Alan I

• Preferred Name: Alan I^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}
  
• Gender: M
  
• Ducado da Bretanha/Duchy of Brittany: with note: Description: O Ducado da Bretanha foi um estado independente entre 841 e 1532, apesar de sempre ter sofrido influência da França e/ou Inglaterra. Um ducado é um território, feudo, ou domínio governado por um duque ou duquesa. Alguns ducados foram soberanos em áreas que seriam reinos unificados somente durante a era moderna. Em contrapartida, outros distritos foram subordinados desses reinos que unificaram, total ou parcialmente durante a era medieval. The Duchy of Brittany was an independent state between 841 and 1532, although it was always influenced by France and/or England. A duchy is a territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess. Some duchies were sovereign in areas that would have been unified kingdoms only during the modern era. In contrast, other districts were subordinated to those kingdoms that unified, fully or partially, during the medieval era.
  
• Birth: 10 JUN 860 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France at LATI: N7.2197 LONG: E1.5543 with note: Alain I de Bretagne, "Find A Grave Index"; Standardized existing date & place., LUGAR: Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
  
• Death: 10 NOV 907 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France at LATI: N7.2197 LONG: E1.5543
  
• Burial: 907 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France at LATI: N7.2197 LONG: E1.5543
  
• Ducado da Bretanha/Duchy of Brittany: with note: Description: O Ducado da Bretanha foi um estado independente entre 841 e 1532, apesar de sempre ter sofrido influência da França e/ou Inglaterra. Um ducado é um território, feudo, ou domínio governado por um duque ou duquesa. Alguns ducados foram soberanos em áreas que seriam reinos unificados somente durante a era moderna. Em contrapartida, outros distritos foram subordinados desses reinos que unificaram, total ou parcialmente durante a era medieval. The Duchy of Brittany was an independent state between 841 and 1532, although it was always influenced by France and/or England. A duchy is a territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess. Some duchies were sovereign in areas that would have been unified kingdoms only during the modern era. In c
  
• FSID: LVST-L96
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Alain Ist of Britain said the Grand (Alan Ian Breton ) (died 907 ) was king of Brittany to 890 to 907
  
  Alan I (French: Alain; died 907), called the Great, was the Count of Vannes and Duke of Brittany (dux Brittonium) from 876 until his death. He was probably also the only King of Brittany (rex Brittaniæ) to hold that title by legitimate grant of the Emperor.
  
  Alan was the second son of Count Ridoredh of Vannes. He succeeded his brother Pascweten in Vannes and Brittany when the latter died, probably in the middle of 876. He represented the power bloc of southeastern Brittany and had to fight, initially, against Judicael of Poher, representative of western Breton interests, for the ducal throne. Eventually he and Judicael made peace in order to fight the Vikings. Judicael died in the Battle of Questembert in 888 or 889. In 890, Alan defeated the Vikings at Saint-Lô, chasing them into a river where many drowned.
  
  After the death of Judicael, Alan ruled all of Brittany as it had been during the time of Salomon. He ruled not only the Breton territories of Léon, Domnonée, Cornouaille, and the Vannetais, but also the Frankish counties of Rennes, Nantes, Coutances, and Avranches, as well as the western parts of Poitou (the so-called pays de Retz) and Anjou. In the east his rule extended as far as the river Vire. He was the first Breton ruler to rule this entire territory without great opposition within the west and the last to rule the whole bloc of Franco-Celtic countries. His strongest opponent was Fulk I of Anjou, who disputed control of the Nantais with him, though Alan seems to have had the upper hand in his lifetime. His power base remained in the southeast and he was powerful and wealthy in land in around Vannes and Nantes.
  
  According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, after the death of Carloman II in 884, Charles the Fat succeeded to all of West Francia save Brittany, thus making Brittany an independent kingdom; but this does not seem to have been true. A charter datable to between 897 and 900 makes reference to the soul of Karolus on whose behalf Alan had ordered prayers to be said in the monastery of Redon. This was probably Charles the Fat, who, as emperor, probably granted Alan the right to be titled rex. As emperor he would have had that prerogative and he is known to have had contacts with Nantes in 886, making it not improbable that he came into communication with Alan. Charles also made a concerted effort to rule effectively in the entirety of his empire and to make former enemies, with dubious ties to the empire, like the Viking Godfrid, men of standing in return for their loyalty. Throughout his reign, Alan used Carolingian symbols of regalia and Carolingian forms in his charters.
  
