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   Duchy of Brittany

   It largely corresponded to the French region called Bretagne, historic Brittany, a region with strong traditions of independence, including a distinctive culture and the Breton language.
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   History of Brittany

   The independent Breton kingdom later developed into the Duchy of Brittany, before it was unified with France to become a province.
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   Anne of Brittany

   Even while she was alive, the royal propaganda of Charles VIII and of Louis XII introduced Anne of Brittany as a perfect queen, a symbol of union and peace between the kingdom of France and the duchy of Brittany.
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   Brittany

   It is also, more generally, the name of the cultural area whose limits correspond to the historic province and independent duchy. ... The seven founder saints of Brittany are:
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   Montfort of Brittany

   The House of Montfort reigned in the Duchy of Brittany from 1365 to 1514.
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   Brittany (region of France)

   The remaining 20% of Brittany is the Loire-Atlantique department which lies inside the Pays-de-la-Loire region, with its capital Nantes, which was the historical capital of the duchy of Brittany.
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   Duchy

   Duchy of Brittany
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   Angevin Empire

   While the duchies and counties were held with various levels of vassalage to the King of France, the Plantagenets held control over the Duchy of Brittany, the Welsh princedoms, the county of Toulouse and the Kingdom of Scotland to varying levels of power although they were not formal parts of the "Empire".
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   Claude, Duchess of Brittany

   Because her mother, Anne, Duchess of Brittany, had no surviving sons, Claude became heiress to the Duchy of Brittany.
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    Claude of France

    Because her mother, Anne of Brittany, had no surviving sons, Claude became heiress to the Duchy of Brittany.

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Duchy of Brittany,
• History of Brittany,
• Anne of Brittany,
• Brittany,
• Montfort of Brittany,
• Brittany (region of France),
• Duchy,
• Angevin Empire,
• Claude, Duchess of Brittany,
• Claude of France