Eleanor Of BRITTANY

Female 1275 - 1346  (71 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Eleanor Of BRITTANY was born in 1275 (daughter of John II Of BRITTANY and Beatrice Of ENGLAND); died on 16 May 1346.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: A nun at Amesbury, Abbess of Fontevrault


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John II Of BRITTANY was born on 03 Jan 1238 (son of John I Rufus Le Roux Of BRITTANY and Blanche DE CHAMPAGNE); died between 16 and 18 Nov 1305 in Lyons; was buried in Carmelite Church, Ploernel, Brittany.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Jean II De Dtrux
    • Fact: 1st Duke of Brittany, Earl of Richmond

    Notes:

    John was also known as Earl of Richmond, 1st Duke of Brittany. He is the son of John I Rufus (Le Roux) Of Brittany and Blance (daughter of Theobald IV, Count of Champagne and King of Navarre).

    They had 3 sons and 3 daughters:
    John Of rittany
    Mary of Brittany
    Aruther II
    Eleanor

    John married Beatrice Of ENGLAND on 22 Jan 1260 in Abbey of St. Denis, Paris. Beatrice (daughter of Henry III King Of ENGLAND and Eleanor Of PROVENCE) was born on 25 Jun 1242 in Bordeaux, Gascogne, France; died on 24 Mar 1274/5 in Bretagne, France; was buried in Grey Friars, Newgate, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Beatrice Of ENGLAND was born on 25 Jun 1242 in Bordeaux, Gascogne, France (daughter of Henry III King Of ENGLAND and Eleanor Of PROVENCE); died on 24 Mar 1274/5 in Bretagne, France; was buried in Grey Friars, Newgate, Middlesex, England.

    Notes:

    Beatrice was buried at Grey Friars Church, Newgate, London, however, her heart was buried in Fontevrault Abbey in Anjou.

    Children:
    1. Blanche Of BRITTANY died on 19 Mar 1327.
    2. Arthur II Duke Of BRITTANY was born on 25 Jul 1262; died on 27 Aug 1312.
    3. John Of BRITTANY was born in 1266; died between 17 Jan 1333 and 1334; was buried in Church of the Franciscans at Nantes.
    4. Piers Count Of LEON
    5. 1. Eleanor Of BRITTANY was born in 1275; died on 16 May 1346.
    6. Mary Of BRITTANY was born in 1268; died on 03 May 1339.