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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Alan IV, Duke of Brittany (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Alan IV of Cornwall (died 1119) was duke of Brittany, from 1084 to 1112.
		BERNARD I DUKE OF SAXONY and HILDEGARDE OF STADE.
		BERNARD I DUKE OF SAXONY, Schwanhilde OF SAXONY.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Alan-IV%2C-Duke-of-Brittany (778 words)

	Earls and dukes of Richmond - LoveToKnow 1911
		From 1414 to 1435 the earldom of Richmond was held by John Plantagenet, duke of Bedford, and in 1453 it was conferred on Edmund Tudor, uterine brother to King Henry VI., whose.
		His son Charles, 2nd duke (1701-1750), added to the titles he inherited from his father that of duke of Aubigny in France, to which he succeeded in 1 734 on the death of his grandmother the duchess of Portsmouth; and all these honours are still held by his descendant the present duke of Richmond.
		The 2nd duke, by his marriage with Sarah, daughter of the 1st Earl Cadogan, was father of Lady Caroline Lennox, who eloped with Henry Fox, and was the mother of Charles James Fox, and of the beautiful Lady Sarah Lennox (1745-1826) with whom George III.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Earls_and_dukes_of_Richmond (1549 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Conan II, Duke of Brittany (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Conan II of Rennes (died 1066) was duke of Brittany, from 1040 to his death.
		Conan faced numerous threats to the duchy of Brittany, including revolts from his nobles and attacks by William, duke of Normandy, afterwards king of England.
		Conan I (Le Torte), 927-992, duke of Brittany and of Rennes.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Conan-II,-Duke-of-Brittany (237 words)

	Arthur I - LoveToKnow 1911
		ARTHUR I. (1187-1203), duke of Brittany, was the posthumous son of Geoffrey, the fourth son of Henry II.
		of England, and Constance, heiress of Conan IV., duke of Brittany.
		Constance profited by his absence by governing the duchy, and in 1194 she had Arthur proclaimed duke of Brittany by an assembly of barons and bishops.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Arthur_I (326 words)

	Wikinfo \| Conan
		Conan I (Le Torte), 927-992, duke of Brittany and of Rennes.
		Conan II (Le Petit), 1128-1171, duke of Brittany.
		Conan III (Le Gros) 1096-1148, duke of Brittany.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Conan (387 words)

	Legends and Romances of Brittany: Chapter I: The Land, the People and their Story
		The Brittany of to-day corresponds to the departments of Finistère, Côtes-du-Nord, Morbihan, Ille-et-Vilaine, and Loire-Inférieure.
		But with this exception Brittany is a country of bleak shores and grey seas, barren moorland and dreary horizons, such a land as legend loves, such a region, cut off and isolated from the highways of humanity, as the discarded genii of ancient faiths might seek as a last stronghold.
		Duke Alain declared the paternity of his ward doubtful and favoured that party which desired to set him aside from the succession; but after the defeat of his faction at Val-ès-Dunes he died, apparently of poison, doubtless administered by the contrivance of the friends of William.
	www.sacred-texts.com /neu/celt/lrb/lrb04.htm (5123 words)

	Ralph de Guader at AllExperts
		In 1065 he was with Conan* II, Duke of Brittany when he besieged Thiwallon, Lord of Dol, in the castle of Combour.
		In 1076, having plotted against Duke Hoel of Brittany, he was besieged at Dol, and the Conqueror came to Hoel's aid; but Ralph finally made his peace.
		In 1089 he attested the judgment in a dispute between the monks of Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine and the chaplains of the Duke of Brittany.
	en.allexperts.com /e/r/ra/ralph_de_guader.htm (794 words)

