long name Duchy of Brittany common name Brittany continent Europe region Western Europe ... language Poitevin government type Duchy title leader Duke of Brittany capital Carhaix Roman Period ... Parlement of Brittany footnotes The Duchy of Brittany Breton language Breton Dugelezh Breizh , French ... and other French provinces to the east. Introduction The Duchy of Brittany was preceded by a number ... territory The geographic territory of the Duchy of Brittany corresponds largely to the Armorica of ancient ... geopolitical terms, the Duchy of Brittany covered roughly the territory now composed of the French ... Galicia in Spain. Regions within the Duchy of Brittany were originally settled by missionaries from ... Breton Kingdoms into what became the Duchy of Brittany. The Duchy s history also reflects its ... Kingdom of Brittany The Duchy of Brittany that emerged in the early 10th century had been preceded ... holdings. sfn Smith 1992 pp 25 26 The Medieval Duchy of Brittany 10th Century It is in the 10th century that the region becomes a more formally recognized Duchy and the title of King of Brittany ... returned to Brittany in 938 and after a number of campaigns against the Vikings, gained control of the duchy ... successor, Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany Geoffrey I bring greater political stability to the Duchy including an alliance with Normandy . The origins of the Duchy of Brittany lie in the Battle of Trans la For t , on or about 1 August 939, after which Brittany came to be referred to as a Duchy and its ... to the duchy. ref name BrittanyGeneology With this surprise move Bertha, Duchess of Brittany ... of Brittany seizes the countship for himself. The Duchy of Brittany experiences nearly a century of peace ... Succession The 13th Century opens for the Duchy of Brittany with Arthur II, Duke of Brittany Arthur ... Joanna, Duchess of Brittany joined in the efforts to return John V to Brittany to defend the Duchy ... Earldom of Richmond , until the Wars of the Roses . The Duchy of Brittany became subsumed into the crown ... more details
of BrittanyDuchy of Brittany Duke of Burgundy Duchy of Burgundy Duchy of Normandy Duke of Orl ans ...A duchy is a territory, fiefdom fief , or domain ruled by a duke or duchess . Some duchies were sovereignty ... Examples Traditionally, a grand duchy , such as Luxembourg , was generally independent and sovereign ... of the Channel Islands as Crown Dependencies . Other important French duchies included Duchy of Burgundy Burgundy , Brittany , and Aquitaine . The medi val German Stem duchy Stem duchies German language German Stammesherzogtum , literally tribal duchy were associated with the Frankish Kingdom and corresponded ... of Lancashire and Cornwall were made duchies, with certain powers accruing to their dukes. The Duchy ... ascended the throne of England as Henry IV. Nowadays the Duchy of Lancaster always belongs to the sovereign and its revenue is the Privy Purse . The Duchy of Cornwall was created in 1337 and held successively by the dukes of Cornwall who were also heirs to the throne. Nowadays the Duchy of Cornwall ... his duchy of York . ref http www.bbc.co.uk dna h2g2 A1150417 ref Any and all feudal duchies that made ... duchy exists today, except for Luxembourg , which is an independent country formally called a grand duchy . See also Grand Duchies main Grand Duchy Grand Duchy of Baden Grand Duchy of Finland Grand Duchy of Hesse Grand Duchy of Lithuania Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Schwerin Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Strelitz Grand Duchy of Oldenburg Grand Duchy of Saxe Weimar Eisenach Grand Duchy of Tuscany Duchies in Austria, Germany, Italy, and the Low Countries main Dukes in Italy, Germany and Austria Duchy of Acerenza Duchy of Alsace Duchy of Apulia Duchy of Austria Duchy of Bavaria Duchy of Brabant Duchy of Bremen Duchy of Brunswick Duchy of Carinthia Duchy of Carniola Duchy of Ferrara Duchy of Franconia Duchy of Gelders Duchy of Holstein Duchy of Lauenburg Duchy of Limburg Duchy of Upper Lorraine Duchy of Lower Lorraine Duchy of Luxemburg Duchy of Magdeburg Duchy ... more details
region in the north west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a Duchy of Brittanyduchy , Brittany was Union between Brittany and France united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a Province of France province . Brittany has also been referred to as Less , Lesser or Little Britain as opposed to Great Britain . Brittany is considered as one of the six Celtic nations . ref cite web url http ... contested. The Kingdom and the Duchy of Brittany , the province of Brittany, and the modern Region of Brittany cover the Western part of Armorica , as it was known during the period of Roman occupation. In January 2007 the population of historic Brittany was estimated to be 4,365,500. Of these, 71 ... a series