Arthur I of Brittany

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Arthur I of Brittany was a medieval Breton duke and Plantagenet prince whose disputed claim to the English throne against his uncle King John led to his mysterious disappearance and presumed murder.

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Arthur I of Brittany canonical 2
Arthur I, Duke of Brittany 1
Arthur de Bretagne 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke of Brittany
Plantagenet prince
heir apparent
medieval ruler
nobleman
allegiance Duchy of Brittany
Kingdom of France
associatedWith Anglo-French conflicts
Plantagenet succession crisis
birthDate 1187-03-29
birthPlace Duchy of Brittany
Nantes
capturedAt Battle of Mirebeau
capturedBy John, King of England
linked to: John of England
capturedDate 1202-07-31
claimantTo throne of England
deathCause presumed murder
deathDate 1203-04-03
deathPlace Normandy
Rouen
disappeared 1203
father Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany
fullName Arthur I of Brittany
givenName Arthur
grandfather Henry II of England
grandmother Eleanor of Aquitaine
heldPrisonerAt Falaise
Rouen
historicalEra High Middle Ages
house House of Plantagenet
languageSpoken Breton
Old French
legalStatus posthumously declared dead
mother Constance, Duchess of Brittany
nobleFamily Plantagenet
notableFor disputed succession to the English throne
mysterious disappearance in 1203
predecessor Constance, Duchess of Brittany
reignEnd 1203
reignStart 1187
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
rival John, King of England
linked to: John of England
sibling Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany
successor Alix of Thouars
supportedBy Philip II of France
title Duke of Brittany
Earl of Richmond
uncle John, King of England
linked to: John of England

Richard I of England

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Referenced by (5)

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

Prince Arthur, Duke of Brittany fullName Arthur I of Brittany
Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany child Arthur I, Duke of Brittany
linked to: Arthur I of Brittany
Arthur de Richemont alsoKnownAs Arthur de Bretagne
linked to: Arthur I of Brittany
King John mainCharacter Arthur, Duke of Brittany
linked to: Arthur I of Brittany
Arthur I of Brittany fullName Arthur I of Brittany