Since the Breton War of Succession, Brittany had been understood to operate according to the semi-Salic Law: women could only inherit if the male line had died out. As expected from the provision of the Treaty of Guérande, which ended the war, neither Margaret nor her younger sister Marie were recognized as heirs to the duchy. After her father's death, her uncle Peter II of Brittany succeeded as Duke of Brittany. He was also childless, and to avoid any subsequent dispute, he arranged the marriage of Margaret to his first cousin, Francis of Étampes, the second in the order of succession and the last male left of the Breton House of Montfort; also, he arranged the marriage of the younger sister Marie to John II, Viscount of Rohan, the most powerful noble in Brittany.
On 13 or 16 November 1455, Margaret was married to Francis of Étampes, her first cousin once removed, at the Château de l'Hermine in Vannes. She became Duchess of Brittany upon his accession in 1458. Their only son John, Count of Montfort, died at a young age. [a]
margaret, brittany, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, september, 2022, learn, when, . This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Margaret of Brittany news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Margaret of Brittany in Breton Marc harid Breizh in French Marguerite de Bretagne c 1443 25 September 1469 was a duchess consort of Brittany She was the elder of the two daughters of Francis I Duke of Brittany died 1450 by his second wife Isabella of Scotland Margaret of BrittanyIsabella of Scotland with her daughter Margaret of Brittany behind Duchess consort of BrittanyTenure26 December 1458 25 September 1469Bornc 1443Died25 September 1469 aged 25 26 Chateau de Nantes Nantes BurialNantes CathedralSpouseFrancis II Duke of BrittanyIssueJohn Count of MontfortHouseDreux MontfortFatherFrancis I Duke of BrittanyMotherIsabella of ScotlandReligionRoman CatholicismSince the Breton War of Succession Brittany had been understood to operate according to the semi Salic Law women could only inherit if the male line had died out As expected from the provision of the Treaty of Guerande which ended the war neither Margaret nor her younger sister Marie were recognized as heirs to the duchy After her father s death her uncle Peter II of Brittany succeeded as Duke of Brittany He was also childless and to avoid any subsequent dispute he arranged the marriage of Margaret to his first cousin Francis of Etampes the second in the order of succession and the last male left of the Breton House of Montfort also he arranged the marriage of the younger sister Marie to John II Viscount of Rohan the most powerful noble in Brittany On 13 or 16 November 1455 Margaret was married to Francis of Etampes her first cousin once removed at the Chateau de l Hermine in Vannes She became Duchess of Brittany upon his accession in 1458 Their only son John Count of Montfort died at a young age a Margaret died on 25 September 1469 at the Chateau de Nantes in Nantes She was buried in the Nantes Cathedral in the tomb constructed for her and her husband and later his second wife Margaret of Foix Notes Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Margaret of Brittany Anne of Brittany 1476 7 1514 wife successively of Charles VIII of France and Louis XII of France was her widower s daughter by a subsequent marriage Margaret of BrittanyHouse of MontfortCadet branch of the House of DreuxBorn 1443 Died 25 September 1469Royal titlesPreceded byCatherine of Luxembourg Saint Pol Duchess consort of Brittany1458 1469 Succeeded byMargaret of Foix This biography of a French peer or noble is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Margaret of Brittany amp oldid 1147733668, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
