
		In Brittany, we usually say that duchess Ann, Anne de Bretagne / Anna Vreizh, saw a ermine chased by hunters and this ermine stopped, refused to cross a pool and prefered to die.
	www.fotw.net /flags/fr-bz-du.html (1180 words)

	Anne of Brittany - Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The ducal house of Dreux, rulers of Brittany since their ancestress Duchess Constance (1203), was going extinct: Francis seemed to be the last male.
		Charles VIII, King of France, fearful of Brittany falling under foreign control, invaded Brittany in 1491 and forced Anne to break her marriage and marry him on 6 December at the Château de Langeais, causing Brittany to come under French control.
		This caused an enormous disruption in the internal politics of Brittany because Anne was then only eleven years old and still single, which meant that several Breton factions were able to struggle for control of the duchy.
	psychcentral.com /wiki/Anne,_Duchess_of_Brittany (747 words)

	"A" Famous People
		Anna Amalia (1739-1807) Duchess of Saxe-Weimar and notable patron of German literature.
		Anna Ivanovna (1693-1740) Tsarina of Russia from 1730...
		Anna Paulowna of Russia (1795-1865) Queen of the Netherlands, born in St Petersburg, Russia...
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	Noble Ancestry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Roger la Zouche, brother of Alan [1], later acquired possessed of Alan’s lands in Brittany and England. He fought in France and later in Ireland for Henry III, often served as a royal messenger, and witnessed Henry’s confirmation of the Magna Carta at Westminster in 1236/7. He married Margaret (family unknown) in 1220.
		Richard and his forces successfully gained control of all of Leinster and beyound, later giving control of a major part to Henry II in exchange for recognition of Richard's lordship of Leinster [13].
		Richard, Lord St. Maur and Lovel (of Castle Cary) was a commissioner to guard the ports and coasts of Devon; commanded an expedition ot Brittany; was Commissioner of the Peace in Somerset and devon, knighted by 1382.
	my.glasscity.net /~hwaller/Noble.htm (4488 words)

	Encyclopedia: 1514
		January 9 - Anne of Brittany, queen of Charles VIII of France (born 1477)
		Court of the Ladies of Queen Anne of Brittany, Miniature representing this lady weeping on account of the absence of her husband during the Italian war.
		Charles VIII of France (June 30, 1470–April 7, 1498; French: Charles VIII de France), nicknamed the Affable (lAffable), was King of France from 1483 to his death.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1514 (1748 words)

	duchess - definition of duchess by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
		In the middle was the Duchess of Devenham, erect, stately, and with a figure which was still irreproachable notwithstanding her white hair.
		Opposite was the Duchess of Harley, a lady of admirable good-nature and good temper, much liked by every one who knew her, and of those ample architectural proportions that in women who are not duchesses are described by contemporary historians as stoutness.
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	dict.thefreelibrary.com /Duchess (254 words)

	Ancestors of Eugene Ashton ANDREW & Anna Louise HANISH Duchess Constance BRITTANY ANDREW ANGERMUELLER HANISH STRUDELL ...
		p103: "In 1171 [Henry's] third son Geoffrey was married to Constance, the heiress of Brittany, and assumed the title of duke of that rugged corner of France, with its rocky shores and tumultuous streams, jutting out between the Sleeve (as the French always called the Channel)and the Bay of Biscay.
		He made a point of winningthe friendship of the three remaining sons of the English King and became particularly close to Geoffrey, the Duke of Brittany.
		(Duke Geoffrey England BRITTANY was born on 23 Sep 1158 in,, England, died on 19 Aug 1186 in Tournament, Paris, Seine, France and was buried in Notre Dame, Paris, Seine, France.)
	www.geneal.net /1245.htm (1317 words)

