Duke Jean BRITTANY, II
- Married: 22 Jan 1259, St Denis, Aude, Paris, Seine, France
- Died: 1305
Other names for Jean were BRETAGNE, BRITANNY Duke and RICHMOND Earl.
Ancestral File Number: 8XJ9-18.
General Notes:
Earl of RICHMOND, Duke of BRITANNY.
BOOKS Kings and Queens of Great Britain, Genealogical Chart, Anne Taute and Romilly, Taute, 1990: "John Duke of Britanny, Earl of Richmond, Died 1305.
The Political History of England 1216-1377, Vol III, T F Tout, 1905, AMS Press, p107: "...[1260] During his visit to Paris Henry arranged a marriage between his daughter Beatrice and John of Brittany, the son of the reigning duke..."
The Magnificent Century, Thomas B Costain, 1951, Popular Library, p20: "Edward Born 1239, Died 1307, Became King of England as Edward I 1272..." The Magnificent Century, Thomas B Costain, 1951, Popular Library, p20: "Beatrice, Born 1242, Died 1275, Married John Count of BRETAGNE..."
The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England, Antonia Fraser, 1975, Alfred Knopf, p71: "John Duke of Brittany, mar Beatrice..."
ANCESTRAL FILE Ancestral File Ver 4.10 8XJ9-18 Jean II Duke of BRITTANY, Mar Beatrice ENGLAND Princess 22 Jan 1259/ 1260, LKQE John Duke of BRITTANY, Ancestral File Ver 4.10 8XJ9-18Jean II Duke of BRETAGNE.
Marriage Information:
Jean married Duchess Beatrice England BRITTANY, daughter of King Henry ENGLAND, III and Queen Eleanor Provence ENGLAND, on 22 Jan 1259 in St Denis, Aude, Paris, Seine, France. (Duchess Beatrice England BRITTANY was born on 25 Jun 1242 in Bordeaux, Gascony, France, died on 24 Mar 1274-1275 in Bretagne, Brittany, France and was buried in Grey Friars, Newgate, London, Middlesex, England.)
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