Alix, Duchess of Brittany

Alix of Thouars (1200 – 21 October 1221) was a Duchess of Brittany from 1203 to 1221 and Countess of Richmond in the peerage of England.[1][2]

Alix
Alix represented on a window
in Chartres Cathedral
Duchess of Brittany
ReignApril 1203 – 21 October 1221
PredecessorArthur I
SuccessorJohn I
Co-rulerPeter I
RegentGuy of Thouars (1203–1206)
Philip II of France (1206–1213)
Born1200
Brittany
Died21 October 1221(1221-10-21) (aged 20–21)
Burial24 November 1225
Villeneuve Abbey, Nantes
Spouse
Peter I, Duke of Brittany (m. 1213)
IssueJohn I, Duke of Brittany
Yolande, Countess of Penthièvre
HouseThouars
FatherGuy of Thouars
MotherConstance, Duchess of Brittany

References

  1. Chronicon Britannicum
  2. Judith Everard and Michael Jones, The Charters of Duchess Constance of Brittany and her Family (1171-1221)
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