	My Family Line
		Children were: HERMENGARDE OF, DUCHESS OF BRETAGNE ANJOU.
		GRAND DUCHESS OF KIEV ANNA was born about 1021 in Kiev, Russia.
		INGEGARD, PRINCESS OF SWEDEN ANNA was born in 1000.
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	1477 - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		November 18 - William Caxton produces "Dictes or Sayengis of the Philosophres", the first English book printed on a printing press.
		January 25 - Anna, Duchess of Brittany, queen of Charles VIII of France (d.
		Lambert Simnel, Pretender to the throne of England (estimated date)
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/1477 (186 words)

	I6458: Alice (ABT 1482 - AFT 1564) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		While they were thus detained in Holland, Johannes Conrad married Anna, daughter of Rev. Moritz Goetschi.
		[--rmww comment--Johannes and Anna were actually married at Neiweid, Germany, (on the Rhine river) along with two other couples, according to a chronicle of the journey published by the Pennsylvania-German Society, in a Chapter entitled "The Ministry of John Henry Goetschy", that also includes the ship Mercury (1735) passenger lists.
		After a long and perilous passage of twelve weeks, they landed at Philadelphia, where Goetschi, who had been ill during the voyage, was attacked with a serious malady, which quickly terminated his life.
	millennium.fortunecity.com /kermit/354/rmwwanc/g0000104.html (2742 words)

	The Abbé and the Great World by Louis Auchincloss
		Hostesses would instruct their servants to clean or repair his worn hat and gloves and umbrella when they were left in the coatroom, for he never seemed to give a thought to his own appearance.
		The poet Anna de Noailles suggested there was an element of coquetry in his shabbiness.
		But the writer whose work the Abbé preferred to that of all others, whom he would have most loved to have known and to whose château in Brittany he made reverent periodic pilgrimages, was François-René, Vicomte de Chateaubriand.
	www.newcriterion.com /archive/13/feb95/abbe.htm (2758 words)

	Selected Families/Individuals - pafg55 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		She married Robert "Bossu" [twin] De Beaumont 2nd Earl of Leicester after Nov 1120 in Brittany, France.
		He married Anna Agnesa Yaroslavna Grand Duchess of Kiev on 19 May 1051 in,,, France.
		Anna Agnesa Yaroslavna Grand Duchess of Kiev [Parents] was born in 1036 in Of, Kiev,, Ukraine.
	members.cox.net /dhess5/pafg55.htm (820 words)

	Branches and Leaves: Matilda of Scotland \| ACO GENEALOGY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Earl of Bretagne, Earl of Richmond, Duke of Brittany.
		She was the daughter of Louis VII the Younger of France and Eleanor of Aquitaine, Duchess of Aquitaine.
		She married JOHN OF DREUX IV of Montfort, the Fifth Duke of Brittany.
	www.ancuairt.org /genealogy/matilda.htm (5412 words)

	[No title]
		Gilbert died 25 Oct 1230, Penros, Brittany, FRA.
		Eleanor Alia-Aenor, Princess Duchess (see same person above in generation 26) #19914 b.
		Anna Agnesa, Grand Duchess of Kiev #23504 b.
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	My Family
		Children were: Lydia BULL, Rachel BULL, Nehemiah BULL, Ruth BULL, Patience BULL, Phebe BULL, John BULL, Abigail BULL, Anna BULL, Joseph BULL jr.
		Parents: Duke Richard II of Normandy 4th and Judith of Brittany.
		In the 8th year of his reign, curiosity or devotion induced him to undertake a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, where the fatiges of the journey and the heat of the climate so impared his consitution he died on his way home.
	www.stevemix.esmartweb.com /d9.htm (429 words)

	Eric Peterson's Genealogy - pafg87 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		He died on 4 Aug 1060 in Vitry, Brie,, France and was buried in Abbaye De St Denis, St Denis, France.
		Henri I FRANCE married Anna Agnesa (Grand Duchess Of Kiev) YAROSLAVNA on 19 May 1051 in,,, France.
		was born before 1011 in, Of, Brittany, France.
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