Constance, Duchess of Brittany

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Constance, Duchess of Brittany, was a 12th-century Breton noblewoman and heiress whose turbulent marriages and political struggles significantly shaped the succession disputes between England and Brittany.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Breton noble ⓘ
duchess ⓘ
hereditary ruler ⓘ
medieval person ⓘ
noblewoman ⓘ
burialPlace Villeneuve Abbey ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 12th century ⓘ
13th century ⓘ
child Alix of Thouars ⓘ
Arthur I, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Catherine of Thouars ⓘ
linked to: Alix of Thouars

Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany ⓘ
Margaret of Thouars ⓘ
linked to: Alix of Thouars
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
dateOfBirth c. 1161 ⓘ
dateOfDeath September 1201 ⓘ
endOfReign 1201 ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
ethnicGroup Breton ⓘ
father Conan IV, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName French ⓘ
mother Margaret of Huntingdon, Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
name Constance ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Penthièvre ⓘ
notableEvent abduction and imprisonment ordered by King Richard I of England ⓘ
annulment of marriage to Ranulf de Blondeville ⓘ
forced marriage to Ranulf de Blondeville by Richard I of England ⓘ
marriage to Geoffrey, son of Henry II of England ⓘ
marriage to Guy of Thouars ⓘ
struggle for control of Brittany against Angevin kings ⓘ
support for the rights of her son Arthur I to the English throne ⓘ
notableFor being heiress of the Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
role in succession disputes between England and Brittany ⓘ
turbulent marital and political alliances with the Angevin dynasty ⓘ
placeOfBirth Brittany ⓘ
placeOfDeath Nantes ⓘ
positionHeld Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
predecessor Conan IV, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
spouse Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Guy of Thouars ⓘ
Ranulf de Blondeville, 4th Earl of Chester ⓘ
startOfReign 1171 ⓘ
successor Arthur I, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
title Countess of Richmond ⓘ
Duchess of Brittany ⓘ

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Prince Arthur, Duke of Brittany → mother → Constance, Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
Prince Arthur, Duke of Brittany → predecessorAsDukeOfBrittany → Constance, Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
Prince Arthur, Duke of Brittany → successorAsDukeOfBrittany → Alix of Thouars ⓘ
linked to: Constance, Duchess of Brittany
Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany → spouse → Constance, Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
Constance of Normandy → title → Princess of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Constance, Duchess of Brittany
Countess of Boulogne → hasTitleHolder → Constance of Penthièvre ⓘ
linked to: Constance, Duchess of Brittany
Conan IV, Duke of Brittany → child → Constance, Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
Conan IV, Duke of Brittany → successor → Constance, Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
Countess of Richmond → notableHolder → Constance of Brittany ⓘ
linked to: Constance, Duchess of Brittany
Geoffrey, son of Henry II → spouse → Constance, Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
Duchess of Brittany → hasNotableTitleHolder → Constance of Brittany ⓘ
linked to: Constance, Duchess of Brittany
Duchess of Brittany → titleHeldBy → Constance of Brittany ⓘ
linked to: Constance, Duchess of Brittany
Margaret of Scotland, Duchess of Brittany → child → Constance, Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
Margaret of Huntingdon → child → Constance, Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
Margaret of Huntingdon → notableRelative → Constance, Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
Earl of Richmond → heldBy → Constance, Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
Ranulf de Blondeville → spouse → Constance, Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany → mother → Constance, Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
Arthur I of Brittany → mother → Constance, Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
Arthur I of Brittany → predecessor → Constance, Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
Matilda of Brittany → mother → Constance, Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
Duchess consort of Aquitaine → hasNotableHolder → Constance of Brittany ⓘ
linked to: Constance, Duchess of Brittany
Duchess consort of Aquitaine → titleHeldBy → Constance of Brittany ⓘ
linked to: Constance, Duchess of Brittany
Count of Nantes → hasHolder → Constance, Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
Earldom of Richmond → heldBy → Constance, Duchess of Brittany ⓘ