Drogo, Duke of Brittany
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Drogo was the count of Vannes
and Nantes and duke of Brittany
from 952, when he succeeded his father, Alan Wrybeard, as a minor, until his death in 958. Throughout his reign, he was under the shared regency of his uncle the count of Blois
, Theobald I
(who entrusted the administration to Wicohen, Archbishop of Dol, and the count of Rennes
, Juhel Berengar) and of his stepfather the count of Anjou, Fulk II
, who married the Wrybeard's widow.
Count of Vannes
Count of Vannes was the title held the rulers of the County of Vannes....
and Nantes and duke of Brittany
Duke of Brittany
The Duchy of Brittany was a medieval tribal and feudal state covering the northwestern peninsula of Europe,bordered by the Alantic Ocean on the west and the English Channel to the north with less definitive borders of the Loire River to the south and Normandy to the east...
from 952, when he succeeded his father, Alan Wrybeard, as a minor, until his death in 958. Throughout his reign, he was under the shared regency of his uncle the count of Blois
Count of Blois
The County of Blois was originally centred on Blois, south of Paris, France. One of the chief cities, along with Blois itself, was Chartres. Blois was associated with Champagne, Châtillon , and later with the French royal family, to whom the county passed in 1391...
, Theobald I
Theobald I of Blois
Theobald I , called the Cheat or the Trickster , was the first count of Blois, Chartres, and Châteaudun from 960, and Tours from 945....
(who entrusted the administration to Wicohen, Archbishop of Dol, and the count of Rennes
Count of Rennes
The Count of Rennes was originally the ruler of the Romano-Frankish civitas of Rennes. From the middle of the ninth century these counts were Bretons with close ties to the Duchy of Brittany, which they often vied to rule. From 990 the Counts of Rennes were usually Dukes of Brittany...
, Juhel Berengar) and of his stepfather the count of Anjou, Fulk II
Fulk II of Anjou
Fulk II of Anjou , son of Fulk the Red, was count of Anjou from 942 to his death.He was often at war with the Bretons. He seems to have been a man of culture, a poet and an artist. He was succeeded by his son Geoffrey Greymantle....
, who married the Wrybeard's widow.
See also
- Dukes of Brittany family treeDukes of Brittany family treeThis is a family tree of the Dukes of Brittany from the 9th century, to the annexation of Brittany by France in 1532.See also: Brittany - List of family trees...