of victories over the Franks which secured an independent Duchy of Brittany . In the High Middle ... Queen Anne of Brittany , Peter Owen, 2005 ref In 1532 the Duchy was Union between Brittany and France ... of the Duchy of Brittany was French, and previously it was Latin. Breton in the West and Gallo ... French administrative region Brittany administrative region other uses Brittany disambiguation Infobox ... at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage Basic info name Brittany at least ... Location of Brittany dark blue within the European Union light blue image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 ..., Post code, Postal code... postal code area code website footnotes Brittany lang fr Bretagne IPA fr ... Official website of the French Government Tourist Office Brittany publisher Us.franceguide.com date ... connection publisher Google Books date 30 March 1986 accessdate 3 May 2011 ref Brittany occupies .... Its land area is 34,023 km nowrap 13,136 sq mi . The historical province of Brittany ... between them. ref Mich le Cointet, op. cit., pp. 183 216 p. 216 pour la citation ref The Brittany administrative region Region of Brittany comprises, since then, four of the five Breton departments 80 of historical Brittany , while the remaining area of the old Brittany, the Loire Atlantique department ... more details
Breizh small Breton language br small conventional long name Kingdom of Brittany common name Brittany continent Europe region country France life span year start 818 date start year end 913 date end event start event end p1 Domnon e p2 Cornouaille p3 Browaroch p4 Breton March p5 p6 s1 Duchy of Brittany flag s1 Kroaz Du.png s2 Duchy of Normandy flag s2 Blason duche fr Normandie.svg image ... independent figures prominently in the history of its succcessor state, the sovereign Duchy of Brittany . The Kingdom of Brittany preceded the Duchy which remained an independent sovereign state ... and finally the Kings of France continued these attempts until the Duchy of Brittany eventually ... and made Henry II of England the Count of Nantes , a vassalage to the Duchy of Brittany. The Kingdom of Brittany as precursor to the Duchy of Brittany In the early 10th century, the Viking occupations .... Mathuedoi was a king in exile but never crowned. See also Duchy of Brittany List of rulers ... stat pop1 currency today flag France footnotes The Kingdom of Brittany emerged from the combination ... of Brittany. The geographical area of Brittany was populated by several sets of immigrants from ... . The medieval kings of France, notably, Charles V of France , were not able penetrate Brittany, not even Carhaix . The Kingdom of Brittany resulted from the merger of the kingdoms of Vannetais , Domnonee ... King of Brittany in 851. Erispoe was the son of Nomenoe , the missus imperatoris to Brittany ... Charles granted Erispoe the status of a vassal king. Brittany sank into a period of unrest brought about by succession quarrels following the death of Salomon, King of Brittany Salomon in 874 as well as by Viking invasions. As a result the title of king lapsed. The successors of Alain I of Brittany ... with the kingdoms of France and England. Louis IV of France stated that Brittany was not a part .... In regard to England, at various times the Dukes of Brittany were named heirs presumptive to the King ... more details
The Culture of Brittany is made up of a mixture of Culture of France French and Breton people Breton culture , and celtic culture. Within France, Breton culture is closest regionally to those of Normandy , Aquitaine , and Gascony see Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon . Brittany s strongest international connections tend to be in the United Kingdom , particularly in the celtic groups of Cornwall and Wales , and in Canada . Brittany is the English language name for the region called Breizh in the native Breton language , or Brezhoneg , and Bretagne in French language French . Once independent, as the Duchy of Brittany , and then a duchy within France , Brittany is now the name of an administrative area r gion , whose capital is Rennes . Local languages Breton language , a Celtic language . Gallo language , a Romance language . Costume bigouden bagad s biniou Food and Drink cr pe chouchen galette kouign amann Festivals Fest Noz Flag Flag of Brittany Music Bro Gozh ma Zado Breton music See also Outline of culture Outline of France External links http blog.breizh.bz BLOG BREIZH Blog of information about Brittany http site.voila.fr bretonnes coiffe 2002 lorient.html Coiffe pictures. Le Festival Interceltique de Lorient 2002 French Wikipedia links fr icon fr Lexique du costume breton Lexique du costume breton fr icon fr Cat gorie Culture bretonne Culture bretonne Celtic nations state autocollapse DEFAULTSORT Culture Of Brittany Category Breton culture fr Culture bretonne ... more details
