Dukes of Brittany from the House of Montfort

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The Dukes of Brittany from the House of Montfort were a late medieval ruling dynasty of the Duchy of Brittany whose claim to power sparked prolonged succession disputes and civil conflict with rival noble houses.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ducal dynasty ⓘ
noble family branch ⓘ
ruling house ⓘ
capital Nantes ⓘ
coatOfArms ermine field (Brittany) quartered with Montfort arms ⓘ
conflict Hundred Years’ War (as part of wider context) ⓘ
linked to: Hundred Years' War

War of the Breton Succession ⓘ
country Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
endTime 1514 ⓘ
era Early Renaissance ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ
foundedBy John of Montfort ⓘ
hasMember Anne of Brittany ⓘ
Arthur III, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Claude of France ⓘ
Francis I, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Francis II, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
John IV, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
John V, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
John of Montfort ⓘ
Peter II, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
hasTitle Count of Montfort-l’Amaury ⓘ
linked to: Count of Montfort

Duke of Brittany ⓘ
inConflictWith Charles of Blois ⓘ
House of Blois ⓘ
supporters of the House of Blois ⓘ
language Breton ⓘ
French ⓘ
lastRulingMember Claude of France ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Montfort ⓘ
notableEvent Treaty of Guérande (1365) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Guérande

Treaty of Guérande (1381) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Guérande

Union of Brittany and France ⓘ
opposedBy King Philip VI of France ⓘ
originatesFrom Montfort-l’Amaury ⓘ
linked to: Montfort-l'Amaury
partOf Breton nobility ⓘ
French nobility ⓘ
politicalStatus largely autonomous rulers of Brittany ⓘ
vassal of the King of France ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Château des ducs de Bretagne ⓘ
Ducal residences in Vannes ⓘ
startTime 1341 ⓘ
supportedBy King Edward III of England ⓘ
territory Brittany ⓘ
parts of western France ⓘ
unionConcludedBy marriages of Anne of Brittany to Charles VIII and Louis XII of France ⓘ
unionWith Kingdom of France ⓘ

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

House of Penthièvre → conflictWith → Dukes of Brittany from the House of Montfort ⓘ
Arms of Montfort Dukes of Brittany (ermine, a bordure gules) → usedBy → Montfort Dukes of Brittany ⓘ
linked to: Dukes of Brittany from the House of Montfort
Odo, Count of Penthièvre → memberOf → ducal family of Brittany ⓘ
linked to: Dukes of Brittany from the House of Montfort
Earldom of Richmond → linkedTo → Dukes of Brittany ⓘ
linked to: Dukes of Brittany from the House of Montfort
Olivier de Blois → heritage → ducal family of Brittany ⓘ
linked to: Dukes of Brittany from the House of Montfort
John III of Penthièvre → opposedTo → Montfort Dukes of Brittany ⓘ
linked to: Dukes of Brittany from the House of Montfort