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Francis II Duke of Brittany 1435–1488 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 June 1435

Birth Location: Clisson, Departement de la Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France

Death Date: 9 September 1488

Death Location: Nantes, Departement de la Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France

Father: Richard Brittany

Mother: Marguerite Vertus

Spouse(s): Margaret Brittany

Children(s): Anne Bretagne, Isabella Bretagne

The story of Francis II Duke of Brittany began in 1435 in Clisson, Departement de la Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France. Francis II Duke of Brittany married Margaret De Foix Duchess Of Brittany, and had children including Anne De Bretagne Queen Consort Of France Duchess Of Brittany Bretagne, Isabella Van Bretagne. Francis II Duke of Brittany passed away in 1488 in Nantes, Departement de la Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis II Duke of Brittany began in 1435 in Clisson, Departement de la Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France.
  • Francis II Duke of Brittany married Margaret De Foix Duchess Of Brittany, and had children including Anne De Bretagne Queen Consort Of France Duchess Of Brittany Bretagne, Isabella Van Bretagne.
  • Francis II Duke of Brittany passed away in 1488 in Nantes, Departement de la Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Brittany
1395–1438
Birth Location: Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
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Marguerite Vertus
1406–1466
Birth Location: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
MV

Spouses(s)

Margaret Brittany
1453–1486
Birth Location: Bretagne, France
MB

Children(s)

Anne Bretagne
1477–1514
Birth Location: Nantes, Departement de la Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
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Isabella Bretagne
1478–1490
Birth Location: –
IB

Francis Brittany's Ancestors

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Francis Brittany
1435–1488
Birth Place: Clisson, Departement de la Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
Parents
Richard Montfort Vertus Brittany
1395–1438
Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
Marguerite (de Orleans, Comtesse de) Vertus
1406–1466
Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Brittany's Descendants

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Francis (II Duke of) Brittany (23 June 1435–9 September 1488) m. Margaret (de Foix, Duchess of) Brittany (1453–15 May 1486)
  1. 1. Anne (de Bretagne, Queen Consort of France, Duchess of Brittany &) Bretagne 1477–1514 m. King (Louis XII Capet Valois, King of France & Naples, Duke of) Brittany 1462–1515 m. Maximilian (I van Habsburg, Holy Roman Emperor, King of) Germany 1459–1519 m. Charles (VIII "The Affable" Capet, King of) France 1470–1498
    1. 1. Renée (de) France 1510–1574
    2. 2. Claude (de) France 1499–1524 m. Francis (I House de Valois, King of France, Count de) Angouleme 1494–1547
      1. 1. Madeleine (of Valois, Queen of Scotland, Princess of) France 1520–1537 m. James (V Stuart, King of Scotland, devout Catholic, burned heretics, only daughter Mary was) heir 1512–1542
      2. 2. Louise (de Valois-Orleans) Karpetinger 1515–1517
      3. 3. Charlotte (de Valois) Karpetinger 1516–1524
      4. 4. Francois (III de Valois, Duke of Brittany, Dauphin of) France 1518–1536 m. Diane (de Poiters Mistress Duchess of) Valentinois 1499–1566
      5. 5. Henry (II de Valois, Capet, King of France, 16th Dauphin of France' Count of Provence and Forcalquier, Count of) Valent 1519–1559 m. Catherine (de Medici, Queen consort of France, Regent; Duchess of) Urbino 1519–1589 m. Lady (Janet 'Bastard of Scotland' Stewart, Baroness) Fleming 1502–1562 m. Diane (de Poitiers, The Grand Senechal(e) of Normandy Countess of Saint-Vallier Duchess of Étampes & Valentinois, mistress of Henry) II 1499–1566
        1. 1. Margaret (of Valois, Queen of Navarre &) France 1553–1615 m. Henry (IV 'The Great', House of Bourbon, King of Navarre and) France 1553–1610
        2. 2. Francois ('Francis' II de Valois (Capet), King consort of Scotland & France,) issueless 1544–1560 m. Mary (I Stuart, Queen of Scots, Queen Consort of France until Dec 1560,) Catholic 1542–1587
        3. 3. Elisabeth (de Valois, Queen consort of Spain, Portugal, Naples &) Sicily 1545–1568
        4. 4. Claude (de Valois-Angouleme, Duchess of Lorraine, Princess of) France 1547–1575
        5. 5. Louis (de Valois, Duke of) Orléans 1549–1550
        6. 6. Charles (IX de Valois (Capet), King of) France 1550–1574 m. Elisabeth (Habsburg, Archduchess of Austria, Queen of) France 1554–1592
        7. 7. Henry (III Alexandre Édouard de Valois, King of) France 1551–1589 m. Louise (de Lorraine-Vaudemont, Queen Consort of France and Poland; Grand Duchess of) Lithuania 1553–1601
        8. 8. Henry (de) Valois 1551–1586
      6. 6. Charles (de Valois, Duke of) Orleans 1522–1545
    3. 3. Charles (Orlando Dauphin of) France 1492–1495
    4. 4. Francis (Dauphin) France 1497–1497
  2. 2. Isabella (van) Bretagne 1478–1490

Francis Brittany's Timeline

4 Records

1435
23 Jun 1435
Birth of Francis II Duke of Brittany in Bretagne, France
Bretagne, France
1435
23 June 1435
Birth of Francis II Duke of Brittany in Clisson, Departement de la Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
Clisson, Departement de la Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
1488
9 Sep 1488
Age 53
Death of Francis II Duke of Brittany in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
1488
9 September 1488
Age 53
Death of Francis II Duke of Brittany in Coueron, Departement de la Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
Coueron, Departement de la Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1435
    Event Place: Bretagne, France

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 June 1435
    Event Place: Clisson, Departement de la Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1488
    Event Place: Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 September 1488
    Event Place: Coueron, Departement de la Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nantes, Departement de la Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
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