Anne of Brittany
Also known as Anne de Bretagne
Duchess of Brittany and twice Queen of France (1477-1514)
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Anne of Brittany was a powerful noblewoman who ruled the independent duchy of Brittany and became queen of France twice through marriage during the late 15th and early 16th centuries. She mattered because she controlled one of Europe's most important regions and used her strategic marriages to protect Brittany's independence while strengthening France's political power.
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Anne of Brittany (Breton: Anna; 25/26 January 1477 – 9 January 1514) was suo jure Duchess of Brittany from 1488 until her death, and Queen of France from 1491 to 1498 and again from 1499 to her death. She was the only woman to have been queen consort of France twice.
Anne was raised in Nantes during a series of conflicts in which the King of France sought to assert his suzerainty over Brittany. Her father, Francis II, Duke of Brittany, was the last male heir of the House of Montfort. Upon his death in 1488, Anne became duchess of Brittany, countess of Nantes, Montfort, and Richmond, and viscountess of Limoges. She was only 11 at that time, but she was already considered a desirable prospect for marriage because of Brittany's strategic position. The next year, she married Maximilian I of Austria by proxy, but Charles VIII of France saw this as a threat since his realm was located between Brittany and Austria. He started a military campaign which eventually forced the duchess to renounce her marriage.