  Alan augmented his power during the weak reigns of Odo and Charles III. He died in 907 and Brittany was overrun by Vikings, who held the region until 936, when Alan's grandson, Alan II, succeeded in reestablishing Christian rule, but Brittany was never thenceforth as extended as in Alan's time and no future Breton rulers were called kings.
  
  Children by his wife Oreguen, Alan left the following issue:
  
  Pascweten (died c. 903)
  Guerec
  Budic
  Rudalt, Count of Vannes, fled the Viking invasion c. 919
  Unnamed daughter, who married Mathuedoi, Count of Poher, and was the mother of Alan II
  Unnamed daughter, who married Tangui, Count of Vannes, died before 913
  
  === Stuart's "Royalty For Commoners" (334:3 ===
  Stuart's "Royalty For Commoners" (334:38) states that he was Duke, then King, of Brittany; Count of Nantes & Vannes. Per "The Bretons" by Galliou and Jones, the Vikings increased the intensity of their raids upon Brittany following the c succession after the death of King Salomon in 874. In the late 880's Alain offered renewed resistance and defeated a Vik Questembert abt 888. This inaugurated a period of remission of the raiding.
  
  === Title ===
  Alan I (French: Alain; died 907), called the Great, was the Count of Vannes and Duke of Brittany (dux Brittonium) from 876 until his death. He was probably also the only King of Brittany (rex Brittaniæ) to hold that title by a grant of the Emperor.
  
  === Family info ===
  Family:
  
  Son of Ridoredh de Bretagne, Comte de Nantes et Vannes and Aremburge d'Ancenis (conbubine)
  Husband of Oreguen, Queen of Britanny
  Father of Rudalt, comte de Vannes; Pascweten de Rennes, Count; Guerec de Bretagne; Budic de Bretagne and N.N.
  Brother of Pascwethen de Vannes, duc de Bretagne
  
  === Duke of Brittany, King of Bri ===
  Duke of Brittany, King of Brittany, Count of Nantes and Vannes
  
  === 1 explulsion of the Vikings ===
  1 explulsion of the Vikings
  2 King of Brittany
  3 Death and Succession
  4 Reputed connection with House of Rennes
  
  === !Aristocratic & Royal Ancestors GS 929.2 ===
  !Aristocratic & Royal Ancestors GS 929.242 H249t p. 586.
  
  === Gf. v. Nantes u. Vannes 877, Hg. d. Bret ===
  Gf. v. Nantes u. Vannes 877, Hg. d. Bretagne 888, Kg. d. Bretagne
  
  === Note ===
  Alan I (French: Alain; died 907), called the Great, was the Count of Vannes and Duke of Brittany (dux Brittonium) from 876 until his death. He was probably also the only King of Brittany (rex Brittaniæ) to hold that title by a grant of the Emperor.
  
  === THE PLANTAGENET ANCESTRY (GS NUMBER Q940 ===
  THE PLANTAGENET ANCESTRY (GS NUMBER Q940 D2T) P.188; SORLEY'SPEDIGREES (GS NUMBER Q929.242 SO68) P.21;
  
  === Nickname: Le Grand Name Prefix: Nickname: Le Grand Name Prefix: King Name Suffix: Of Brittany
  
  === Also Ct. de Nantes & Vannes. fr. Stuart' ===
  Also Ct. de Nantes & Vannes. fr. Stuart's "Royalty For Commoners" (334:35)
  
  === !Alain I "le Grand" (a bastard); Duke, t ===
  !Alain I "le Grand" (a bastard); Duke, then King of Brittany; Count of Nantes and Vannes; d. 907; md Oreguen. !Alain I "le Grand" (a bastard) was duke, then King of Brittany, Count of Nantes and Vannes. ["Royalty for Commoners" by Stuart, line 334-38.]
  
