Marie of Brittany (1446–1511) was the younger daughter of

Francis I, Duke of Brittany Francis I (in Breton Fransez I, in French François I) (11 May 1414 – 17 July 1450), was Duke of Brittany, Count of Montfort and titular Earl of Richmond, from 29 August 1442 to his death. He was born in Vannes, the son of John V, Duke of B ...

and

Isabella of Scotland, Duchess of Brittany Isabella Stewart (autumn of 1426 – 13 October 1494/5 March 1499), was a Scottish princess who became Duchess of Brittany by marriage to Francis I of Brittany. Also known as Isabel, she was the second daughter of James I of Scotland and J ...

, the daughter of King

James I of Scotland James I (late July 1394 – 21 February 1437) was List of Scottish monarchs, King of Scots from 1406 until his assassination in 1437. The youngest of three sons, he was born in Dunfermline Abbey to King Robert III of Scotland, Robert III and ...

. She was married to John II, Viscount of Rohan and Count of

Porhoët The noble Breton family line of Porhoët () was a French noble family in the middle ages, from around 990 through the 1200's. Notable members included Odo I, Odo II, and Alan I. Alan I would go on to form the Franco-Breton House of Rohan, w ...

.Walsby, Malcolm (2007). The Counts of Laval. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Company. pp. 180–190.

Biography

Marie of Brittany married John II of Rohan, Viscount of Rohan, Count of Leon and Porhoët in 1462. John II was the son of Alain IX of Rohan († 1462) and Marie de Lorraine-Vaudémont († 1455). Marie was the sister-in-law of

Francis II, Duke of Brittany Francis II ( Breton: ''Frañsez II'', French: ''François II'') (23 June 1433 – 9 September 1488) was Duke of Brittany from 1458 to his death. He was the grandson of John IV, Duke of Brittany. A recurring theme in Francis' life would be ...

through the marriage of her older sister,

Margaret Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl". It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Iranian languages, Old Iranian. It has been an English language, English name since the 11th century, and remained popular thro ...

, to Francis in 1455. Margaret and Francis had a son who died at a young age. Margaret died in 1469 and from that date, John II of Rohan becomes heir to the throne after the daughters of Francis II.

Issue

Marie and John II of Rohan had seven children. * François (10 Jul 1469-killed in action 1488) * Jean (2 Oct 1476-2 Jun 1505) * Jacques, Viscount of Rohan and Leon, Count de Porhoet, (1478-16 Oct 1527); married first Françoise de Rohan; married second Françoise, daughter of Jean de Daillon (and later wife of Joachim de Goyon de Matignon, Count de Thorigny) * Georges (1479-1502) * Claude, (1480-15 Jul 1540) Bishop of Leon and after the death of his brother Jacques, Viscount of Rohan from 1527 until 1540. * Anne, Viscountess of Rohan (1485-5 April 1529) m. 27 Sep 1515 Pierre de Rohan, Lord of Frontenay (k.a. 1525) Her son

René I, Viscount of Rohan René I de Rohan, (1516–1552) 18th Viscount of Rohan, Viscount and Prince de Léon, and Marquis de Blain married Isabel d'Albret of Navarre, Isabella of Navarre daughter of jure uxoris King John III of Navarre and Catherine of Navarre, Queen o ...

later became the 18th Viscount of Rohan. * Marie, d. 9 Jun 1542; m. 17 Nov 1511 Louis IV de Rohan, Lord of Guémené (d. 1527)

Ancestry

References

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