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Constance de Bretagne
(Ca 1161 - 5 Sep 1201)
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Constance de Bretagne, Duchesse de Bretagne1
F, #102148, b. circa 1161, d. 5 September 1201
Last Edited=12 Jan 2007
Consanguinity Index=0.19%
Constance de Bretagne, Duchesse de Bretagne was born circa 1161 at Bretagne, France.2 She was the daughter of Conan IV de Bretagne, Duc de Bretagne and Margaret of Scotland, Countess of Hereford.3 She married, firstly, Geoffrey II Plantagenet, Earl of Richmond, son of Henry II 'Curtmantle' d'Anjou, King of England and Eleanor, Duchesse d'Aquitaine, in July 1181.2 She married, secondly, Ranulf de Blundeville, 4th Earl of Chester, son of Hugh of Kevelioc, 3rd Earl of Chester and Bertrade de Montfort, on 3 February 1187/88.3 She and Ranulf de Blundeville, 4th Earl of Chester were divorced in 1199 after Constance deserted her husband.2 She married, thirdly, Guy de Thouars, son of Guillaume, Vicomte de Thouars, in 1199 at Angers, Anjou, France.2 She died on 5 September 1201 at Nantes, Bretagne, France, from childbirth (or possibly from leprosy).4 She was buried at Villeneuve Abbey, Nantes, Bretagne, France.4
She gained the title of Duchesse de Bretagne in July 1181.5
Children of Constance de Bretagne, Duchesse de Bretagne and Geoffrey II Plantagenet, Earl of Richmond
Eleanor 'Maid of Brittany' Plantagenet, Countess of Richmond b. c 1185, d. 10 Aug 1241
Matilda Plantagenet5 b. c 1185
Arthur Plantagenet, Earl of Richmond b. 29 Mar 1187, d. 3 Apr 1203
Children of Constance de Bretagne, Duchesse de Bretagne and Guy de Thouars
Alice de Thouars, Duchesse de Bretagne+4 b. 1201, d. 1221
Katherine de Thouars+4 b. 1201, d. bt 1237 - 1240
Citations
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 195. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 60.
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 168. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 61.
[S106] Royal Genealogies Website (ROYAL92.GED), online http://www.daml.org/2001/01/gedcom/royal92.ged. Hereinafter cited as Royal Genealogies Website.
Constance de Bretagne, Duchesse de Bretagne1
F, #102148, b. circa 1161, d. 5 September 1201
Last Edited=12 Jan 2007
Consanguinity Index=0.19%
Constance de Bretagne, Duchesse de Bretagne was born circa 1161 at Bretagne, France.2 She was the daughter of Conan IV de Bretagne, Duc de Bretagne and Margaret of Scotland, Countess of Hereford.3 She married, firstly, Geoffrey II Plantagenet, Earl of Richmond, son of Henry II 'Curtmantle' d'Anjou, King of England and Eleanor, Duchesse d'Aquitaine, in July 1181.2 She married, secondly, Ranulf de Blundeville, 4th Earl of Chester, son of Hugh of Kevelioc, 3rd Earl of Chester and Bertrade de Montfort, on 3 February 1187/88.3 She and Ranulf de Blundeville, 4th Earl of Chester were divorced in 1199 after Constance deserted her husband.2 She married, thirdly, Guy de Thouars, son of Guillaume, Vicomte de Thouars, in 1199 at Angers, Anjou, France.2 She died on 5 September 1201 at Nantes, Bretagne, France, from childbirth (or possibly from leprosy).4 She was buried at Villeneuve Abbey, Nantes, Bretagne, France.4
She gained the title of Duchesse de Bretagne in July 1181.5
Children of Constance de Bretagne, Duchesse de Bretagne and Geoffrey II Plantagenet, Earl of Richmond
Eleanor 'Maid of Brittany' Plantagenet, Countess of Richmond b. c 1185, d. 10 Aug 1241
Matilda Plantagenet5 b. c 1185
Arthur Plantagenet, Earl of Richmond b. 29 Mar 1187, d. 3 Apr 1203
Children of Constance de Bretagne, Duchesse de Bretagne and Guy de Thouars
Alice de Thouars, Duchesse de Bretagne+4 b. 1201, d. 1221
Katherine de Thouars+4 b. 1201, d. bt 1237 - 1240
Citations
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 195. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 60.
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 168. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 61.
[S106] Royal Genealogies Website (ROYAL92.GED), online http://www.daml.org/2001/01/gedcom/royal92.ged. Hereinafter cited as Royal Genealogies Website.
Events
| Birth | Ca 1161 | ||||
| Marriage | Jul 1181 | Geoffrey II Plantagenet | |||
| Title (Nobility) | Jul 1181 | Duchesse de Bretagne | |||
| Marriage | 1199 | Angers, Anjou, France - Guy de Thouars | |||
| Death | 5 Sep 1201 | Nantes, Bretagne, France | |||
| Burial | Villeneuve Abbey, Nantes, Bretagne, France |
Families
| Spouse | Guy de Thouars ( - 1213) |
| Child | Alice de Thouars (1201 - 1221) |
| Spouse | Geoffrey II Plantagenet (1158 - 1186) |
| Child | Arthur I Plantagenet (1187 - 1203) |
| Father | Conan IV "Le Petit" de Bretagne (1137 - 1171) |
| Mother | Margaret of Scotland (1140 - 1201) |