Conan III, duke of Brittany

Conan III of Cornwall (c. 1093-1096 – September 17, 1148), (Breton Konan III a Vreizh, and Konan Kerne) was duke of Brittany, from 1112 to his death. He was son of Duke Alan IV and Ermengarde of Anjou.

Conan III allied himself with Stephen of England in his war against the dispossessed Empress Matilda. For his support, Stephen created for Conan's son-in-law Alan the title 1st Earl of Richmond.

He married, before 1113, Maude, an illegitimate daughter of King Henry I of England. With Maude he had three children, Hoel, Bertha (b.c. 1114), and Constance. Later, when his son-in-law Alan died in 1146, Bertha returned home from England.

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.

Conan III, Duke of Brittany

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Conan III of Cornwall (born c. 1093-1096; died 1148), (Breton Konan III a Vreizh, and Konan Kerne) was duke of Brittany, from 1112 to his death. He was son of Duke Alan IV and Ermengarde of Anjou.

Conan III allied himself with Stephen of England in his war against the dispossessed Empress Matilda. For his support, Stephen created for Conan's son-in-law Alan the ttile 1st Earl of Richmond.

He married before 1113 to Maude, an illegitimate daughter of King Henry I of England. With Maude he had three children, Hoel, Bertha (b.c. 1114), and Constance. Later, when his son-in-law Alan died in 1146, Bertha returned home from England.

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.

Conan III dit le Gros (1095 - 17 septembre 1148), fils d'Alain IV Fergent et d'Ermengarde d'Anjou, fut comte de Rennes et duc de Bretagne de 1112 à 1148.

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Conan III of Cornwall (born c. 1093-1096; died 1148), (Breton Konan III a Vreizh, and Konan Kerne) was duke of Brittany, from 1112 to his death. He was son of Duke Alan IV and Ermengarde of Anjou.

Conan III allied himself with Stephen of England in his war against the dispossessed Empress Matilda. For his support, Stephen created for Conan's son-in-law Alan the ttile 1st Earl of Richmond.

He married before 1113 to Maude, an illegitimate daughter of King Henry I of England. With Maude he had three children, Hoel, Bertha (b.c. 1114), and Constance. Later, when his son-in-law Alan died in 1146, Bertha returned home from England.

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.

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Conan III "Le Gros" DE BRETAGNE Duke of Brittany
Born: Abt 1091, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Anjou/Pays-de-la-Loire, France
Married (2): Abt 1112
Died: 17 Sep 1148

Marriage Information:
Conan married Princess Maud Margaret D' ANGLETERRE, daughter of Guillaume (William) I "Le Conquérant" DE NORMANDIE King of England and Matilda DE FLANDRES Queen of England. (Princess Maud Margaret D' ANGLETERRE was born in 1072.)

Marriage Information:
Conan also married Maud FITZ HENRY, daughter of Henri I 'Beauclerc' King of England and Unnamed English Mistresses, about 1112

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Conan “of Bretagne” Bretagne III
Birth 1095
Death 17 Sep 1148 (aged 52–53)
Burial
Notre-Dame-en-Saint-Melaine
Rennes, Departement d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
Memorial ID 178881128

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.
Family Members
Spouse

Matilda Fitzroy, Duchess of "Maud" Brittany
1091–1148

Children
Bertha Duchess of Brittany