Duke of Brittany

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The Duke of Brittany was the sovereign or semi-sovereign ruler of the historic region of Brittany in northwestern France, holding a ducal title central to the area's medieval political and cultural identity.

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Generate an image of the Duke of Brittany (The Duke of Brittany was the sovereign or semi-sovereign ruler of the historic region of Brittany in northwestern France, holding a ducal title central to the area's medieval political and cultural identity.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ducal title ⓘ
hereditary noble title ⓘ
monarchical office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Brittany ⓘ
coatOfArms ermine field with black spots ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
linked to: Brittany
dissolvedAbolishedOrDemolished 16th century ⓘ
endCause union of Brittany and France ⓘ
follows King of Brittany ⓘ
governmentForm feudal monarchy ⓘ
hasAssociatedEvent Treaty of Guérande ⓘ
Treaty of Union of 1532 ⓘ
War of the Breton Succession ⓘ
hasCapital Nantes ⓘ
Rennes ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance central to Breton identity ⓘ
symbol of Breton autonomy ⓘ
hasDynasty House of Bourbon ⓘ
House of Cornouaille ⓘ
House of Dreux ⓘ
House of Montfort ⓘ
House of Nantes ⓘ
House of Penthièvre ⓘ
House of Rennes ⓘ
House of Valois ⓘ
hasGenderedForm Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver Breton March ⓘ
hasLanguage Breton language ⓘ
linked to: Breton

French language ⓘ
linked to: French

Gallo language ⓘ
hasMotto Potius mori quam foedari ⓘ
hasSeat Château des ducs de Bretagne ⓘ
hasSymbol ermine ⓘ
hasTitle Duke ⓘ
historicalRegion Brittany ⓘ
inception 10th century ⓘ
locatedIn Nantes ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity northwestern France ⓘ
nobleRank duke ⓘ
officeHolder Alan II, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Brittany

Anne of Brittany ⓘ
Arthur II, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Claude of France ⓘ
Conan II, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Brittany

Conan III, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Brittany

Conan IV, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Francis I, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Francis II, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Henry II of France ⓘ
John I, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
John II, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
John III, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
John IV, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
John V, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
John VI, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
John of Montfort ⓘ
Louis XII of France ⓘ
Peter I, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Peter II, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
partOf Kingdom of France ⓘ
medieval France ⓘ
linked to: Middle Ages
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
translationOfMotto Rather death than dishonor ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Duke of Normandy → distinctFrom → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Duke of Brittany → officeHolder → Alan II, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Brittany
Duke of Brittany → officeHolder → Conan II, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Brittany
Duke of Brittany → officeHolder → Conan III, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Brittany
Beatrice of England → spouseTitle → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
House of Ingelger → heldTitle → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Prince Arthur, Duke of Brittany → title → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany → title → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Arthur de Richemont → nobleTitle → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Dauphin of France → associatedTitle → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
House of Montfort → nobleTitle → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
King of Brittany → precedes → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
King of Brittany → followedBy → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
King of Brittany → relatedTitle → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
House of Nantes → hasTitle → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
House of Nantes → usedTitle → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
House of Rennes → hasTitle → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
House of Cornouaille → hasTitle → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
House of Cornouaille → positionHeld → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
House of Cornouaille → usedTitle → Duke of Brittany by the grace of God ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Brittany
Potius mori quam foedari → associatedWith → Dukes of Brittany ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Brittany
John of Montfort → nobleTitle → Duke of Brittany (disputed) ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Brittany
House of Dreux → notableTitle → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Conan IV, Duke of Brittany → positionHeld → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Conan IV, Duke of Brittany → title → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
John I, Duke of Brittany → positionHeld → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
John I, Duke of Brittany → nobleTitle → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
John II, Duke of Brittany → title → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
John II, Duke of Brittany → positionHeld → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
John III, Duke of Brittany → nobleTitle → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
John III, Duke of Brittany → positionHeld → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
John IV, Duke of Brittany → title → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
John V, Duke of Brittany → nobleTitle → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
John V, Duke of Brittany → positionHeld → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Francis I, Duke of Brittany → positionHeld → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Francis I, Duke of Brittany → nobleTitle → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Francis II, Duke of Brittany → positionHeld → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Peter I, Duke of Brittany → title → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Countess of Richmond → linkedToDynasty → Dukes of Brittany ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Brittany
Peter II, Duke of Brittany → nobleTitle → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Peter II, Duke of Brittany → positionHeld → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Arthur II, Duke of Brittany → title → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
John VI, Duke of Brittany → positionHeld → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
John VI, Duke of Brittany → title → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Mary of Waltham → spouseTitle → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
subject linked to: Mary
Geoffrey, son of Henry II → nobleTitle → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Geoffrey, son of Henry II → positionHeld → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Mary of Waltham → spouseTitle → Duke of Brittany ⓘ
subject linked to: Countess of Montfort
Peter of Dreux → title → Duke of Brittany ⓘ