of Brittany tats de Bretagne were established. They would develop into the Duchy s parlement . Ruling ... to the Duchy. The independence of Brittany waned under the French dominion. Anne was forced to marry ... proclaimed Dukes of Brittany. Claude s widower Francis I of France incorporated the duchy into the Kingdom ...Unreferenced date December 2009 The House of Montfort was a French noble family, who reigned in the Duchy of Brittany from 1365 to 1514. It was a cadet branch of the Breton people Breton House of Dreux ... the female line ancestors of this royal house. It succeeded the Brittany branch of the House of Dreux, invoking already in 1341 a right to succeed John III, Duke of Brittany . A war ensued, ultimately ..., however, the duchy was gradually subsumed to the French state, in practice, so it can be said that French central government succeeded the Montforts. Rise to power Count John IV, Duke of Brittany ... II, Duke of Brittany . John inherited in 1322 Montfort l Amaury from his mother. However, he ... some appanage in Brittany , and his maternal inheritance, a countship, was a much more important possession. However, his eldest half brother, John III, Duke of Brittany , was childless in spite of his three marriages. Duke John III died in 1341, and his duchy s nobles proclaimed Countess Joan, Duchess of Brittany Joan of reigning duchess. She was the daughter of the late Guy de Bretagne, comte ... of proximity of blood as used earlier e.g. by John I of England against Arthur of Brittany , having ... and her husband Charles, Duke of Brittany Charles of Blois were supported by the Valois kings of France. John IV died without accomplishing his objective of becoming sole ruler of Brittany, but his wife Joanna of Flanders continued the fight in the name of their son John V, Duke of Brittany 1339 40 ... in Brittany restricted to the Salic Law and in the case of their male line going extinct, the heirs ... received more estates in Brittany as partial compensation. Brittany kept autonomous, actually rather ... more details
Wiktionarypar Brittany Bretagne Brittany is a historical province of France. It may also refer to the following affiliation Duchy of Brittany , an historical administrative unit Brittany administrative region , the present day administrative region of Brittany, in France, which is smaller than the historical province of BrittanyBrittany may also refer to Brittany dog spaniel, a breed of dog French Brittany dog Brittany name , a feminine name variants include Britnee, Britney, Brittney . SS Brittany , one of a number of ships Britney Brittany , an episode of Glee Bretagne may refer to French battleship Bretagne Bretagne , a French battleship sunk during World War II SS Bretagne SS Bretagne 1951 , an ocean liner renamed Brittany in 1962 destroyed by fire 1963 Operation Bretagne , a French military operation during the First Indochina War Bretagne is also the name or part of the name of several communes in France Bretagne, Indre , Bretagne, Territoire de Belfort , in the Territoire de Belfort d partement Bain de Bretagne , in the Ille et Vilaine d partement Bretagne d Armagnac , in the Gers d partement Bretagne de Marsan , in the Landes d partement Chartres de Bretagne , in the Ille et Vilaine d partement Dol de Bretagne , in the Ille et Vilaine d partement Fay de Bretagne , in the Loire Atlantique d partement La Bosse de Bretagne , in the Ille et Vilaine d partement La Guerche de Bretagne , in the Ille et Vilaine d partement La Meilleraye de Bretagne , in the Loire Atlantique d partement Le Sel de Bretagne , in the Ille et Vilaine d partement Le Temple de Bretagne , in the Loire Atlantique d partement Le Theil de Bretagne , in the Ille et Vilaine d partement Maure de Bretagne , in the Ille et Vilaine d partement Montauban de Bretagne , in the Ille et Vilaine d partement Montoir de Bretagne , in the Loire Atlantique d partement M r de Bretagne , in the C tes d Armor d partement ... See also Britney disambiguation disambig br Brittany fr Brittany pt Brittany tr Brittany ... more details
Infobox royalty consort yes name Margaret of Brittany title image Mariage de Marguerite de Bretagne et ... List of consorts of Brittany Duchess of Brittany reign 26 December 1458&ndash 25 September 1469 br age in years and days 1458 12 26 1469 9 25 coronation spouse Francis II, Duke of Brittany issue Francis, Count of Montfort house Montfort of Brittany Dreux Montfort father Francis I, Duke of Brittany ... Roman Catholicism Margaret of Brittany in Breton language Breton Marc harid Breizh , in French language ... I, Duke of Brittany died 1450 , by his second wife, Isabella of Scotland , and hence granddaughter of James I of Scotland . Since the Breton War of Succession , Brittany had been understood to operate ..., neither Margaret nor her younger sister, Marie, were recognized as heirs of the duchy. After her father s death, her uncle