Francis I, Duke of Brittany

Francis I (in breton Fransez I, in french François I) (Vannes/Gwened, May 14, 1414 – July 18, 1450, Château de l'Hermine/Kastell an Erminig), was duke of Brittany, count of Montfort and titular earl of Richmond, from 1442 to his death. He was son of Duke John VI and Jeanne de Valois, princess of France. He first married, at Nantes in 1431, Yolande of Anjou (d. 1440), daughter of Louis II of Anjou. He was married again at the Château d'Auray on Oc... more

Francis I (in breton Fransez I, in french François I) (Vannes/Gwened, May 14, 1414 – July 18, 1450, Château de l'Hermine/Kastell an Erminig), was duke of Brittany, count of Montfort and titular earl of Richmond, from 1442 to his death. He was son of Duke John VI and Jeanne de Valois, princess of France. He first married, at Nantes in 1431, Yolande of Anjou (d. 1440), daughter of Louis II of Anjou. He was married again at the Château d'Auray on October 30, 1442, to Isabel of Scotland (daughter of James I, King of Scots) and had two daughters: Henri II, Duke of Rohan-Gie (1550-1586), the soldier and author was Francis I's great-great-grandson via his younger daughter, Mary. He was succeeded by his brother Peter. less