Hoel II, Duke of Brittany
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Hoel II of Cornwall was count of Kernev (French
: Cornouaille
, Breton
: Kernev), from 1058 as Hoel V, and after his marriage to Hawise, Duchess of Brittany
, in 1066, he became duke of Brittany
. Hoel started the Cornwall (Breton
: Kerne) dynasty of Brittany, which ruled the duchy until 1156.
Little is known of the lives of Hawise of Rennes and Hoel of Cornwall, however their political marriage between the house of Rennes in the east and the house of Cornwall in the west may have further strengthened Brittany at a time when external interference was attempted by William the Conquerer. Hoel may have exercised authority through the right of his wife, and continued to control the government after her death in 1072. Hawise and Hoel were succeeded to the ducal throne by their 18-year-son son Alan IV, Duke of Brittany
in 1084.
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
: Cornouaille
Cornouaille
Cornouaille is a historic region in Brittany, in northwest France. The name is identical to the French name for the Duchy of Cornwall, since the area was settled by migrant princes from Cornwall...
, Breton
Breton language
Breton is a Celtic language spoken in Brittany , France. Breton is a Brythonic language, descended from the Celtic British language brought from Great Britain to Armorica by migrating Britons during the Early Middle Ages. Like the other Brythonic languages, Welsh and Cornish, it is classified as...
: Kernev), from 1058 as Hoel V, and after his marriage to Hawise, Duchess of Brittany
Hawise, Duchess of Brittany
Hawise of Rennes was hereditary Duchess of Brittany from 1066 until her death.She was the second child and heiress of Alan III, Duke of Brittany by his wife Berthe de Blois, and as such, a member of the House of Rennes...
, in 1066, he became 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...
. Hoel started the Cornwall (Breton
Breton language
Breton is a Celtic language spoken in Brittany , France. Breton is a Brythonic language, descended from the Celtic British language brought from Great Britain to Armorica by migrating Britons during the Early Middle Ages. Like the other Brythonic languages, Welsh and Cornish, it is classified as...
: Kerne) dynasty of Brittany, which ruled the duchy until 1156.
Little is known of the lives of Hawise of Rennes and Hoel of Cornwall, however their political marriage between the house of Rennes in the east and the house of Cornwall in the west may have further strengthened Brittany at a time when external interference was attempted by William the Conquerer. Hoel may have exercised authority through the right of his wife, and continued to control the government after her death in 1072. Hawise and Hoel were succeeded to the ducal throne by their 18-year-son son Alan IV, Duke of Brittany
Alan IV, Duke of Brittany
Alan IV was Duke of Brittany, from 1084 until his abdication in 1112. He was also Count of Nantes and Count of Rennes. He was son of Hawise, Duchess of Brittany and Duke Hoel II. He was known as Alan Fergant, which in Breton means "Alan the Strong"...
in 1084.