Brittany
The damsel of Brittany. Eleanora, daughter of Geoffrey, second
son of Henry II., King of England and Duke of Brittany. At the death of
Prince Arthur she was the real heir to the crown, but John confined her
in the castle of Bristol till death (1241).
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Brittany from Fact Monster:
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