	Duke of Brittany - Wikipedia Mirror US (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Anne of Brittany was first attempted to get married to Habsburgs, in order to avoid French central government's yoke, but she found herself instead married in turn to two kings of France.
		Instead, the Duke of Mercoeur, royal governor of Brittany, declared independence in name of his own underage son Nicolas de Lorraine-Mercoeur who through maternal ancestry was the direct primogenitural heir of Duchess Joanna, that of Penthievre branch, wife of Charles the Lameof Blois.
		Conan IV the Younger, son of Bertha and Alan of Richmond.
	www.wiki-mirror.us /index.php/Duke_of_Brittany (1190 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In 1488, at the death of the last male duke Francis II, the head of the Penthievre family was Jean de Brosse (died 1502), grandson of Nicole de Blois the aforementioned, and he asserted their claim to the duchy, but Francis' daughter Anne however succeeded.
		Duchess Anne of Brittany was first attempted to get married to Habsburgs, in order to avoid French central government's yoke, but she found herself instead married in turn to two kings of France.
		Conan IV the Younger, son of Bertha and Alan the Black, Earl of PenthiÃ¨vre, 1st Earl of Richmond.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Duchy_of_Brittany (1422 words)

	Conan I, Duke of Brittany - Definition, explanation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Conan I of Rennes (927 - June 27 992), was count of Rennes and duke of Brittany, from 990 to his death.
		He became ruler of Brittany after a period of civil and political unrest, through his father, Judicael Berenguer, count of Rennes and great-grandson of Duke of Brittany.
		Conan died in battle and is buried in Mont St Michel Abbey.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/c/co/conan_i__duke_of_brittany.php (144 words)

	people, Irish, ConÃ¡n, little, first, Saxon, Fionn, Doyle, Britons - Conan
		Conan is the anglicized version of the Gaelic male name ConÃ¡n, which means "little wolf" or "little hound", derived from cÃº (grammatically changed to "con"), meaning hound or wolf, and the diminutive suffix Ã¡n.
		* Conan I (Le Torte), 927-992, duke of Brittany and of Rennes.
		One of Conan's descendants will be a "huge boar" that fights in Gaul and is feared by the Africans and the Arabs.
	www.alphasearch.org /Conan.html (511 words)

	Conan
		Conan the Barbarian is a literary character created by Robert E. Howard in a series of fantasy stories published in Weird Tales in the 1930s.
		Conan: The Boy in Future is a 26 episodes anime series by Hayao Miyazaki first aired in April 1978.
		Conan is a commune of the Loir-et-Cher d©partement in France.
	www.sfcrowsnest.com /scifinder/a/Conan.php (455 words)

	Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany - Definition, explanation
		Geoffrey was the fourth son of King Henry II of England and Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine.
		Geoffrey withdrew to Paris and the court of King Philip II of France, who became his friend and made him the suzerain of France, largely to annoy King Henry.
		Arthur of Brittany fought his uncle John for the throne and was subsequently murdered.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/g/ge/geoffrey_ii__duke_of_brittany.php (552 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		Alan III of Rennes (997–October 1 1040) was duke of Brittany, from 1008 to his death.
		He was son of Duke Geoffrey I and Hawise of Normandy.
		Emma of Brittany who was wife of Robert de Bruges and mother of Robert de Brusse is also considered a daughter of Alan III.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Alan_III,_Duke_of_Brittany (123 words)

	Conan IV, Duke of Brittany at AllExperts
		Conan IV (1138 – February 20 1171) was duke of Brittany, from 1156 to his death.
		In 1156, Hoel was expelled and Conan was successful in wresting control of the Duchy from his stepfather Eudes.
		To sustain the unrest, the duke appealed to the help of Henry, who, in return, demanded the engagement of Conan's only daughter and heiress Constance with his son Geoffrey Plantagenet.
	en.allexperts.com /e/c/co/conan_iv,_duke_of_brittany.htm (267 words)

	Breton History 2 Yan Kraffe & Friends (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Geoffroi II son of Henry II, duke of Brittany.
		John of Montfort is recognised duke of Brittany by the peace of Guérande (John IV).
		The duke recognises to have the homage liege to the king of France and authorises the call of justice courses to the Parliament of Paris.
	www.kraffe.org /kraffe/breton/hisbret.html (1328 words)

