Conan III, duke of Brittany

Conan III of Cornwall (c. 1093-1096 – September 17, 1148), (Breton Konan III a Vreizh, and Konan Kerne) was duke of Brittany, from 1112 to his death. He was son of Duke Alan IV and Ermengarde of Anjou.

Conan III allied himself with Stephen of England in his war against the dispossessed Empress Matilda. For his support, Stephen created for Conan's son-in-law Alan the title 1st Earl of Richmond.

He married, before 1113, Maude, an illegitimate daughter of King Henry I of England. With Maude he had three children, Hoel, Bertha (b.c. 1114), and Constance. Later, when his son-in-law Alan died in 1146, Bertha returned home from England.

On his death-bed in 1148, Conan III disinherited Hoel from succession to the Duchy, stating that he was illegitimate and no son of his. By this surprise move Bertha became his heiress and successor. However, Hoel was to retain the county of Nantes.

Conan III, Duke of Brittany

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Conan III of Cornwall (born c. 1093-1096; died 1148), (Breton Konan III a Vreizh, and Konan Kerne) was duke of Brittany, from 1112 to his death. He was son of Duke Alan IV and Ermengarde of Anjou.

Conan III allied himself with Stephen of England in his war against the dispossessed Empress Matilda. For his support, Stephen created for Conan's son-in-law Alan the ttile 1st Earl of Richmond.

He married before 1113 to Maude, an illegitimate daughter of King Henry I of England. With Maude he had three children, Hoel, Bertha (b.c. 1114), and Constance. Later, when his son-in-law Alan died in 1146, Bertha returned home from England.

On his death-bed in 1148, Conan III disinherited Hoel from succession to the Duchy, stating that he was illegitimate and no son of his. By this surprise move Bertha became his heiress and successor. However, Hoel was to retain the county of Nantes.

Conan III dit le Gros (1095 - 17 septembre 1148), fils d'Alain IV Fergent et d'Ermengarde d'Anjou, fut comte de Rennes et duc de Bretagne de 1112 à 1148.

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Conan III of Cornwall (born c. 1093-1096; died 1148), (Breton Konan III a Vreizh, and Konan Kerne) was duke of Brittany, from 1112 to his death. He was son of Duke Alan IV and Ermengarde of Anjou.

Conan III allied himself with Stephen of England in his war against the dispossessed Empress Matilda. For his support, Stephen created for Conan's son-in-law Alan the ttile 1st Earl of Richmond.

He married before 1113 to Maude, an illegitimate daughter of King Henry I of England. With Maude he had three children, Hoel, Bertha (b.c. 1114), and Constance. Later, when his son-in-law Alan died in 1146, Bertha returned home from England.

On his death-bed in 1148, Conan III disinherited Hoel from succession to the Duchy, stating that he was illegitimate and no son of his. By this surprise move Bertha became his heiress and successor. However, Hoel was to retain the county of Nantes.

Conan III of Cornwall (born c. 1093-1096; died 1148), (Breton Konan III a Vreizh, and Konan Kerne) was duke of Brittany, from 1112 to his death. He was son of Duke Alan IV and Ermengarde of Anjou.

Conan III allied himself with Stephen of England in his war against the dispossessed Empress Matilda. For his support, Stephen created for Conan's son-in-law Alan the ttile 1st Earl of Richmond.

He married before 1113 to Maude, an illegitimate daughter of King Henry I of England. With Maude he had three children, Hoel, Bertha (b.c. 1114), and Constance. Later, when his son-in-law Alan died in 1146, Bertha returned home from England.

On his death-bed in 1148, Conan III disinherited Hoel from succession to the Duchy, stating that he was illegitimate and no son of his. By this surprise move Bertha became his heiress and successor. However, Hoel was to retain the county of Nantes.

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Conan III of Cornwall (born c. 1093-1096; died 1148), (Breton Konan III a Vreizh, and Konan Kerne) was duke of Brittany, from 1112 to his death. He was son of Duke Alan IV and Ermengarde of Anjou.

Conan III allied himself with Stephen of England in his war against the dispossessed Empress Matilda. For his support, Stephen created for Conan's son-in-law Alan the ttile 1st Earl of Richmond.

He married before 1113 to Maude, an illegitimate daughter of King Henry I of England. With Maude he had three children, Hoel, Bertha (b.c. 1114), and Constance. Later, when his son-in-law Alan died in 1146, Bertha returned home from England.

On his death-bed in 1148, Conan III disinherited Hoel from succession to the Duchy, stating that he was illegitimate and no son of his. By this surprise move Bertha became his heiress and successor. However, Hoel was to retain the county of Nantes.

Conan III, also known as Conan of Cornouaille and Conan the Fat (Breton: Konan III a Vreizh, and Konan Kerne; c. 1093–1096 – September 17, 1148) was duke of Brittany, from 1112 to his death. He was the son of Duke Alan IV and Ermengarde of Anjou.

Conan III allied himself with Stephen of England in Stephen's war against the dispossessed Empress Matilda.

Family

He married Maud, an illegitimate daughter of King Henry I of England before 1113. Conan and Maude had three children:

Hoel – disinherited from the Ducal crown; Count of Nantes;

Bertha (b.c. 1114) – married Alan of Penthièvre;[c] upon Alan's death in 1146, she returned to Brittany; and

Constance

Succession

On his death-bed in 1148, Conan III disinherited Hoel from succession to the Duchy, stating that he was illegitimate and no son of his. By this surprise move Bertha became his heiress and successor. However, Hoel was to retain the county of Nantes.