Jean III de Brosse (d. 1502) was
Count of Penthièvre
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...
from 1480 until his death. He was the elder son of
Jean II de Brosse and
Nicole, Countess of Penthièvre.
On 15 May 1468, he married Louise de Laval, daughter of
Guy XIV de Laval and
Isabelle of Brittany. They had one son,
René de Brosse, and four daughters.
See also
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Jean IV de Brosse
Jean IV de Brosse, duc d'Étampes et Chevreuse, comte de Penthièvre (1505 in Lamballe – 31 January 1565) was a French governor, military commander and courtier. The son of René de Brosse and member of a prominent Breton family that had been ...
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1502 deaths
Counts of Penthièvre
Year of birth unknown
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