Name Francis Duke Role Duchy of Brittany | Grandchildren Catherine de Rohan | |
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Reign 29 August 1442 – 18 July 1450 Issue Renaud, Count of MontfortMargaret, Duchess of BrittanyMarie, Viscountess of Rohan Born 11 May 1414 (age 36), Vannes Died 17 July 1450 (aged 36) Château de l'Hermine, Vannes. Similar Margaret of Brittany, John of Montfort, Isabella of Brittany | ||
Francis I (in Breton Fransez I, in French François I) (Vannes/Gwened, 11 May 1414 – 17 July 1450, Château de l'Hermine/Kastell an Ermining), was Duke of Brittany, Count of Montfort and titular Earl of Richmond, from 1442 to his death. He was the son of Duke John V and Joan of France.
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Family
Francis I's first marriage was to Yolande of Anjou, daughter of Louis II of Anjou; they were married at Nantes in 1431. Francis and Yolande had a son, Renaud, Count of Montfort. Renaud died young and Yolande died in 1440.
His second marriage was to Isabel of Scotland (daughter of James I, King of Scots); he married Isabel at the Château d'Auray on 30 October 1442. Francis and Isabel had two daughters:
Succession
Francis I died in 1450. Because he had no male heirs at the time of his death, he was succeeded by his younger brother, Peter II.