  === 2 SOUR S003613 3 DATA 4 TEXT Date of ===
  2 SOUR S003613 3 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: Jul 1, 2002 2 SOUR S229184 3 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: Dec 3, 2002 [2 Bryan Thomas b.ged] Alain_I "le_Grande" (K of Brittany) Notes Stuart's "Royalty For Commoners" (334:38) states that he was Duke, then King, of Brittany; Count of Nantes & Vannes. Per "The Bretons" by Galliou and Jones, the Vikings increased the intensity of their raids upon Brittany following the confusion over succession after the death of King Salomon in 874. In the late 880's Alain offered renewed resistance and defeate d a Viking band at Questembert abt 888. This inaugurated a period of remission of the raiding.[Corrie Hale Families 11-18-02.FTW] [2 Bryan Thomas b.ged] Alain_I "le_Grande" (K of Brittany) Notes Stuart's "Royalty For Commoners" (334:38) states that he was Duke, then King, of Brittany; Count of Nantes & Vannes. Per "The Bretons" by Galliou and Jones, the Vikings increased the intensity of their raids upon Brittany following the confusion over succession after the death of King Salomon in 874. In the late 880's Alain offered renewed resistance and defeate d a Viking band at Questembert abt 888. This inaugurated a period of remission of the raiding. !NOTE: 2 Bryan Thomas b.ged;;;;, Source Media Type: Other. Date of !NOTE: Corrie Hale Families 11-18-02.FTW;;;;, Source Media Type: Other. !NOTE: GEDCOM File : Corrie Hale Families 12-4-02.ged !DEATH: 2 Bryan Thomas b.ged;;;;, Source Media Type: Other. Date of !DEATH: Corrie Hale Families 11-18-02.FTW;;;;, Source Media Type: Other. !MARRIAGE: GEDCOM File : Corrie Hale Families 12-4-02.ged
  
  === Story ===
  Alain (Alan) I, King of Brittany
  
  Alan I (French: Alain; died 907), called the Great, was the Count of Vannes and Duke of Brittany (dux Brittonium) from 876 until his death. He was probably also the only King of Brittany (rex Brittaniæ) to hold that title by legitimate grant of the Emperor.
  
  Alan was the second son of Count Ridoredh of Vannes. He succeeded his brother Pascweten in Vannes and Brittany when the latter died, probably in the middle of 876. He represented the power bloc of southeastern Brittany and had to fight, initially, against Judicael of Poher, representative of western Breton interests, for the ducal throne. Eventually he and Judicael made peace in order to fight the Vikings. Judicael died in the Battle of Questembert in 888 or 889. In 890, Alan defeated the Vikings at Saint-Lô, chasing them into a river where many drowned.
  
  After the death of Judicael, Alan ruled all of Brittany as it had been during the time of Salomon. He ruled not only the Breton territories of Léon, Domnonée, Cornouaille, and the Vannetais, but also the Frankish counties of Rennes, Nantes, Coutances, and Avranches, as well as the western parts of Poitou (the so-called pays de Retz) and Anjou. In the east his rule extended as far as the river Vire. He was the first Breton ruler to rule this entire territory without great opposition within the west and the last to rule the whole bloc of Franco-Celtic countries. His strongest opponent was Fulk I of Anjou, who disputed control of the Nantais with him, though Alan seems to have had the upper hand in his lifetime. His power base remained in the southeast and he was powerful and wealthy in land in around Vannes and Nantes.
  
  According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, after the death of Carloman II in 884, Charles the Fat succeeded to all of West Francia save Brittany, thus making Brittany an independent kingdom; but this does not seem to have been true. A charter datable to between 897 and 900 makes reference to the soul of Karolus on whose behalf Alan had ordered prayers to be said in the monastery of Redon. This was probably Charles the Fat, who, as emperor, probably granted Alan the right to be titled rex. As emperor he would have had that prerogative and he is known to have had contacts with Nantes in 886, making it not improbable that he came into communication with Alan. Charles also made a concerted effort to rule effectively in the entirety of his empire and to make former enemies, with dubious ties to the empire, like the Viking Godfrid, men of standing in return for their loyalty. Throughout his reign, Alan used Carolingian symbols of regalia and Carolingian forms in his charters.
  
