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 Breton War of Succession - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the middle of the 14th century, Brittany was ruled by the House of Dreux.
Duke Arthur II of Dreux married twice, first to Mary of Limoges (1260-1291), then to Yolande of Dreux, countess of Montfort (1263-1322) and widow of king Alexander III of Scotland.
Joanna and Charles of Blois became dukes of Brittany.
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 World War 1 and 2 - Joanna of Flanders
Joanna of Flanders (1295 - 1374) was consort Duchess of Brittany by her marriage to John IV, Duke of Brittany.
She was daughter of Louis, Count of Nevers and Rethel and sister of Count Louis I of Flanders.
When her husband died in 1345 in the midst of the Breton War of Succession, she took arms to protect the rights of her son John V, Duke of Brittany against the party led by Charles of Blois and Joanna of Dreux.
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 Joanna of Dreux   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Joanna of Dreux (in French Jeanne de Dreux, la Boiteuse) (1319 - 1384) was countess of Penthievre and nominal Duchess of Brittany during the Breton War of Succession.
Joanna was the only daughter of Guy de Dreux, count of Penthievre,niece and heiress of duke John III deDreux.
However, John of Dreux, born from the second marriage of duke Arthur II to Yolande de Montfort, did notagree of let go his own rights.
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 John IV, Duke of Brittany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He was son of Duke Arthur II and Yolande de Dreux, countess of Montfort, his second wife.
When his half-brother, duke John III, died with no male heirs in 1341, John decided to fight the rights of his niece Joanna of Dreux and her husband Charles of Blois to the duchy of Brittany.
John IV died without accomplishing his objective of becoming sole ruler of Brittany, but his wife Joanna of Flanders continued the fight in the name of their son John V who eventually won the Succession War.
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 Ancestors from New England and Europe - pafg74 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Dreux Count of Vexin s+-1425 was born about 1000 in of Vexin,France.
Joanna Sheldon +-1473 was born on 10 Apr 1760 in So Kingston,Washington,RI.
Joanna Tefft *-2220 [Parents] was born in 1701 in South Kingston,Rhode Island Colony,RI.
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 Breton War of Succession -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Duke (Click link for more info and facts about Arthur II of Dreux) Arthur II of Dreux married twice, first to Mary of Limoges (1260-1291), then to Yolande of Dreux, countess of Montfort (1263-1322) and widow of king (Click link for more info and facts about Alexander III of Scotland) Alexander III of Scotland.
Since John III was childless, his heir of choice became (Click link for more info and facts about Joanna of Dreux) Joanna of Dreux, la Boiteuse, daughter of his younger brother Guy.
In 1337 she married (Click link for more info and facts about Charles of Blois) Charles of Blois, the second son of a powerful French noble house and sister-son of king (Click link for more info and facts about Philip VI of France) Philip VI of France.
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 Charles of Blois   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
In 1337 he married Joanna of Dreux, heiress and niece of duke John III.
Together, Charles and Joanna fought the House of Montfort in the Breton War of Succession (1341 - 1364), with the support of the crown of France.
Charles died in the battle of Auray whichdetermined the end of the war and the victory of the Montforts.
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 Breton War of Succession   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The Breton War of Succession was a conflict fought between 1341 and 1364 over the control of the Duchy of Brittany, opposing the Houses of Blois and Montfort.
The heiress of the senior branch was Joanna of Dreux, la Boiteuse, married to Charles of Blois.
The Blois faction immediately seized control of the duchy, but count John of Montfort, declared his intentions of fighting for the duchy.
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 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.
Joanna failed to leave an heir, but Margaret did -- in fact two, one for Hainault (from her first husband, Burchard of Avesnes) and one for Flanders (from her second husband, Guy of Dampierre).
At the death of Joanna II, René tried to press Anjevian claims to Naples, but Alfonso V of Aragón simply conquered the Kingdom for his family.
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 Breton War of Succession Online Research :: Information about Breton War of Succession   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Duke Arthur II, Duke of Brittany married twice, first to Mary of Limoges (1260-1291), then to Yolande of Dreux, countess of Montfort (1263-1322) and widow of king Alexander III of Scotland.
From his first marriage he had three sons, including his heir John III, Duke of Brittany and Guy, count of Penthievre (d.
In 1337 she married Charles, Duke of Brittany, the second son of a powerful French noble house and sister-son of king Philip VI of France.
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 John III, Duke of Brittany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John III of Dreux (in French Jean III de Dreux) (March 8, 1286 – April 30, 1341), known as the Good, was duke of Brittany, from 1312 to his death.
His death triggered the Breton War of Succession (1341-1364), which opposed the House of Blois and the rights of his niece Joanna of Dreux, to the House of Montfort, a cadet branch of the ducal family of Brittany, led by John of Montfort and his homonymous son.
This civil war was an incident of the Hundred Years War.
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 Joanna of Flanders - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Joanna of Flanders - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Joanna was one of the few women in history with a military role.
She organized resistance and made use of diplomatic means to protect her family.
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 John V, Duke of Brittany -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
John V (in French Jean V) (1339 - November 1 1399), known as the Conqueror, was (Click link for more info and facts about duke of Brittany) duke of Brittany, from 1345 to his death.
He was son of Duke (Click link for more info and facts about John IV) John IV and (Click link for more info and facts about Joanna of Flanders) Joanna of Flanders.
