Francis I, Duke of Brittany

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Francis I
Duke of Brittany; Count of Montfort
Reign 29 August 1442 - 18 July 1450
Predecessor John VI
Successor Peter II
Spouse Yolande of Anjou
Isabella of Scotland
Issue
Renaud, Count of Montfort
Margaret, Duchess of Brittany
Marie, Viscountess of Rohan
House House of Montfort
Father John VI
Mother Joan of France
Born 11 May 1414
Vannes
Died 17 July 1450(1450-07-17) (aged 36)
Château de l'Hermine
Burial Redon Abbey
Religion Roman Catholicism

Francis I (in Breton Fransez I, in French François I) (Vannes/Gwened, May 14, 1414 – July 18, 1450, Château de l'Hermine/Kastell an Erminig), was duke of Brittany, count of Montfort and titular earl of Richmond, from 1442 to his death. He was son of Duke John VI and Joan of France.

He first married, at Nantes in 1431, Yolande of Anjou (d. 1440), daughter of Louis II of Anjou and had a son Renaud, Count of Montfort who died young. He was married again at the Château d'Auray on October 30, 1442, to Isabel of Scotland (daughter of James I, King of Scots) and had two daughters:

He was succeeded by his brother, Peter II.

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Preceded by
John VI
Duke of Brittany
Count of Montfort

1442–1450
Succeeded by
Peter II


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