Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany

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Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany was a late 10th- and early 11th-century Breton ruler known for consolidating ducal authority in Brittany and navigating complex alliances with the French crown and neighboring powers.

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Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke of Brittany ⓘ
human ⓘ
medieval ruler ⓘ
ally Richard II, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
burialPlace Mont Saint-Michel ⓘ
linked to: Mont-Saint-Michel
centuryOfActivity 10th century ⓘ
11th century ⓘ
child Adelaide of Brittany ⓘ
Alan III, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Odo, Count of Penthièvre ⓘ
conflict Counts of Blois ⓘ
linked to: Count of Blois
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
dateOfBirth circa 980 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 20 November 1008 ⓘ
deathCause illness (reported) ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
ethnicGroup Breton ⓘ
father Conan I, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
linked to: Conan I of Rennes
fatherInLaw Richard I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
feudalAllegiance Kingdom of France ⓘ
givenName Geoffrey ⓘ
languageSpoken Breton ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
memberOf House of Rennes ⓘ
mother Ermengarde-Gerberga of Anjou ⓘ
linked to: Ermengarde of Anjou
motherInLaw Gunnor, Duchess of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Gunnor of Normandy
nobleFamily House of Rennes ⓘ
nobleTitle Duke of Brittany ⓘ
notableFor alliances with the Duchy of Normandy ⓘ
consolidation of ducal authority in Brittany ⓘ
relations with the French crown ⓘ
occupation duke ⓘ
placeOfDeath Nantes ⓘ
positionHeld Duke of Brittany ⓘ
predecessor Conan I, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
linked to: Conan I of Rennes
regionRuled Brittany ⓘ
reignEnd 1008 ⓘ
reignStart 992 ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Judith of Brittany ⓘ
spouse Hawise of Normandy ⓘ
successor Alan III, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
territory Brittany ⓘ
titleHeldFrom Duke of Brittany, from 992 ⓘ
titleHeldUntil Duke of Brittany, until 1008 ⓘ

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House of Rennes → hasMember → Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Odo, Count of Penthièvre → father → Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Conan I of Rennes → child → Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Conan I of Rennes → successor → Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Count of Rennes → heldBy → Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Alan III, Duke of Brittany → father → Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Alan III, Duke of Brittany → predecessor → Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany ⓘ