Peter II, Duke of Brittany Peter II succeeded as Duke of Brittany. He ... II, Duke of Brittany Francis of Etampes , the second in the order of succession and the last male ... powerful noble in Brittany. In 13 or 16 November 1455, she was married to her cousin Francis II, Duke of Brittany Francis of Etampes at the Ch teau de l Hermine, Vannes . She became Duchess of Brittany upon his ascession as Francis II, Duke of Brittany in 1458. Their only son Francis, Count of Montfort, died in 1463. Anne of Brittany 1476 7 1514 , queen successively of Charles VIII of France and Louis ... , in the Tomb of Francis II, Duke of Brittany tomb constructed for her and her husband and later ... color bfc boxstyle 5 background color 9fe 1 1. Margaret of Brittany 2 2. Francis I, Duke of Brittany 3 3. Isabella of Scotland 4 4. John VI, Duke of Brittany 5 5. Joan of France, Duchess of Brittany ... V, Duke of Brittany 9 9. Joan of Navarre, Queen of England Joan of Navarre 10 10. Charles VI of France .... John IV, Duke of Brittany 17 17. Joanna of Flanders 18 18. Charles II of Navarre 19 19. Joan of France ... List of consorts of Brittany Duchess consort of Brittany years 1458&ndash 1469 S aft after Margaret ... more details
dioceses of Brittany into which the duchy was divided historically. The five black stripes represent ... canton recalls the Duchy of Brittany ducal arms of Brittany. The flag first came to notice by a wider ...No footnotes date July 2009 Infobox flag Name Brittany Image Gwenn ha du.svg Proportion 2 3 Adoption 1923 Use 100100 Design Nine horizontal stripes alternating black and white with an ermine canton The flag of Brittany is called the Gwenn ha du, pronounced IPA br w na dy , which means white and black in Breton language Breton . It is also unofficially used in the d partement of Loire Atlantique , although this now belongs to the Pays de la Loire and not to the Brittany administrative region r gion of Brittany , as the territory of Loire Atlantique is historically part of the province of Brittany . Nantes Naoned , its pr fecture , was once one of the two capital cities of Brittany. The flag s dimensions are not fixed, and may vary from 9 14 cm to 8 12 m. The flag is not only used by cultural associations or autonomists but by everyone in general. For years, the authorities considered the flag as a separatism separatist symbol, but the attitude has now changed and the flag, no longer having any political connotations, can appear everywhere, even on public buildings along with the other official flags. It is widely used throughout Brittany and can even be seen on City hall town hall s in the region. Because of the absence of legislation concerning regional flags in France the flag ... symbol for all Brittany and Bretons. The older ermine field flag and black cross continue to be rarely ... 2010 to be the true flag of Brittany. File COA fr BRE.svg Coat of arms from 1316 onwards sem ... and heraldical association of Brittany en http gwennhadu.geobreizh.com Gwenn ha du, a website to discover the Breton flag story fr Category Brittany Category National flags Brittany Category Flags of France Brittany, Flag of Category Breton nationalism br Banniel Breizh ca Bandera de Bretanya ... more details
kingdom later developed into the Duchy of Brittany , before it was unified with France to become a province . After the French Revolution Brittany was abolished as an administrative unit, but continued ... Britain was the location of the embassy of the Duchy of Brittany . Conan Meriadoc , the mythic founder of the house of Rohan , is mentioned by medieval Welsh sources as having led the settlement of Brittany ... incorporated into the Duchy of Brittany . The first two kingdoms derive their names from the homelands ... the Bretons resisted incorporation into the Frankish Carolingian Empire . The first unified Duchy of Brittany ... duchy and later province. Under Erispoe s successor Salomon, King of Brittany Salomon , Hastein ... Middle Ages main Duchy of Brittany Bretons took part in the Revolt of 1173 1174 , siding with the rebels ... apparent to the Duchy of Brittany, resisted his father s attempts to annex Brittany to the possessions ... Peter Mauclerc of Dreux as administrator of the duchy and tutor of his son, duke John I, Duke of Brittany ... de Bretagne or Estates of Brittany were established. They would develop into the Duchy s parlement ... girl, the heir to the Duchy. The Anna, Duchess of Brittany Duchess Anne was the last independent ruler ... the duchy into the Kingdom of France in 1532 through the Union between Brittany and France Edict ...The history of Brittany may refer to the entire history of the Armorica Armorican peninsula or only to the creation ... size, as the Brittany administrative region Region of Brittany in the mid 20th century. Before Brittany Iron Age for the history of Brittany before the first written records Prehistory of Brittany ... language to Welsh language Welsh and Cornish language Cornish . Brittany used to be known in English ... as a legend formulated in order to explain the Welsh Brythonic name for Brittany, Llydaw , as originating ... during the second wave, especially the Seven founder saints of Brittany and Saint Gildas . Many Breton towns are named for these early saints. The Irish Saint, Colombanus also evangelised Brittany ... more details
