Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Brittany
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Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Brittany (952–992) was the daughter of Geoffrey I of Anjou
and Adele of Vermandois
.
She married Conan I of Rennes
, Count of Rennes
and Duke of Brittany
and had the following children:
Geoffrey I of Anjou
Geoffrey I of Anjou , known as Grisegonelle , was count of Anjou from 960 to 987. He succeeded his father Fulk II...
and Adele of Vermandois
Adele of Meaux
Adele of Meaux Also known as "Adele of Vermandois" was a daughter of Robert of Vermandois and Adelaide-Werra de Chalon.-Marriage:...
.
She married Conan I of Rennes
Conan I of Rennes
Conan I was the count of Rennes from 958 and duke of Brittany from 990 to his death. He became ruler of Brittany after a period of civil and political unrest, having first succeeded his father Judicael Berengar, as count of Rennes....
, Count of Rennes
Rennes
Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:...
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...
and had the following children:
- JudithJudith of BrittanyJudith of Brittany was the daughter of Conan I, Duke of Brittany and Ermengarde of Anjou, and the mother of Robert the Magnificent.She was the first wife of Richard the Good, Duke of Normandy, whom she married in 996. They had six children:...
(982–1017), married Richard II, Duke of NormandyDuke of NormandyThe Duke of Normandy is the title of the reigning monarch of the British Crown Dependancies of the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey. The title traces its roots to the Duchy of Normandy . Whether the reigning sovereign is a male or female, they are always titled as the "Duke of... - Esmeralda, countess of PorhoetPorhoëtThe first recognised vicomte de Porohoet was Guithenoc , formerly of Guilliers. Guithenoc was born in Guilliers, Moribihan, Brittany, Western France. He married Allurum of Guilliers. He became Vicomte, and in about 1008 he moved to La Trinite, in Porhoet, Morbihan, Brittany. There he built...
(died 1037) - Geoffrey I of Brittany
- Conrad