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Arthur I

(Encyclopedia)Arthur I, 1187–1203?, duke of Brittany (1196–1203?), son of Geoffrey, fourth son of Henry II of England and Constance, heiress of Brittany. Arthur, a posthumous child, was proclaimed duke in 1196,...

Anne de Beaujeu

(Encyclopedia)Anne de Beaujeu də bōzhöˈ [key], c.1460–1522, regent of France, daughter of the French King Louis XI. With her husband, Pierre de Beaujeu, duc de Bourbon, she acted as regent for her brother, Ch...

Breton Succession, War of the

(Encyclopedia)Breton Succession, War of the, 1341–65, an important episode of the Hundred Years War. Duke John III of Brittany died in 1341 without heirs. The succession was contested by his half-brother, John de...

Mauclerc, Pierre

(Encyclopedia)Mauclerc, Pierre: see Peter I, duke of Brittany. ...

Peter of Dreux

(Encyclopedia)Peter of Dreux: see Peter I, duke or count of Brittany. ...

Geoffrey

(Encyclopedia)Geoffrey jĕfˈrē [key], 1158–86, duke of Brittany (1171–86); fourth son of Henry II of England. Betrothed (1166) to Constance, heiress of Brittany, he was recognized as heir to the duchy in 1169...

Dinard

(Encyclopedia)Dinard dēnärˈ [key], town, Îlle-et-Vilaine dept., NW France, in Brittany, on an inlet of ...

Brocéliande, Forest of

(Encyclopedia)Brocéliande, Forest of brōsālēäNdˈ [key], Ille-et-Vilaine dept., NW France, in Brittany. In Arthurian legend it was the home of Merlin. It is known today as the Forest of Paimpont. ...

Morbihan

(Encyclopedia)Morbihan môrbēäNˈ [key], department (1990 pop. 623,100), NW France, in Brittany, on the Atlantic coast. Vannes is the capital. ...

Cornouaille

(Encyclopedia)Cornouaille kôrnwīˈ [key], district of Brittany, NW France, comprising parts of Finistère, Côtes-d'Armor, and Morbihan depts. The name was probably brought by Britons who fled Cornwall at the tim...