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