Francis I, Duke of Brittany

Francis I ( born May 14, 1414 Vannes, † July 18, 1450 in Nantes) was Duke of Brittany from 1442 to 1450 He was the son of Duke John VI. . and Joan of France.

Biography

In 1446 he left his brother Gilles de Bretagne throw from jealousy to prison, where these 1450 died.

He took part in 1449 at the head of 6,000 men under the guidance of his uncle Arthur de Richemont in the last battles of the Hundred Years War and helped to drive the English from Normandy.

Marriage and children

He completed his first marriage in 1431 with Yolande d' Anjou (* 1412, † 1440), daughter of Duke Louis II and Yolande of Aragon, with whom he had a child, Royan, which is attested in 1440.

After the death of his wife he married on October 30, 1442 in Auray Isabella of Scotland (* 1426, † 1495 ).

Isabella, daughter of King James I and Joan Beaufort, with whom he had two daughters:

• Marguerite (* 1443, † 1469 ) ∞ 1455 Francis II, Duke of Brittany
• Marie ( * 1444, † 1508), ∞ 1461 Jean II de Rohan († 1516), Count of Porhoët

As Francis I had no male descendants, the Duchy went after his death to his brother Peter II