The Count of Rennes was originally the ruler of the

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'' of

Rennes Rennes (; br, Roazhon ; Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department ...

. From the middle of the ninth century these counts were

Bretons The Bretons (; br, Bretoned or ''Vretoned,'' ) are a Celts, Celtic ethnic group native to Brittany. They trace much of their heritage to groups of Common Brittonic, Brittonic speakers who emigrated from Dumnonia, southwestern Great Britain, par ...

with close ties to the

Duchy of Brittany The Duchy of Brittany ( br, Dugelezh Breizh, ; french: Duché de Bretagne) was a medieval feudal state that existed between approximately 939 and 1547. Its territory covered the northwestern peninsula of Europe, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to ...

, which they often vied to rule. From 990 the Counts of Rennes were usually Dukes of Brittany. In 1203 the county was integrated into the ducal

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. The Count of Rennes was a title held by the

House of Rennes This is a list of rulers of the Duchy of Brittany. In different epochs the sovereigns of Brittany were kings, princes, and dukes. The Breton ruler was sometimes elected, sometimes attained the position by conquest or intrigue, or by hereditary r ...

. *???–876 Gurwant, also Duke from 874 *876–888 Judicael *888–896

Berengar II of Neustria Berengar II (died 896) was the Count of Bayeux and Rennes and Margrave of the Northern or Norman March from 886 until his death a decade later. In 874, Brittany's internal politics were thrown into turmoil when King Salomon was murdered by a r ...

*896–903 ''unknown'' *903–953

Judicael Berengar Judicael (or Juhel, Judhel, Judhael), thus called in Breton sources, alias Berengar (or Berengarius) his name in Frankish sources, and sometimes known as Judicael Berengar, with both names being used together, was a Count of Rennes in the 10th cen ...

*958–992 Conan I ''the Crooked'', also Duke from 990 *992–1008 Geoffrey I, also Duke *1008–1040

Alan I Alan I may refer to: * Alan I, King of Brittany (died 907) * Alan I, Viscount of Rohan Alan I of Rohan (1084–1147), also known as ''Alain le Noir'', was the 1st Viscount de Rohan and Viscount of Castelnoec. He was the third son of Odo I, Vi ...

, also Duke; granted the Countship of Penthievre to his brother Eudes, thereby founding the Cadet Branch of the House of Rennes. Ruled with

Odo, Count of Penthièvre Odo of Rennes (Medieval Breton: ''Eudon Pentevr'', Modern Breton: ''Eozen Penteur'', Latin: ''Eudo'', French: ''Eudes/Éon de Penthièvre'') (c. 999–1079), Count of Penthièvre, was the youngest of the three sons of Duke Geoffrey I of Britt ...

until 1035. *1040–1066 Conan II, also Duke *1066–1082 Geoffrey II ''Grenonat'' *1066–1072 Hawise (in opposition to Geoffrey II), also Duchess *1072–1084 Hoel I (in opposition to Geoffrey II from 1066), also Duke from 1066 *1084–1112 Alan II ''Fergant'', also Duke *1112–1148 Conan III ''the Fat'', also Duke *1148–1156 Hoel II *1156–1166 Conan IV ''the Young'', also Duke until 1166 *1166–1181 Henry ''Curtmantle'', as guardian of Constance *1181–1186 Geoffrey III, Count of Rennes and Duke of Brittany ''jure uxoris'' as Geoffrey II *1166–1201

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, also Duchess from 1166 *1196–1203

Arthur Arthur is a common male given name of Brittonic languages, Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. An ...

, also Duke The County of Rennes was merged permanently into the Ducal crown of Brittany, and subsequently the crown of France, through Constance's descendants.

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