. 1968. ref however argued that the duchies of France Duchy of BrittanyBrittany , Duchy of Normandy ... Kingdom with the younger stem duchies br Duchy of Saxony Saxony yellow , Franconia blue , Bavaria green ..., when the Frankish mayor Carloman, Mayor of the Palace Carloman terminated the duchy in the Blood ... and were ruled by the Agilolfings until 788, when Charlemagne deposed the last Duke. Duchy of Saxony ... duchy ? Acquitania Thuringia Franconia ruled by the Hetans, more of an administrative entity. Some tribes, such as the Frisians , never formed a stem duchy with cultural allegiance to any single duke ... legend c0fdc0 Duchy of Saxony legend 93c268 Upper Lorraine legend c2e182 Lower Lorraine legend b6ebb6 Duchy of Franconia legend A5BA79 Duchy of Swabia legend 79B879 Duchy of Bavaria After the demise ... dynasty. The younger stem duchies were Citation needed date April 2011 Duchy of Saxony Saxony 880 ..., the Duchy was ruled by the Billung s and after 1137 the House of Welf Welfs dominated the duchy. The fall of Duke Henry the Lion in 1180 resulted in the dismantling of the stem duchy, into three smaller parts Duchy of Westphalia Westphalia , Brunswick L neburg Brunswick and the Duchy of Saxony on the river Elbe . Duchy of Franconia Franconia 906 39 The Conradines Conradine family, close to the royal ..., the Conradines were deposed and the Duchy made into a land of the crown. The region fragmented into a conglomerate of noble territories and ecclesiastical principalities. Duchy of Bavaria Bavaria ... of Austria 1156 and Styria and county of Tyrol Tyrol 1180 . The reduced territorial duchy was given to the House of Wittelsbach Wittelsbach family. Duchy of Swabia Swabia 909 1268 The Thurgau based Hunfridings ... Kings. After various families, the Duchy passed to the House of Hohenstaufen Hohenstaufen family ... identity, Lotharingia was organized as a Duchy in 903 and kept a changing position between the Eastern ... Kingdom . In 959 the Duchy was divided into Lower Lorraine Lower Lotharingia which in turn fragmented ... more details
Brittany Spears may refer to Britney Spears b. 1981 , American pop music star Brittany Spears basketball b. 1988 , American basketball player Brittany S. Pierce , fictional character in Glee hndis Spears, Brittany ... more details
Eudes of Brittany may refer to Eudes, Count of Penthi vre 999 1079 , Duke of Brittany Eudes, Viscount of Porhoet died 1170 , Duke of Brittany hndis ... more details
Marie or Mary of Brittany may refer to Marie of Brittany, Countess of Saint Pol 1268 1339 , daughter of John II, Duke of Brittany and Beatrice of England wife of Guy IV, Count of Saint Pol Marie of Brittany 1302 1371 , daughter of Arthur II, Duke of Brittany and Yolande of Dreux became a nun at Poissy Marie of Brittany, Lady of La Guerche 1391 1446 , daughter of John II, Duke of Brittany and Mary of Waltham wife of Jean I, Duke of Alen on Marie of Brittany, Viscountess of Rohan 1444 1506 , daughter of Francis I, Duke of Brittany, by Isabella of Scotland wife of John II, Viscount of Rohan Marie of Brittany 1424 1477 , daughter of Richard of Brittany and Marguerite d Orl ans Abbess of Fontevrault Mary of Waltham 1344 1362 , wife of John V, Duke of Brittany hndis ... more details
between the kingdom of France and the duchy of Brittany. In the following centuries, historians and popular ... reverse.jpg caption succession List of rulers of Brittany Duchess of Brittany predecessor Francis II, Duke of Brittany Francis II successor Claude of France Claude reign 25 January 1477 &ndash 9 January ... and Issue issue pipe among others... house Montfort of Brittany Dreux Montfort father Francis II, Duke of Brittany mother Margaret of Foix birth date Birth date 1477 1 25 df y birth place Nantes , Brittany ... place Saint Denis Basilica religion Catholic Church Roman Catholicism Anne, Duchess of Brittany ... 