Conan IV "la Petit" Duke of Brittany ¹⁶⁸⁸

  General Notes:

Conan had to face several revolts from his own nobles. To sustain the unrest, the duke appealed to the help of king Henry II of England, who, in return, demanded the engagement of Conan's only daughter and heiress Constance with his son Geoffrey Plantagenet. ¹⁶⁸⁸

  Life Events:

1. Acceded: Duke of Brittany, 1156. ¹⁶⁸⁸

2. Deposed: Earl or Rickmond, 1166. ¹⁶⁸⁸

Conan married Margaret of Huntingdon Countess of Hereford, Duchess of Brittany, daughter of Henry Earl of Huntingdon & Northumberland and Gundred Adelaide de Warren Countess, in 1160.¹⁶⁸⁸ (Margaret of Huntingdon Countess of Hereford, Duchess of Brittany was born circa 1140,¹⁶⁸⁸ died in 1201 ¹⁶⁸⁸ and was buried in Sawtrey Abbey, Hunts ¹⁶⁸⁸.)