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 John I (5 February 1345 – 16 January 1404), was Count of Penthièvre and Viscount of Limoges from 1364 to 1404, and the Penthièvre claimant to the Duchy of Brittany. Biography John was born in Jurgon-les-Lacs in Brittany while his parents ...

, 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 ...

and Joan, Duchess of Brittany, but he died in 1434. When her elder uncles, Olivier and

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died, she succeeded to the county of Penthièvre as

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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

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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 (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 L ...

* Bernarde of Brosse, married William VIII, Marquess of Montferrat * Hélène of Brosse, married

Boniface III, Marquess of Montferrat Boniface, OSB (born Wynfreth; 675 –5 June 754) was an English Benedictine monk and leading figure in the Anglo-Saxon mission to the Germanic parts of Francia during the eighth century. He organised significant foundations of the church in ...

, brother of William VIII

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nicole, Countess Of Penthievre House of Châtillon Counts of Penthièvre 1480 deaths