  Alan augmented his power during the weak reigns of Odo and Charles III. He died in 907 and Brittany was overrun by Vikings, who held the region until 936, when Alan's grandson, Alan II, succeeded in reestablishing Christian rule, but Brittany was never thenceforth as extended as in Alan's time and no future Breton rulers were called kings.
  
  === Additional info ===
  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_I,_King_of_Brittany
  
  === Count of Brittany ===
  Count of Brittany

1. Harvoise de Poher de Bretagne-de Rennes de Poher, b. 880 in Penthiève, Bretagne, France     d. 919 in Carhaix, Finistère, Bretagne, France

• m. 875 in Bretagne (Région), France

1. Rivallon de Dol II, b. ABT 710 in Dol-de-Bretagne, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France    
2. *Paskwitan De Rennes of Bayear, b. 4 AUG 882 in Rennes, Îlle-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France     d. 6 MAR 936 in Rennes, Îlle-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France

1. Title: Wikipedia, Alan I King of Brittany Count of Vannes and Duc of Bretagne
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_I,_King_of_Brittany;
   
2. Title: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
   Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=60541&h=179552859&indiv=try;
   
3. Title: Foundation for Medieval Geneaology: ALAIN (-907)
   Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BRITTANY.htm#_ftnref73;
   Note: [m secondly as her first husband, ---. "Tanchi comes…cum…filiolum suum Derian, filium Alani" shared property which they donated to the abbey of Redon by charter dated 27 Nov 910, "Gurmahilon regnante Britanniam." This charter indicates that Tanguy was closely related to the family of Duke Alain. The use of the word "filiolus" suggests that Derien may have been Tanguy´s stepson. As Duke Alain´s other known children were adult by the late 9th century as shown by the various documents in which they are named, it is unlikely that their mother would have remarried after her husband´s death. The most likely explanation therefore is that Alain remarried after the death of his wife Oreguen, had a son by this second marriage, and that his widow married secondly Tanguy after her first husband died. This would explain the joint holding of property in which the other sons of Duke Alain are not stated to have held any interest.]
   
4. Title: Wikiwand: Alan I, King of Brittany
   Publication: Name: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Alan_I,_King_of_Brittany;
   Note: Alan I (French: Alain; died 907), called the Great, was the Count of Vannes and Duke of Brittany (dux Brittonium) from 876 until his death. He was probably also the only King of Brittany (rex Brittaniæ) to hold that title by a grant of the Emperor. Expulsion of Vikings Alan was the second son of Count Ridoredh of Vannes. He succeeded his brother Pascweten in Vannes when the latter died, probably in the middle of 876, and contended for leadership of Brittany with Judicael of Poher. Alan represented the power bloc of southeastern Brittany while Judicael represented western Breton interests. Eventually he and Judicael made peace in order to fight the Vikings. Judicael died in the Battle of Questembert in 888 or 889, after which Alan gained sole leadership of Brittany. In 890, Alan defeated the Vikings at Saint-Lô, chasing them into a river where many drowned. King of Brittany After the death of Judicael, Alan ruled all of Brittany as it had been during the time of Salomon. He ruled not only the Breton territories of Léon, Domnonée, Cornouaille, and the Vannetais, but also the Frankish counties of Rennes, Nantes, Coutances, and Avranches, as well as the western parts of Poitou (the so-called pays de Retz) and Anjou. In the east his rule extended as far as the river Vire. He was the first Breton ruler to rule this entire territory without great opposition within the west and the last to rule the whole bloc of Franco-Celtic countries. His strongest opponent was Fulk I of Anjou, who disputed control of the Nantais with him, though Alan seems to have had the upper hand in his lifetime. His power base remained in the southeast and he was powerful and wealthy in land in around Vannes and Nantes. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, after the death of Carloman II in 884, Charles the Fat succeeded to all of West Francia save Brittany, thus making Brittany an independent kingdom; but this does not seem to have been true. A charter datable to between 897 and 900 makes reference to the soul of Karolus on whose behalf Alan had ordered prayers to be said in the monastery of Redon. This was probably Charles the Fat, who, as emperor, probably granted Alan the right to be titled rex. As emperor he would have had that prerogative and he is known to have had contacts with Nantes in 886, making it not improbable that he came into communication with Alan. Charles also made a concerted effort to rule effectively in the entirety of his empire and to make former enemies, with dubious ties to the empire, like the Viking Godfrid, men of standing in return for their loyalty. Throughout his reign, Alan used Carolingian symbols of regalia and Carolingian forms in his charters. Alan augmented his power during the weak reigns of Odo and Charles III. Death and Succession Alan I died in 907. The succession was disputed and Count Gourmaëlon of Cornouaille seized the throne. Brittany was soon overrun by Vikings, who defeated and slew Gourmaëlon in battle in 913/914 and held the region until 936 when Alan I's grandson Alan II returned to Brittany from exile in Æthelstan's England, vanquished the Vikings, and succeeded in reestablishing Christian rule. However, Brittany's geographic territory was never as extended as in Alan I's time and no future Breton rulers were called kings until the Breton Ducal crown was merged with the French crown in the 16th century (q.v. List of rulers of Brittany). Reputed connection with House of Rennes According to an 11th-century genealogy composed for the Count of Anjou, Alan I's son, Pascweten the Younger, was the father of Judicael Berengar, whose son was Conan I of Rennes, founder of the House of Rennes. Children By his wife Oreguen, Alan had the following children: Pascweten (died c. 903), married Gerberga. Guerec Budic Rudalt, Count of Vannes, fled the Viking invasion c. 919 Unnamed daughter, who married Mathuedoï I, Count of Poher, and was the mother of Alan II Unnamed daughter, who married Tangui, Count of Vannes, died before 913
   