2 February 2012 year 2007 publisher ABC CLIO isbn 9781851097722 page 20 ref , also known as Anna of Brittany ... to two successive French kings. She was born in Nantes , Brittany , and was the daughter of Francis II of Brittany Francis II, Duke of Brittany and Margaret of Foix . Her maternal grandparents were Queen ... Duchess of Brittany, Countess of Nantes, Montfort and Richmont and Viscountess of Limoges. In her time ... to survive childhood she had a younger sister, Isabeau of Brittany Isabeau , who died in 1490 . Accordingly, she was brought up as the heiress to the Duchy. She was given a good education under the guidance ... War of Succession , Brittany had been understood to operate according to Salic law semi Salic .... Francis had no intention of allowing Brittany to be absorbed by France. Therefore, he sought for his daughter a marriage with a figure capable of withstanding French power. Brittany being an attractive ... folle between Brittany and France. In the Treaty of Sabl , which concluded the peace settlement ... from his horse. Anne became Duke of Brittany Duchess , and Brittany was plunged into fresh crisis, leading to the last Franco Breton war. Duchess of Brittany File Loire Indre Langeais tango7174.jpg ... , but also placed the rule of Brittany in the hands of an enemy of France. The marriage also proved ill timed the Habsburgs were too busy in Hungary to pay any serious attention to Brittany, and the Castilians ... more details
Brittany was the name of a number of steamships. SS Brittany 1882 , built for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway SS Brittany 1898 , built for D MacIver & Co SS Brittany 1910 , built for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway SS Brittany 1928 , built for D MacIver & Co SS Brittany 1933 , built for the Southern Railway SS Brittany 1952 , built for the Soci t G n rale des Transports Maritimes Vapeur Shipindex ... more details
other uses Brittany disambiguation Infobox Given Name Revised name Brittany image imagesize caption pronunciation gender Female meaning Land of the Britons, either Brittany or Britain. region France footnotes 1970s Brittany is a female given name of French and Latin origins, after Brittany , a region of France . Brittany first came into use in America during the 1970s and was at its height of popularity during the 1990s in the USA and Australia. Brittany is also derived from Britannia , a 2nd century Roman goddess. Early portraits of the goddess depict Britannia as a beautiful woman, wearing the helmet .... Brittany may also refer to In film and television Brittany Byrnes , actress Brittany Curran , actress Brittany Daniel , actress Brittany Finamore , actress Brittany McConnell , child actress Brittany Murphy 1977&ndash 2009 , American actress Brittany Perrineau , actress and former model Brittany Petros , actress Brittany Snow , actress Brittany Tiplady , actress Brittany Underwood , actress Brittany Flickinger , reality TV personality In music Brittany Hargest , singer and dancer Britney Spears born 1981 , American singer and actress In sports Brittany Bock , American soccer player Brittney Griner born 1990 , American basketball player Brittany Jackson , basketball player Brittany Lincicome born 1985 , American golfer Brittany Timko , Canadian soccer player Brittany Viola , diver In fiction Brittany Marsino , on the soap opera The Young and the Restless Brittany Miller , lead singer of the fictional group The Chipettes Brittany Pierce , a cheerleader from the TV series Glee Other Brittanie ... Brittany CoxXx born 1978 , American trans woman performer in pornography Brittany Hensel , sister ... name 0 Brittany Origin of the word Brittany http www.ssa.gov OACT babynames Social Security Administration Office of the Chief Actuary Given name be de Brittany it Brittany tr Brittany isim ... more details
Duchy of Poznan can refer to Duchy of Pozna 12th 14th century Grand Duchy of Posen 19th century geodis Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Refimprove date August 2009 About the historical duchy the geography and culture of the region in modern ... Duchy of Normandy common name Normandy continent Europe region Normandy , Channel Islands country France era Middle Ages status status text empire government type Duchy event start Treaty of Saint Clair ... 1332 1350 leader4 Charles de Valois, Duc de Berry Charles de Valois year leader4 1465 1466 The Duchy ... of vreux and Alen on and westward into Brittany Breton territory. Eventually the County roughly corresponded ... of the dukes of Normandy. All former mainland territory is now part of France , and the Duchy ... the lands of the Duchy, they married local women and adopted the Gallo Romance speech of the existing .... In England the Norman language developed into the Anglo Norman language . The literature of the Duchy ... . The Norman dukes created the most powerful and consolidated duchy in Western Europe between the years ... nobility as well. Chronology of the Duchy Image Rollo statue in falaise.JPG thumb left 270px This statue ..., and a western capital was later established at Caen as the Duchy expanded. In 928 Evreux county ... at the same time the power of the Kings of France grew. The Duchy was ruled as part of the Anglo Norman realm until 1204, when Philip II of France conquered the continental lands of the Duchy. It became ... 