Nicole (c. 1424after 3 January 1480) was Countess of Penthièvre from 1454 until her death.

Biography

Nicole was the daughter of Charles, Seigneur d'Avaugour, and Isabeau de Vivonne. Her father was the third son of John I, Count of Penthièvre, son of

Charles of Blois Charles of Blois-Châtillon (131929 September 1364), nicknamed "the Saint", was the legalist Duke of Brittany from 1341 until his death, via his marriage to Joan, Duchess of Brittany and Countess of Penthièvre, holding the title against the c ...

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Joan, Duchess of Brittany Joan of Penthièvre (French: Jeanne de Penthièvre; c. 1319 – 10 September 1384) reigned as Duchess of Brittany This is a list of rulers of the Duchy of Brittany. In different epochs the sovereigns of Brittany were kings, princes, and ...

, but he died in 1434. When her elder uncles,

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and

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died, she succeeded to the county of Penthièvre as primogeniture heir. With her succession, she also inherited the Penthièvre claim to the Breton ducal throne. On 3 January 1480, she sold her rights to Brittany to Louis XI of France for 50,000 ''

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Family

Nicole married on 18 June 1437 Jean II de Brosse (1423 – 1482), with whom she had: *

Jean III de Brosse Jean III de Brosse (d. 1502) was Count of Penthièvre 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 Isabel ...

(died 1502), her successor * Antoine, married Jeanne de La Praye * Pauline de Brosse, married

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* Claudine de Brosse (1450–1513), married

Philip II, Duke of Savoy Philip II (5 February 1438 – 7 November 1497), surnamed the Landless, was the Duke of Savoy for a brief reign from 1496 to 1497. Biography Philip was the granduncle of the previous duke Charles II, and the youngest surviving son of Duke Lou ...

* Bernarde of Brosse, married

William VIII, Marquess of Montferrat William VIII Palaiologos (Italian: ''Guglielmo VIII Paleologo''; 19 July 1420 – 27 February 1483) was the Marquis of Montferrat from 1464 until his death. He was the second son of Marquis John Jacob, and inherited the Marquisate after the deat ...

* Hélène of Brosse, married

Boniface III, Marquess of Montferrat Boniface III Palaeologus (10 August 1426 – 1494) was Marquis of Montferrat from 1483 until his death. Biography He was the son of marquis John Jacob and Joanna of Savoy. He succeeded his brother William VIII who had got involved in the War of ...

, brother of William VIII

References

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