5. Title: Surname in France before 1000 A.D
   Author: Description Last name format for France, Germany, and Italy before 1000 was to use the name of county or town of where the father, grandfather, or great father was born or had lived. Contributor
   
6. Title: Alain I de Bretagne, "Find A Grave Index"
   Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6M5K-RB3Z : 15 June 2022), the Grand, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID 215289855, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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7. Title: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy:
   
8. Title: "The Capetians: Kings of France 987-1328," by Jim Bradbury
   Author: Bloomsbury Publishing, Feb 27, 2007
   Publication: Name: https://books.google.com/books?id=mAgDwx4pS0QC&q=alann%2C+count+of+nantes#v=onepage&q=alan%2C%20count%20of%20nantes&f=false;
   Note: Following the demise of the Carolingian dynasty in 987 the French lords chose Hugh Capet as their king. He was the founder of a dynasty that lasted until 1328. Although for much of this time, the French kings were weak, and the kingdom of France was much smaller than it later became, the Capetians nevertheless had considerable achievements and also produced outstanding rulers, including Philip Augustus and St Louis. This wide-ranging book throws fascinating light on the history of Medieval France and the development of European monarchy.
   
9. Title: Wikiwand: Count of Vannes
   Author: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
   Publication: Name: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Count_of_Vannes;
   Note: Count of Vannes was the title held by the rulers of the County of Vannes. History Gwened See also: Bro Gwened Bretons held the hinterland around Vannes (Breton: "Gwened") as early as Waroch ("Gwereg I") in the early 6th century. He and his successors established a petty kingdom in the area. His son Canao began killing his brothers rather than divide the patrimony, but his brother Macliau, the bishop of Gwened, not only escaped but successfully annexed neighboring Cornouaille from an underage ruler who had been left in his care. St Judicaël successfully unified the Breton states in the early 7th century, but they split once again and were not reunified until Nominoë in the 9th century. Brittany See also: Kingdom and Duchy of Brittany. Nominoë ("Nevenoe") was certainly titled count of Vannes, appearing as such on two charters. It is uncertain when he was raised to the office, however: it may have been as early as 819 or as late as 834. His son and successor Erispoë seems to have used the area as a similar base but, after his assassination by his cousin Salomon ("Salaün"), the county went to a Ridoredh. A prominent landowner in the area, he was succeeded by his elder son Pascweten and his younger son Alan eventually rose to become King of Brittany. Upon Alan's death, Brittany was overrun by several Viking raiding parties. The Countship of Vannes was interrupted from either 907 or 919 to approximately 937 when Alan the Fox returned to Brittany. Alan the Fox had been in exile in England. Defeating the Vikings at the 939 Battle of Trans-la-Forêt, he reasserted himself both as Count of Vannes and Duke of Brittany. At this point, the title was effectively merged with that of the Duke of Brittany. After the death of the childless Drogo, the Counts of Rennes ceased to use the title. It was effectively merged to the crown of France and thus extinguished under the Third Republic. List This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. Waroch I? ("Gwereg"; d. c. 550) Canao I? (r. c. 550 – c. 560), his son ... Waroch II? ("Gwereg"; fl. c. 578 – c. 590), invaded by the French twice ... Judicaël? (fl. c. 635), king of Domnonia and high king of Brittany ... King Morman? (d. 818), invaded by the French ... Wihomarc? (d. 825) ... Duke Nominoë ("Nevenoe"; a. 835 – 851) King Erispoë (851–857), his son ... Count Ridoredh (d.), an unrelated landowner Count Pascweten (d.), his son King Alan the Great (877–907?), his brother Count Rudalt (r. 907?–919?), his son, fled before the Vikings ... Duke Alan the Fox (938–952), son of Alan I's daughter and the Count of Poher Duke Drogo (952–958), his son
   
