Francis I (Brittany)

Franz I (born May 14, 1414 in Vannes , † July 18, 1450 in Nantes ) was Duke of Brittany from 1442 to 1450. He was the son of Duke John VI. and Joan of France.

biography

Duke Francis I of Brittany and his uncle Arthur de Richemont.
(Illumination from the Vigiles du roi Charles VII by Martial d'Auvergne, 15th century)

In 1446 he had his brother Gilles de Bretagne jailed out of jealousy, where he died in 1450.

After the English invaded Fougères in 1449 , he sided with the French King Charles VII and took part in the final battles of the Hundred Years' War at the head of 6000 men under the leadership of his uncle Arthur de Richemont and contributed to the Driving the English out of Normandy .

He strengthened chivalry by founding the Order of the Ears of Corn in 1450 .

Marriage and children

His first marriage was in 1431 with Yolande d'Anjou (* 1412, † 1440), daughter of Duke Ludwig II and Jolanthe von Aragón , with whom he had a child, Royan, who is attested in 1440.

After the death of his wife, he married on October 30, 1442 in Auray Isabella of Scotland (* 1426; † around 1495), a daughter of King James I and Joan Beaufort , with whom he had two daughters:

• Marguerite (1443–1469), ⚭ 1455 Francis II (1435–1488), Duke of Brittany;
• Marie (1444–1508), ⚭ 1461 Jean II. De Rohan (1452–1516), Count of Porhoët , Vice Count of Rohan .

Since Francis I had no male descendants, the duchy passed to his brother Peter II after his death .

Web links

Commons : Franz I.  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• genealogie-mittelalter.de

Notes and individual references

1. ↑ ears of corn = medal. In: Johann Georg Krünitz : Economic Encyclopedia . Volume 44, Berlin 1788, p. 752 ( online ).
2. ↑ See also: Book of Hours of Isabella Stuart, Duchess of Brittany

predecessor	Office	successor
Johann VI.	Duke of Brittany 1442–1450	Peter II