Counts and dukes of Penthièvre

The county Penthièvre lay in the northeast of Brittany and corresponded largely to the present-day department of Côtes -d'Armor; It was created in 1034 when Duke Alain III. for his brother Odo sought a rule, and served in succession as an appanage of the younger sons of the Dukes of Brittany.

The importance of the county Penthièvre grew due to the economic strength of the area soon so strong that the counts were for the Dukes of Brittany to the competition - what Duke Peter to 1216 prompting to take advantage of the minority of the incumbent, and reclaim its possession for the most part.

One hundred years later, in 1317, the county Penthièvre again was awarded for a younger family member, then fell but quickly into the hands of the counts of Blois, after Johanna, Countess of Penthièvre, daughter of Guy of Brittany, they Count Charles of Blois spent 1337 as a dowry had. The Counts of Blois in the Breton War of Succession Penthièvre used as their bastion in Brittany; after their defeat in this dispute ( 1364 ) the family Blois - Penthièvre sold the Breton possession of King Louis XI. († 1483 ), but not the title itself, which was in use in the family until 1727, since the 16th century Duke of Penthièvre.

Penthièvre also came by marriage to the houses Brosse and Luxembourg and was founded by King Karl IX. 1569 converted into a duchy but subsequently fell to the Crown.

After the extinction of the Dukes of Penthièvre, King Louis XIV in 1697, the Duchy of restores and gave it to one of his sons of Madame de Montespan, the Count of Toulouse, who died in 1737. His son was Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre, born on 16 November 1725 in Rambouillet.

Thanks to the marriage of his daughter Marie Louise de Bourbon Adélaide with the well-known as a "citizen Egalite " Duke of Orléans, the vast estates of the house Penthièvre came to the Orléans family. In this the title of Duke of Penthièvre was the son of the Prince of Joinville, Prince Pierre Philippe Jean Marie of Orléans, who was born on November 4, 1845 in Saint- Cloud.

Counts and Dukes of Penthièvre

House of Rennes

  • Odo, son of Duke Godfrey I of Brittany, Count of Penthièvre 1034-1079
  • Godfrey I Boterel, whose son, Earl of Penthièvre 1079-1093
  • Stephen I, whose brother, Earl of Penthièvre 1093-1138
  • Gottfried II Boterel, whose son, Earl of Penthièvre 1138-1148
  • Rivallo, whose son, Earl of Penthièvre 1148 - ...
  • Stephen II, his son, Earl of PENTHIEVRE, ... -1164
  • Gottfried III. Boterel, whose brother, Earl of Penthièvre 1164-1205
  • Alain of Guimgamp, nephew of Godfrey II, Count of Penthievre 1205-1212
  • Henry I, his son, Earl of Penthièvre 1212-1230 discontinued, † 1281

House France Dreux

  • Peter Mauclerc of France Dreux, Duke of Brittany 1213-1250, conquered Penthièvre, Count of Penthièvre 1230-1235
  • Jolantha, daughter's Peters, Countess of Penthièvre 1235-1272
  • John I of the Red, brother Jolanthas, Duke of Brittany 1250-1286, Count of Penthièvre 1272-1286
  • John II, son of John I, Duke of Brittany, Count of Penthièvre 1286-1305
  • Arthur II, son of John II, Duke of Brittany, Count of Penthièvre 1305-1312
  • Johann III. , Son of Arthur II, Duke of Brittany 1312-1341, Count of Penthièvre 1312-1314
  • Guido, brother John III. , Viscount of Limoges 1314-1317, Count of Penthièvre 1317-1331
  • Johanna, daughter of Guido, Countess of Penthièvre 1331-1384, Viscountess of Limoges 1341-1384, ∞ Charles of Blois, the younger son of Count Guido, Duke of Brittany 1345-1364

House Châtillon

  • John, son of Charles and Johanna, Count of Penthièvre and Viscount of Limoges 1384-1404, ∞ Marguerite de Clisson, daughter of Olivier de Clisson V.
  • Oliver, son of John, Earl of Penthièvre 1404-1420 and Viscount of Limoges 1404-1433, loses Penthièvre
  • John, brother Oliver used as Earl of Penthièvre 1448, † 1454
  • Nicole dAvaugour, niece of John, Countess of Penthièvre 1454 - Jean II de Brosse ... ∞ († 1485 )

House Brosse

  • Jean III. de Brosse, son of Jean II and Nicole dAvaugour, Count of Penthièvre 1485-1502
  • René de Brosse, son of Jean III. , Count of Penthièvre 1502-1525
  • Jean IV de Brosse, son René, Count of Penthièvre, 1536 Duke of Etampes, 1545 Duke of Chevreuse, † January 27, 1564
  • Charlotte, sister of Jean IV, heiress of Penthièvre and Etampes; ∞ Francois II de Luxembourg, Vicomte de Martigues

House Luxembourg - Ligny, House and House of Valois - Angoulême Châtenois

  • Sebastian of Luxembourg, son of Francis and Charlotte, Duke of Penthièvre, † 1569
  • Mary, daughter of Sebastian, † 1623 ∞ 1579 Philippe -Emmanuel de Lorraine, Duke of Mercœur 1577-1602
  • Bâtard Charles de Valois, † 1650, 1619 Earl of Penthièvre, 1620 Duke of Angoulême
  • Frances de Lorraine, daughter of Mary and Philip Emmanuel, † 1669, heiress of Mercœur and Penthièvre, ∞ César de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme

House of Bourbon - Vendôme

  • Ludwig I, son of César and Frances, Duke of Vendôme, etc., † 1669
  • Ludwig II, whose son, Duke of Vendôme, etc., 1712
  • Philip, his brother, the Duke of Vendôme, etc., † 1727

House of Bourbon - Penthièvre

  • Alexandre Louis, Duke of Penthièvre, Count of Toulouse, † 1737, legitimate son of King Louis XIV
  • Louis Jean Marie, Duke of Penthièvre, Rambouillet, Aumale, Gisors, etc., † 1793, son of Louis Alexandre,
  • Adelaïde de Bourbon- Penthièvre, called Mademoiselle de Penthièvre, daughter of Louis Jean Marie, † 1821 ∞ 1769, divorced 1792/1793, Louis -Philippe -Joseph, Duke of Orléans ( Philippe Egalite ) ( † 1793), parents of the future King Louis Philippe
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Alan III, Duke of Brittany War of the Breton Succession Louis XI of France Charles IX of France Saint-Cloud Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany Peter I, Duke of Brittany John III, Duke of Brittany Joan, Duchess of Brittany Charles I, Duke of Brittany Jean IV. de Brosse Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse
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