10. Title: Wikiwand: List of rulers of Brittany
    Author: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Publication: Name: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/List_of_rulers_of_Brittany;
    Note: This is a list of rulers of the Duchy of Brittany. In different epochs the sovereigns of Brittany were kings, princes, and dukes. The Breton ruler was sometimes elected, sometimes attained the position by conquest or intrigue, or by hereditary right. Hereditary dukes were sometimes a female ruler, carrying the title duchesse of Brittany. Its principal cities and regions were ruled by counts who often found themselves in conflict with the Breton ruler, or who became the Breton ruler. During the declining years of the Roman Empire, the earliest Breton rulers in Gaul were styled "kings" of the small realms of Cornouaille and Domnonia. Some such kings may have had a form of hegemony over all of the Brythonic populations in the Armorican peninsula, and Riothamus is called King of the Britons by the chronicler Jordanes. However, there are no certain rulers of the whole of Brittany, which was divided into the fiefdoms of local counts. The Duchy of Brittany had its origins in the Battle of Trans-la-Forêt of 939, which established the river Couesnon as the boundary between Brittany and Normandy.[1] In 942, Alan II paid homage to Louis IV of France, however the duchy did not gain royal attention until 1123, when Louis VI of France confirmed the bishop of Nantes.[2] No other Duke of Brittany repeated Alan II's homage until Arthur I recognised Philip II of France as his liege in 1202.[3] The area was often called a Duchy, and its rulers were considered independent Sovereign Dukes. However one historical view is that before the middle of the 12th century the Dukes of Brittany were often also called Counts by the Kings of France, as the kingdom of France then saw Brittany as no more than a county.[citation needed] In 1297, the peninsula was elevated into a Duchy in the peerage of France.[4] This view is not consistent with the manner in which Charles VIII of France and then Louis XII of France approached the Duchy and the rights of Anne of Brittany who married each in succession. Early Breton rulers Conan Meriadoc (4th century) - by tradition, the founder of Brittany Budic II (early 6th century) Waroch II (late 6th century) Saint Judicaël (early 7th century) Alain II Hir (c.640?-690) Morman (r. 814–818) Wihomarc (r. 822–825) Dukes of Brittany Dukes under the Carolingians Nominoe (or Nevenoe) (r.841–851), as a missus dominicus of the Emperor Louis the Pious,[5] a count of Vannes (Gwened) and arguably a duke (dux) of Brittany Erispoe (r.851–857), as a duke, then as a king Salomon (or Salaun) (r.857–874), as a duke, then a king Pasquitan (or Paskweten) (r.874–877), ruling Brittany (southern part) with Gurvand Gurvand (r.874–877), ruling Brittany (northern part) with Pasquitan Judicael (r.877–888), successor of Gurvand, ruled Brittany (north) with Alan the Great (south) Alan the Great (reigned from 877 to 888 with Judicaël, alone as a duke, then as a king up to 907) Gourmaëlon, Count of Cornouaille (reigned from 907 as a guardian of the kingdom) The succession was interrupted by the Viking occupation (907–937) House of Nantes Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death Alan II the Fox (Alan al Louarn) 938–952 c. before 919 son of Mathuedoi, Count of Poher, and a daughter of Alan I (1) Roscille of Anjou 943 (2) ? of Blois bef. 949/51 one son c. 952 Nantes aged 33+ Drogo (Drogon) 952–958 c. 949/52 only son of Alan II never married c. 958 Angers aged 5–9 Hoël I (Hoel Iañ ) 958–981 ? illegitimate son of Alan II and Judith never married c. 981 Guerech (Guerech Iañ) 981-988 ? illegitimate son of Alan II and Judith, younger brother of Hoël I married to Aremburga of Ancenis after 981 one son c. 988 Alan (Alan Breizh) 988-990 after 981 son of Guerech and Aremburga of Ancenis never married c. 990 House of Rennes Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death Conan I (Konan Iañ) 990–992 c. 927 eldest son of Judicael Berengar, Count of Rennes and Gerberga Ermengarde-Gerberga of Anjou 973 five children 27 June 992 Conquereuil aged 64–65 Geoffrey I (Jafrez Iañ ) 992–1008 c. 980 eldest son of Conan I and Ermengarde-Gerberga of Anjou Hawise of Normandy 996 four children 20 November 1008 aged 27–28 Alan III (Alan III) 1008–1040 with Odo I (1008–1034) c. 997 eldest son of Geoffrey I and Hawise of Normandy Bertha of Blois 1018 two children 1 October 1040 Montgommery aged 42–43 Odo I (Eozen I) 1008–1034 with Alan III c. 999 second son of Geoffrey I and Hawise of Normandy Orguen of Cornouaille six children c. 1079 Cesson aged 79–80 Conan II (Konan II) 1040–1066 with Odo I as regent (1040–1057) c. 1033 only son of Alan III and Bertha of Blois never married 11 December 1066 Château-Gontier aged 32–33 Hawise (Hawiz) 1066–1072 with Hoël II c. 1037 only daughter of Alan III and Bertha of Blois 1066 seven children 19 August 1072 aged 34–35 Hoël II (Hoël II) 1066–1072 with Hawise c. 1031 eldest son of Alain Canhiart, Count of Cornouaille and Judith of Nantes 13 April 1084 aged 52–53 House of Cornouaille Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death Alan IV the Younger (Alan IV Fergant ) 1072–1112 with Hoël II as regent (1072–1084) bef. 1060 eldest son of Hoël II and Hawise (1) Constance of Normandy 1086/88 no issues (2) Ermengarde of Anjou 1093 three children 13 October 1119 Redon Abbey aged 60s Conan III the Fat (Konan III) 1112–1148 c. 1093-1096 eldest son of Alan IV and Ermengarde of Anjou Maud FitzRoy 1112 three children 17 September 1148 aged 54–58 Bertha (Berta) 1148–1156 with Odo II c. 1114 eldest daughter of Conan III and Maud FitzRoy (1) Alan, 1st Earl of Richmond 1137/8 three children (2) Odo II 1148 three children c. 1156 aged 41–43 Odo II (Eozen II) 1148–1156 with Bertha ? eldest son of Geoffrey, Viscount of Porhoet and Hawise (1) Bertha 1148 three children (2) Joan-Eleanor of Léon August 1167 two or three children c. 1170 House of Penthièvre Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death Conan IV the Black (Konan IV) 1156–1166 c. 1138 only son of Alan of Penthièvre, 1st Earl of Richmond and Bertha Margaret of Huntingdon 1160 one daughter 20 February 1171 aged 33 Constance (Konstanza) 1166–1201 with Geoffrey II (1181–1186) with Ranulf (1188–1199) with Guy (1199-1201) 12 June 1161 only daughter of Conan IV and Margaret of Huntingdon (1) Geoffrey II July 1181 three children (2) Ranulf 3 February 1188 no issue (3) Guy of Thouars October 1199 two or three daughters 5 September 1201 Nantes aged 40 Geoffrey II (Jafrez II) 1181–1186 with Constance 23 September 1158 fourth son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine Constance July 1181 three children 19 August 1186 Paris, France aged 27 Ranulf (Ranulf) 1188–1199 with Constance[6] c. 1172 