Marie of Brittany

Marie of Brittany, born in 1446 and died in 1511, girl of the duke François Ier of Brittany and Jeanne of Beaufort.

She married, in 1462, Jean II of Rohan, Viscount of Rohan, Leon and count de Porhoët. From this marriage were born seven children:

Francois, killed at 18 years in the Breton party with the Battle of Saint-Aubin-of-Cormier the, proposed to the duke François II like husband of the duchess Anne of Brittany;
Jean, born in 1476 and died in 1505;
Georges, died in 1502;
Jacques de Rohan, Viscount of Rohan, chief of the house, married to Francoise de Daillon then Francoise de Rohan-Guémené, died without child;
Claude, bishop of Cornwall;
Anne, viscountess de Rohan after her brother, marries Pierre de Rohan (wire of the Maréchal of Gié)
Marie, wife of Louis IV of Rohan Guémené

Marie was the sister-in-law of the duke François II. Indeed, his/her older sister, Marguerite, had married François in 1455. The couple had a son who lived 3 months and Marguerite died in 1469. From this date, Jean II of Rohan became heir to the throne after the girls of François II.

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