	Conan II, Duke of Brittany information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		He was son of Duke Alan III and Bertha of Blois.
		Brittany was ruled by his uncle Eudes of Brittany in the first twenty years as duke.
		Conan promptly informed the duke that he would definitely take the opportunity to invade the latter's duchy.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Conan_II,_Duke_of_Brittany (206 words)

	Flanders, Brittany, Burgundy, Anjou, Normandy, Blois, Champagne, Toulouse, etc.
		Joanna's first husband, Ferrand, son of King Sancho I of Portugal, was captured by King Philip II of France in the defeat of Emperor Otto IV at the battle of Bouvines in 1214.
		Dukes of Gascony, 768-1038 AD The culture of the South of France in the 12th century is one of the first signs of the revival of civilization in Francia after the "second Dark Age" of the 9th and 10th centuries.
		Duke William V had three wives, and subsequent Dukes were descendants of William VIII, son of William V and Agnes of Burgundy.
	www.friesian.com /flanders.htm (10857 words)

	Anjou (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		She md William II of Provence, Count of Provence, abt 965, son of Boso II, Count of Avignon and Arles, and Constance of Provence.
		She md Alan IV "Fergent", Duke of Brittany, abt 1083, France, son of Hoel of Cornouaille, Duke of Brittany, and Hawise of Brittany.
		She md Thierry of Lorraine, Count of Flanders, 1131, son of Thierry II, Duke of Lorraine, and Gertrude of Flanders.
	www.geneajourney.com /anjou.html (523 words)

	Ancestors and Family of Conan I the Crooked of Brittany
		Conan viser seg først i 990 som greve av Rennes.
		Conan became ruler of Brittany after a period of civil and political unrest, through his father, Judicael Berenguer, count of Rennes and great-grandson of Duke of Brittany.
		Conan married Ermengard of Anjou, daughter of Geoffroy I Grisegonelle d' Anjou and Adele of Troyes, circa 980.
	nygaard.howards.net /files/3037.htm (159 words)

	Brittany (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In 1316, Duke Jean III adopted the plain hermine as his banner of arms In 1532, France annexed Brittany, which became an autonomous province.
		Conan may well have met up with her in Rome, and the two were married by Pope Cyriacus.
		He defeated Charles II of Navarre at Cocherel, was captured by the English at Auray, ransomed by Charles V, captained the Free Companies (bandit mercenaries) and allied himself with Henry of Trastamara in Spain against Peter the Cruel.
	www.britt-gwenn-ha-du.com /breton_history.htm (2095 words)

	BRITTANY
		GEOFFREY I 992-1008, ALAIN III 1008-1040, EUDES I 1040-1057, CONAN II 1057-1066.
		[26], suggests that the mother of Duke Salomon was the sister of Nominoë Duke of Brittany, assuming that "consobrinus" should be interpreted in its strict sense. m
		CONAN de Penthièvre, son of ALAIN Earl of Richmond and his wife Berthe heiress of Brittany ([1138]-20 Feb 1171). The Chronicæ Sancti Albini names "Conanus junior, comes Britanniæ, Alani comitis filius et Berta mater eius comitissa" when recording his death
	fmg.ac /Projects/MedLands/BRITTANY.htm (4187 words)

	Ermengarde d'Anjou (wife of Conan I de Rennes)
		The Cronicle of S. Florent says that Geoffrey was son of Conan by a sister of Foulques [Lobineau (1707), 2: 85].
		The Angevin genealogical collection states that Judith, wife of Richard of Normandy, was the daughter of Conan by his wife Ermengarde, daughter of Geoffroy of Anjou [Poupardin (1900), 208].
		The following children of Conan are not directly documented as children of Ermengarde, but they could be her children.
	sbaldw.home.mindspring.com /hproject/prov/ermen000.htm (414 words)

	Conan I de Rennes, count of Brittany
		Conan lost his life at the second Battle of Conquereuil in 992 against count Fulk III Nerra of Anjou [Chron.
		Although Conan's injury in battle is verified elsewhere [R. Glaber ii, 3 (p.32); Gest Com andegav], it is difficult to accept the account of the battle as reliable in its details.
		The Breton [historian] --- du Paz is the evident source (followed by numerous secondary sources) for the statement that Conan had a son Juthael, count of Porhoët, the claimed father of viscount Guethenoc, who witnessed a charter of duke Geoffroy I (d.
	sbaldw.home.mindspring.com /hproject/prov/conan000.htm (859 words)