1259 but in fact kept only the Channel Islands as part of the former duchy. Having little confidence ..., was violated several times thereafter, when the monarchy had regained its power. The Duchy ... was forced by his nobles to cede the duchy to his eighteen year old brother Charles de Valois, Duc de ... XI therefore agreed with his brother to exchange Normandy for the Duke of Aquitaine Duchy of Guyenne ... ring was placed on an anvil and smashed. This was the definitive end of the duchy on the continent ... brother in 1789. But that title was purely honorary. The Duchy today Main Duke of Normandy File The Channel Islands.svg thumb 200px right The Channel Islands comprise the remnants of the Duchy of Normandy ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2009 Infobox former country native name conventional long name Duchy of Burgundy ... General created during the reign of Philip the Good dablink The Duchy is not to be confused in historiography ... the duchy . The Duchy of Burgundy 1032 1477 was heir to an ancient and prestigious patrimony and a large ... duchy ducal territories that existed at the time of the emergence of Early Modern Europe from Medieval Europe . Even in its diminished size as it existed in the Early Modern Period, the duchy ... mdash other portions passed to another cadet branch as well as the Free County of Burgundy . The duchy ... the period 1363 spaced ndash 1477, the duchy was ruled by a succession of Duke of Burgundy dukes ... 2 EN.png left thumb Burgundy as part of the Frankish Empire between 534 and 843 The origins of the Duchy ... replacing it. Both the Duchy of Burgundy and the County of Burgundy emerged from these counties ... legend D6B68A Duchy of Richard, Duke of Burgundy Richard the Justiciar By the time of Richard the Justiciar d. 921 , the Duchy of Burgundy was beginning to emerge. Richard was officially recognised ... to subject the duchy to the suzerainty of their own duchy. They failed eventually, when they appeared ... duchy. Two brothers of Hugh Capet , the first Capetian King of France, took up the rule of Burgundy ... maintained the duchy s independence, but the death of the latter without children proved a defining moment in the history of the duchy. The First Succession Crisis Henry the Venerable s death, at Pouilly ... , whom Henry had adopted and named his heir some time before. Robert claimed the duchy by his ... claim and sent soldiers into the duchy to start a war. Had the two Burgundys been united, history ... years of bitter and prolonged battle, Robert eventually secured the duchy for the French crown ... Burgundy evaporated, and the duchy became irreversibly French in outlook. For a time, the duchy .... Robert was to be Duke of Burgundy as ruler of the duchy, he would enjoy the freehold thereof ... more details
primary sources date March 2011 Brittany Leigh born September. 21, 1990 in Vancouver , British Columbia is a Canadian Model person Model of mixed European and Spanish descent. ref http www.myspace.com theofficialbrittanyleigh.com ref She began modeling at the age of 18. Since then, she has been featured in variety of Playboy Special Edition s and was featured as Cyber Girl of the Week ref http www.playboy.com girls cybergirls week brittany leigh brittany leigh.html ref in December, 2009. She was also featured as Playboy Monthly Cyber Girl on April 2010. ref http www.playboy.co.uk girls us cyber girl 268415 1 Brittany Leigh ref Brittany Leigh is in the running for Top Playboy Model of 2010 . ref http www.playboy.com specialeditions moy10 index.html ref References Reflist External links http www.playboy.co.uk girls us cyber girl 268415 1 Brittany Leigh Brittany Leigh Official Page at Playboy Persondata NAME Leigh, Brittany ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1990 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Leigh, Brittany Category Living people Category 1990 births Category People from Vancouver Canada model stub ... more details
Saint Tremorus of Brittany is a sixth century child martyr venerated by the Roman Catholic Church . He was murdered by his stepfather Count Conmore while being educated at a monastery in Carhaix, Brittany . Conmore killed the boy because he hated Christianity. He was the son of Saint Triphena, who retired to a convent after her son s murder, and was taught by Gildas the Wise . ref http saints.sqpn.com saint tremorus of brittany ref Notes reflist Category Child saints ... more details
