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]
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Duchess of Brittany | |
Reign | April 1203 – 21 October 1221 |
Predecessor | Arthur I |
Successor | John I |
Co-ruler | Peter I |
Regent | Guy of Thouars (1203–1206) Philip II of France (1206–1213) |
Born | 1200 Brittany |
Died | 21 October 1221 20–21) | (aged
Burial | 24 November 1225 Villeneuve Abbey, Nantes |
Spouse | Peter I, Duke of Brittany (m. 1213) |
Issue | John I, Duke of Brittany Yolande, Countess of Penthièvre |
House | Thouars |
Father | Guy of Thouars |
Mother | Constance, Duchess of Brittany |
References
- Chronicon Britannicum
- Judith Everard and Michael Jones, The Charters of Duchess Constance of Brittany and her Family (1171-1221)
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