	Normandy and Brittany: French feudal coins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Son of John IV of Montfort, 5th duc of Brittany and Joan of Navarre.
		He is called "Wise," perhaps because of the nimbleness with which he balanced the needs of Brittany, strategically located between England and France during the 100 Years War.
		He supported both sides at different times, first inclined to the English position and subsequently to the French position, as Charles VII became ascendent in the conflict.
	home.eckerd.edu /~oberhot/feud-brittany.htm (209 words)

	Arthur of Brittany
		Arthur of Brittany, born in 1187, was the son of Geoffrey Duke of Brittany and Constance, daughter of Conan of Brittany.
		The couple had two children, Arthur and Eleanor, also called the Pearl of Brittany for her great beauty.Through his father then, Arthur was the grandson of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
		None of Henry II's boys were especially sentimental when it came to blood relations; they had, after all, all rebelled against their father.
	www.ancientworlds.net /aw/Post/93340 (752 words)

	Europe - List Of State Leaders In 1042 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Duchy of Burgundy Burgundy (duchy) - Robert I, Duke of Burgundy Robert I, Duke of Burgundy (1032- 1076)
		Montferrat - Otto II of Montferrat, marquis of Montferrat (1017- 1084)
		Saxony - Bernard II, Duke of Saxony Bernard II, Rulers of Saxony Duke of Saxony (1011- 1059)
	mywebpage.netscape.com /Aaronrogers2136/list-of-state-leaders-in-1042/europe.html (768 words)

	descendants of Nominoe of Brittany (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Geoffrey of_Brittany [13920] ---- duke of Brittany b.ca.980 d.1008 Hawise of_Normandy [3517] ------- natural daughter of Richard I, duke of Normandy countess of Rennes b.ca.977 m.ca.997 wife of Geoffrey, duke of Brittany d.21_Feb_1034
		Conan IV of_Brittany [13937] ---- duke of Brittany earl of Richmond d.1171 Margaret of_Huntingdon ---------- [5411] m.1160 wife of Conan IV, duke of Brittany m.____ wife of Humphrey IV de Bohun
		Conan III of_Brittany ----------- [13946] duke of Brittany d.1148 Maud of_England [3035] ---------- natural daughter of king Henry I m.
	www.hdhdata.org /roots/d0420.shtml (960 words)

	The REH Forum > Conan Was A Coward
		Dec 4 2005, 04:53 AM There was also another Conan, namely, mac Morna, who was big and bald, and unwieldy in manly exercises, but whose tongue was bitter and scurrilous; no high or brave thing was done that Conan the Bald did not mock and belittle.
		* Conan I (Le Torte), 927-992, duke of Brittany and of Rennes.
		* Conan II (Le Petit), 1128-1171, duke of Brittany.
	www.conan.com /invboard/lofiversion/index.php?t2428.html (1928 words)

	Amazon.com: "Duke of Brittany": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The assassin was Peter de Craon, cousin of John IV., Duke of Brittany.
		On the other side the Duke of Brittany travailed therein, to the end the whole honour thereof might redound to him.
		The Duke of Brittany sent to beg for a confirmation of the earldom of Richmond.
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Duke-of-Brittany (635 words)

	Judith of Brittany
		Judith's father was Duke Conan I of Brittany and her mother was Ermengarde de Anjou.
		Her paternal grandparents were Count Juhel Beranger of Rennes and Gerberge; her maternal grandparents were Geoffrey I "Grisgonelle" de Anjou and Adelaide de Vermandois.
		View the entire genealogy report of of Brittany families, or surname index of of Brittany pedigrees or report summary of of Brittany heritage from "Families of Webster, Bachman, Van Valkenburg, McCall, etc.".
	xpda.com /family/ofBrittany-Judith-ind00962.htm (129 words)

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