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Conan “of Bretagne” Bretagne III

Birth
Death
17 Sep 1148 (aged 52–53)
Burial
Rennes, Departement d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France Add to Map
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Conan III
le Gros de Bretagne
le Gross
Konan III el Gros
Konan Kerne
Konan III a Vreizh
Duke of Brittany
of Cornwall
de Bretagne
Hertug av Bretagne
the Fat

Birth:
between 1093 and 1096 (55)
Bretagne, France

Death:
Died September 17, 1148 in Bretagne, France

Buried:
Abbaye St Melaine à Rennes
Notre-Dame-en-Saint-Melaine
Rennes
Departement d'Ille-et-Vilaine
Bretagne, France

Father: Alain Fergent de Bretagne (c1060-1119)
Mother: Ermengarde d'Anjou (c1068-1146)

Spouse: Maud FitzRoy (c1091-) before 1113

Children:

Constance de Bretagne/Decornouaille Of Brittany
Bertha de Bretagne
Hoel/Hohel III de Bretagne
Anne de Leon

Notes:

On his death-bed in 1148, Conan disinherited Hoel from succeeding him as Duke, claiming that Hoel was illegitimate and no son of his. By this move Bertha became Conan's heiress and successor, but Hoel kept his county of Nantes.
Conan III
le Gros de Bretagne
le Gross
Konan III el Gros
Konan Kerne
Konan III a Vreizh
Duke of Brittany
of Cornwall
de Bretagne
Hertug av Bretagne
the Fat

Birth:
between 1093 and 1096 (55)
Bretagne, France

Death:
Died September 17, 1148 in Bretagne, France

Buried:
Abbaye St Melaine à Rennes
Notre-Dame-en-Saint-Melaine
Rennes
Departement d'Ille-et-Vilaine
Bretagne, France

Father: Alain Fergent de Bretagne (c1060-1119)
Mother: Ermengarde d'Anjou (c1068-1146)

Spouse: Maud FitzRoy (c1091-) before 1113

Children:

Constance de Bretagne/Decornouaille Of Brittany
Bertha de Bretagne
Hoel/Hohel III de Bretagne
Anne de Leon

Notes:

On his death-bed in 1148, Conan disinherited Hoel from succeeding him as Duke, claiming that Hoel was illegitimate and no son of his. By this move Bertha became Conan's heiress and successor, but Hoel kept his county of Nantes.


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  • Created by: RFB Jenkins
  • Added: Apr 29, 2017
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178881128/conan-bretagne: accessed ), memorial page for Conan “of Bretagne” Bretagne III (1095–17 Sep 1148), Find a Grave Memorial ID 178881128, citing Notre-Dame-en-Saint-Melaine, Rennes, Departement d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France; Maintained by RFB Jenkins (contributor 47712974).