In 1364, John V managed to win an important victory against the House of Blois in the (Click link for more info and facts about battle of Auray) battle of Auray, with the help of the English army.
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 Angevin
On the death (1382) of Joanna I the succession to Naples was contested by two cadet branches, both descended from Charles II of Naples.
John made his younger son, Louis, duke of Anjou; Joanna I of Naples adopted Louis as heir; Louis thus became Louis I of Naples and Provence.
Although Louis III and René were successively designated as heirs by Joanna II, Naples was seized by King Alfonso V of Aragón and eventually remained in Spanish hands.
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 John V Of Brittany Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
John V (in French Jean V) (1339 – November 1, 1399), known as the Conqueror, was duke of Brittany, from 1345 to his death.
In the terms of the treaty, Joanna gave up her rights to Brittany and recognized John V as sole master of the duchy.
2) Joanna of Holland, countess of Kent (1350-1384) and
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 Joanna of Dreux - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Joanna of Dreux - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Joanna of Dreux contains research on
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 AllRefer.com - Angevin : First House of Anjou (French History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
His successors were Richard I, John, Henry III, Edward I, Edward II, Edward III, and Richard II, after whom the English branch split into the houses of Lancaster and of York.
A nephew of Richard I and John became (1196) duke of Brittany as Arthur I. From his sister and her husband, Peter of Dreux, a Capetian noble who became Duke Peter I of Brittany, the subsequent rulers of Brittany issued.
The Breton line of the Angevins came to an end with the marriages of Anne of Brittany and her daughter to the kings of France.
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 Duke of Brittany House of Nantes External link Pasquitan of Vannes Judicael of Rennes Conan I of Rennes Alan IV of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The Angevin regime in Brittany came to an end in 1203, after John I, King of England murdered his nephew, Arthur, the son of Geoffrey and Constance.
The marriage of the infant, Alice, to Peter of Dreux, a Capetian cadet, in 1213, began the new House of Dreux, which allowed Brittany a measure of autonomy again, although it continued to acknowledge Capetian sovereignty.
» Charles of Blois and Joanna of Dreux (r.1341-1364)
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 John IV, Duke of Brittany - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
From his mother he became count of Montfort.
His patron on this quest was king Edward III of England.
This biography of a European noble is a stub.
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 Beaufort   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Jean II de DREUX, Duke of Brittany (1286-1305); Edmund “Crouchback”, Earl of Lancaster; Richard; John; William; Katherine; Henry
Henri III von Bar, Count of Bar (1296-1302); Joan; John; Henry; Julian (Katherine); Joanna of Acre m1.
Enguerand VII de COUCY of Bedford; Joanna; William of Hatfield; Lionel CLARENCE of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence m1.
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 John III, Duke of Brittany   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
John III of Dreux (in French Jean III de Dreux) (March 8 1286 - April 30 1341), known as the Good, was duke of Brittany, from 1312 to his death.
His death triggered the Breton War of Succession (1341-1364), which opposed the House of Blois and the rights of his niece Joanna of Dreux, to the House of Monfort, a cadet branch of the ducal family of Brittany, lead by John of Montfort and his homonymous son.
See also: John III, Duke of Brittany, 1286, 1312, 1341, 1364, April 30, Arthur II, Duke of Brittany, Biography, Breton War of Succession
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 Human Family Project July 2001   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Father: Jean IV De Montfort De Dreux, Duc De Brittany-[116196] (1339-1399) Mother: Queen Of England, Joanna De Navarre-[196505] (1370-1437)
Father: Jean V or Pierre De Dreux, Duc De Brittany or Duke of Bretagne-[123426] (1389-1442) Mother: Joan or Jeanne De Valois De France-[123425] (1391-1433)
AKA: Mary De Dreux De Brittany Born: 1391 at: Saillé, Near Guerrand, Navarre, Spain Christened: at: Died: 1446 at: Buried: at: Bapt.(LDS): Submitted 2 May 2001 (19) #4 at:
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 Dame de Cassel Yolande de Flanders, b: 1331 -
Born: - Marr: 1293 - Princess of England Eleanor or Leonor Died: 1302 -
Born: - Marr: 1304 - Comtesse de Braine Jeanne de Dreux Died: 1317 -
Born: 1192 - Dreux, Eure-et-Loir, Centre, France Died: 17 Mar 1242 - Father: Comte de Dreux et de Braine Robert II Mother: Yolande de Coucy Other Spouses:
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 I46048: Robert I 'le Grand' Capet Count DE DREUX (ABT. 1123 - 10 Nov 1188)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
I46048: Robert I 'le Grand' Capet Count DE DREUX (ABT.
Robert I 'le Grand' Capet Count DE DREUX
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 I7568: Glismode ( - )   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
_Bertha of HOLLAND ___________ _Robert Count_of DREUX _
Marie Pullen 1569 (No place but probably St Mary's Colchester.
Made a Will 24 Sept 1606, admitted to probate 12 Nov 1606.
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 Desendants of Yeshua the Christ and Mary Magdalene Joanna also the Pendragon line of Joseph of Aramathea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Desendants of Yeshua the Christ and Mary Magdalene Joanna also the Pendragon line of Joseph of Aramathea
Joanna married John IV, son of Arthur II and Yolande of Dreux, in 1329.
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