infobox person image imagesize caption birth name Brittany Alexandra Tiplady birth date birth date and age 1991 01 21 birth place flagicon CAN Richmond, British Columbia , Canada CAN Brittany Alexandra Tiplady born January 21, 1991 is a Canadian actress best known for her role as Jordan Black in the television series Millennium TV series Millennium 1996 1999 . She won a 1998 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Drama Series Supporting Actress . She also played the role of Maggie in the 2007 film Hot Rod film Hot Rod . Her brother Avery Tiplady Avery is also a child performer. External links IMDb name id 0864117 name Brittany Tiplady http www.childstarlets.com lobby bios brittany tiplady2.html Childstarlets Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Tiplady, Brittany ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH January 21, 1991 PLACE OF BIRTH Richmond, British Columbia , Canada CAN DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Tiplady, Brittany Category 1991 births Category Canadian child actors Category Canadian film actors Category Canadian television actors Category Living people Category People from Richmond, British Columbia Category Actors from British Columbia Canada screen actor stub it Brittany Tiplady pl Brittany Tiplady fi Brittany Tiplady ... more details
shades of grey, Upper Brittany in colours, Lower Brittany . Upper Brittany lang fr Haute ... part of Brittany which is predominantly of a Romance languages Romance culture and is associated with the Gallo language . The name is in counterpoint to Lower Brittany , the western part of the ancient ... between Upper and Lower Brittany falls. In many regards, Upper Brittany is dominated by the industrial ... Upper Brittany University of Rennes 2 . ref George Thomas Kurian, Geo data the world geographical encyclopedia 1989 , p. 151 ref Distinctions The principal distinction between the two parts of Brittany is that Lower Brittany is the historic realm of the Breton language , while Upper Brittany is that of Gallo language Gallo , closely related to French language French . The isolation of Brittany from the mainsteam of French society was always less acute in Upper than in Lower Brittany, largely thanks ... Revolt of the Papier Timbr of 1675 was more ferocious in Lower Brittany than in Upper, but the Chouannerie ... support in Upper Brittany than in Lower. ref Donald Sutherland, The Chouans the social origins of popular counter revolution in Upper Brittany, 1770 1796 Oxford Clarendon Press, 1982 ref ref Donald Sutherland ... Brittany , in Social History , v. 9 1984 , pp. 351 360 ref ref Roger Dupuy , Chouans Chouannerie ... Brittany accounted for some sixty per cent of the province s emigrants to French Canada , with especially ... a smaller population than Lower Brittany until the middle of the 20th century. In the realm of cuisine , the pancake s known as galette s, made with buckwheat , originated in Upper Brittany, cr pe s, made with wheat flour, in Lower Brittany. ref http www.french property.com regions bretagne food gastronomy crepes galettes Brittany Crepes and Galettes at french property.com ref ref http www.theworldwidegourmet.com recipes crepes bretonnes brittany style pancakes Cr pes bretonnes Brittany Style Pancakes ... and industry has been more pronounced in Upper Brittany than in Lower Brittany, the character of which ... more details
Infobox adult biography name Brittany O Connell image Brittany O Connell.jpg caption birth name birth date Birth date and age 1972 12 6 ref name iafd birth place Panorama City, Los Angeles , United States U.S. ref name iafd cite web title Brittany O Connell Bio publisher IAFD.com url http www.iafd.com person.rme perfid BOConnell gender f Brittany O 27Connell.htm accessdate 2011 05 18 ref death date death place spouse height height ft 5 in 0 ref name iafd weight 51 Kg ref name iafd eye color hair color ethnicity Caucasian alias Brittany O Connall, Brittany O Connel, Brittany, Britanny Morgan, Brittany O Cannel, Brit O Connell, Brittany O Conner number of films 312 per IAFD website spelling US US for color, UK for colour Brittany O Connell born December 6, 1972 is the stage name of an American pornographic actress . She debuted in adult movies 1992 and, in the first part of her career, she collected 14 AVN Award nominations. ref name we cite web last David Sullivan title Brittany O Connell Returns to XXX url http business.avn.com articles video Brittany O Connell Returns to XXX 53736.html publisher AVN accessdate 18 May 2011 ref She retired at the end of the 90 s and came back in 2008. ref name we Awards 2009 XRCO Award nominee Best Cumback ref name xrco09win cite web title 2009 XRCO Award Winners Announced publisher AVN url http business.avn.com articles 35035.html date 2011 05 18 ref 2010 XBIZ Award nominee Acting Performance of the Year, Female ref name XBiznom10 cite web title ... External links iafd name id BOConnell gender female name Brittany O Connell br Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME OConnell, Brittany ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Pornographic film ... OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Oconnell, Brittany Category 1972 births Category Living people Category Female pornographic film actors Category American pornographic film actors de Brittany O Connell es Brittany O Connell ru , ... more details
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