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Arthur II (25 July 1261 – 27 August 1312), of the House of Dreux, was
Duke of Brittany This is a list of rulers of Brittany. In different epochs the rulers of Brittany were kings, princes, and dukes. The Breton ruler was sometimes elected, sometimes attained the position by conquest or intrigue, or by hereditary right. Hereditary ...
from 1305 to his death. He was the first son of John II and Beatrice, daughter of
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and
Eleanor of Provence Eleanor of Provence ( 1223 – 24/25 June 1291) was a Provence, Provençal noblewoman who became List of English royal consorts, Queen of England as the wife of King Henry III of England, Henry III from 1236 until his death in 1272. She served ...
. After he inherited the ducal throne, his brother
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became
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. As duke, Arthur was independent of the French crown. He divided his duchy into eight "battles": Léon, Kernev, Landreger, Penteur, Gwened, Naoned, Roazhon, and Sant Malou. In 1309, he convoked the first Estates of Brittany. It was the first time in French history that the third estate was represented. Arthur died at Château de l'Isle in Saint Denis en Val and was interred in a marble tomb of the
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of
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. The tomb was vandalised during the French Revolution, but later repaired and is on display today.


Marriages and children

In 1275, Arthur married Marie, Viscountess of Limoges, daughter of Guy VI, Viscount of
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, and Margaret, Lady of Molinot. Her maternal grandparents were
Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy Hugh IV (9 March 1213 – 27 or 30 October 1272) was Duke of Burgundy from 1218 and titular King of Thessalonica from 1266 until his death in 1272. Hugh was the son of Odo III, Duke of Burgundy, and Alice de Vergy. Issue Hugh married twice, fir ...
, and his first wife, Yolande of Dreux. They were parents of three children: *
John III, Duke of Brittany John III ''the Good'' (in Breton ''Yann III'', in French ''Jean III''; 8 March 128630 April 1341) was Duke of Brittany, from 1312 to his death and 5th Earl of Richmond from 1334 to his death. He was the son of Arthur II, Duke of Brittany, and ...
(8 March 1286 – 30 April 1341). * Guy de Penthièvre, Count of Penthièvre (1287 – 1331); father of Joanna of Penthièvre. * Peter of Brittany, Seigneur of Dol-Combourg and Sant-Maloù (1289 – 1312). Marie died in 1291. In May 1292, Arthur married Yolande of Dreux, who was Countess of Montfort, daughter of Robert IV, Count of Dreux, and Beatrice de Montfort. Yolande had briefly been Queen of Scotland by her first marriage. They were parents of six children: * John of Montfort (1295 – 16 September 1345). * (1295–1384); married Guy X, Lord of Laval. * ; married Robert, Count of Marle, Lord of Cassel (son of
Robert III, Count of Flanders Robert III (1249 – 17 September 1322), also called Robert of Béthune and nicknamed The Lion of Flanders (''De Leeuw van Vlaanderen''), was the Count of Nevers from 1273 and Count of Flanders from 1305 until his death. History Robert was the ...
). * (1297–1377); married Bouchard VI, Count of Vendôme, a member of the House of Montoire. * Blanche of Brittany (born ); considered to have died young. * Marie of Brittany (1302–1371); a nun.


See also

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