Conan III, Duke of Brittany
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Conan III, also known as Conan of Cornouaille and Conan the Fat (Template:Langx, and Script error: No such module "Lang".; c. 1093–1096 – 17 September 1148) was duke of Brittany, from 1112 to his death. He was the son of Alan IV, Duke of Brittany and Ermengarde of Anjou.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Conan III allied himself with Stephen of England in the Anarchy, Stephen's war against the dispossessed Empress Matilda.Template:EfnTemplate:Efn
Family
He married Maud, an illegitimate daughter of King Henry I of England before 1113.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Conan and Maud had three children that are known:
- Hoel (1116–1156) – disinherited from the ducal crown; Count of Nantes;Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Bertha (1114 – after 1155) – married Alan of Penthièvre;Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Efn upon Alan's death in 1146, she returned to Brittany;
- Constance (1120–1148) – married Sir Geoffroy II, Sire de Mayenne, son of Juhel II, Seigneur de Mayenne.
Succession
On his death-bed in 1148, Conan III disinherited Hoel from succession to the duchy, stating that he was illegitimate and no son of his. By this surprise move Bertha became his heiress and successor. However, Hoel was to retain the County of Nantes.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Footnotes
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Bibliography
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See also
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