Brittany - Revision history

KarenLarsdatter: Had incorrect information about the end of the duchy; Anne married Charles VIII first, then Charles' cousin Louis XII after Charles died.

2007-09-11T15:38:36Z

Had incorrect information about the end of the duchy; Anne married Charles VIII first, then Charles' cousin Louis XII after Charles died.

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	As time passed the region divided into three [[kingdom]]s -- Domnonia, Cornouaille and Bro Waroch (the first two taking their names from the Roman for "''Devon''" and the French for "''[[Cornwall]]''") -- which were later amalgamated once more, to form the [[Duchy]] of Brittany.		As time passed the region divided into three [[kingdom]]s -- Domnonia, Cornouaille and Bro Waroch (the first two taking their names from the Roman for "''Devon''" and the French for "''[[Cornwall]]''") -- which were later amalgamated once more, to form the [[Duchy]] of Brittany.

	The Duchy maintained its independence from the [[France\|French]] [[Crown]] until 1488, when the ~~duke's~~ [[army]] ~~were defeated and the duke forced to concede to the~~ [[~~King]]~~ of ~~France the right to determine the [[marriage~~]] of ~~his daughter~~ and ~~[[heir]].~~ ~~[[Duchess]]~~ ~~Anne,~~ as ~~she~~ ~~became,~~ ~~was married to~~ [[~~Louis XII~~]] ~~of France and although the duchy passed~~ to ~~her daughter Claude, Claude's husband, Louis' cousin, Francois, incorporated~~ the ~~duchy into the kingdom when he became~~ king, as ~~[[Francois I]]~~.		The Duchy maintained its independence from the [[France\|French]] [[Crown]] until 1488, when the [[army]] of [[Wikipedia:Francis_II_of_Brittany\|Duke François II]] were defeated and the duke forced to submit and become a [[vassal]] to the king of France.

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	'''Brittany''' is the top-left, tongue-shaped, bit of [[France]].		'''Brittany''' is the top-left, tongue-shaped, bit of [[France]].

	When the [[Roman Empire\|Romans]] were there, they called it ''Armorica'' and it was inhabited by [[Gaul]]s. By the [[4th century]] tribesmen from [[Britain]] had begun to cross the [[English Channel\|Channel]] to settle there, a flow which accelerated during the [[5th century]] as Roman troops and authority were withdrawn from Britain, and [[Anglo-Saxon]]s entered the country from the east.		When the [[Roman Empire\|Romans]] were there, they called it ''Armorica'' and it was inhabited by [[Gaul]]s. By the [[4th century]] tribesmen from [[Britain]] had begun to cross the [[English Channel\|Channel]] to settle there, a flow which accelerated during the [[5th century]] as Roman [[soldier\|troops]] and authority were withdrawn from Britain, and [[Anglo-Saxon]]s entered the country from the east.

	To distinguish it from Britain proper, the region acquired the name of ''Brittany'' or ''Lesser Britain''.		To distinguish it from Britain proper, the region acquired the name of ''Brittany'' or ''Lesser Britain''.

	As time passed the region divided into three ~~kingdoms~~ -- Domnonia, Cornouaille and Bro Waroch (the first two taking their names from the Roman for "''Devon''" and the French for "''Cornwall''") -- which were later amalgamated once more, to form the [[Duchy]] of Brittany.		As time passed the region divided into three [[kingdom]]s -- Domnonia, Cornouaille and Bro Waroch (the first two taking their names from the Roman for "''Devon''" and the French for "''[[Cornwall]]''") -- which were later amalgamated once more, to form the [[Duchy]] of Brittany.

	The Duchy maintained its independence from the [[France\|French]] [[Crown]] until 1488, when the duke's army were defeated and the duke forced to concede to the King of France the right to determine the marriage of his daughter and heir. Duchess Anne, as she became, was married to ~~'''~~Louis XII~~'''~~ of France and although the duchy passed to her daughter Claude, Claude's husband, Louis' cousin, Francois, incorporated the duchy into the kingdom when he became king, as ~~'''~~Francois I~~'''~~.		The Duchy maintained its independence from the [[France\|French]] [[Crown]] until 1488, when the duke's [[army]] were defeated and the duke forced to concede to the [[King]] of France the right to determine the [[marriage]] of his daughter and [[heir]]. [[Duchess]] Anne, as she became, was married to [[Louis XII]] of France and although the duchy passed to her daughter Claude, Claude's husband, Louis' cousin, Francois, incorporated the duchy into the kingdom when he became king, as [[Francois I]].

	[[Category: Medieval France]]		[[Category: Medieval France]]

Far-Bjorn at 09:44, 5 August 2005

2005-08-05T09:44:08Z

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'''Brittany''' is the top-left, tongue-shaped, bit of [[France]].

When the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] were there, they called it ''Armorica'' and it was inhabited by [[Gaul]]s. By the [[4th century]] tribesmen from [[Britain]] had begun to cross the [[English Channel|Channel]] to settle there, a flow which accelerated during the [[5th century]] as Roman troops and authority were withdrawn from Britain, and [[Anglo-Saxon]]s entered the country from the east.

To distinguish it from Britain proper, the region acquired the name of ''Brittany'' or ''Lesser Britain''.

As time passed the region divided into three kingdoms -- Domnonia, Cornouaille and Bro Waroch (the first two taking their names from the Roman for "''Devon''" and the French for "''Cornwall''") -- which were later amalgamated once more, to form the [[Duchy]] of Brittany.

The Duchy maintained its independence from the [[France|French]] [[Crown]] until 1488, when the duke's army were defeated and the duke forced to concede to the King of France the right to determine the marriage of his daughter and heir. Duchess Anne, as she became, was married to '''Louis XII''' of France and although the duchy passed to her daughter Claude, Claude's husband, Louis' cousin, Francois, incorporated the duchy into the kingdom when he became king, as '''Francois I'''.

[[Category: Medieval France]]