Montgomeryshire, Powys, England only son of Hugh de Kevelioc, 5th Earl of Chester and Bertrade de Montfort (1) Constance 3 February 1188 no issue (2) Clemence of Fougères bef. 7 October 1200 no issue 28 October 1232 Wallingford, Berkshire, England aged 59–60 Guy (Gi) 1199-1201 1203-1213 with Constance (1199-1201) with Alix (1203-1213) birth date unknown second son of Aimery IV of Thouars and Aénor of Lusignan (1) Constance October 1199 two or three daughters (2) Eustachie of Chemillé 1203 two sons 13 April 1213 Chemillé, France House of Plantagenet Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death Arthur I (Arzhur Iañ) 1196–1203 with Constance (1196-1201) 29 March 1187 Nantes only son of Geoffrey II and Constance never married 3 April 1203 Rouen aged 16 Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany, eldest daughter of Geoffrey and Constance and full elder sister of Arthur, also unmarried, was prevented from succession for her imprisonment in England which lasted till her death in 1241, thus was only a titular duchess until 1214 when King John of England ceased to support her claim. House of Thouars Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death Alix (Alis) 1203-1221 with Guy as regent (1203-1213) with Peter I (1213–1221) 1200 eldest daughter of Guy and Constance Peter I 1213 three children 21 October 1221 aged 21 Peter I Mauclerc (Pêr Iañ) 1213–1221 with Alix c. 1190 second son of Robert II of Dreux and Yolanda de Coucy (1) Alix 1213 three children (2) Nicole c. 1230 one son (3) Marguerite de Commequiers bef. January 1236 no issues 6 July 1250 sea off Damietta aged 59–60 House of Dreux Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death John I the Red (Yann Iañ ar Ruz) 1221-1286 with Peter I as regent (1221–1237) c. 1217/18 eldest son of Peter I and Alix Blanche of Navarre Château-Thierry, Aisne 16 January 1236 eight children 8 October 1286 Château de l'Isle, Férel, Morbihan aged 67–69 John II (Yann II) 1286–1305 3/4 January 1239 eldest son of John I and Blanche of Navarre Beatrice of England Westminster Abbey, London 25 December 1260 eight children 16 November 1305 Lyon aged 66 Arthur II (Arzhur II) 1305–1312 2 July 1262 eldest son of John II and Beatrice of England (1) Marie of Limoges Tours 1277 three children (2) Yolande of Dreux May 1292 six children 27 August 1312 Château de l'Isle, Férel, Morbihan aged 50 John III the Good (Yann III) 1312–1341 8 March 1286 Château de Champtoceaux, Maine-et-Loire eldest son of Arthur II and Marie of Limoges (1) Isabella of Valois 18 February 1298 no issues (2) Isabella of Castile and León Burgos 21 June 1310 no issues (3) Joan of Savoy Chartres 21 March 1330 no issues 30 April 1341 Caen aged 55 Breton War of Succession Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death Joan the Lame (Janed) 1341-1364 with Charles I c. 1319 only daughter of Guy of Brittany, Count of Penthièvre and Joan of Avaugour Paris 4 June 1337 five children 10 September 1384 Guingamp aged 61–62 Charles I (Charlez Iañ) 1341–1364 with Joan c. 1319 Blois second son of Guy I, Count of Blois and Margaret of Valois 29 September 1364 Auray aged 44–45 John (IV) of Montfort (Yann IV Moñforzh) May 1341-1345 c. 1293 only son of Arthur II and Yolande de Dreux Joanna of Flanders Chartres March 1329 two children 26 September 1345 Château d'Hennebon, Hennebont aged 51–52 John (V) of Montfort (Yann V Moñforzh) 1345-1364 c. 1339 only son of John of Montfort and Jo..