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The House of Montfort’s War for the Breton Succession and Their Alliance with England
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The House of Montfort’s War for the Breton Succession and Their Alliance with England
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S207987840031710-0-1
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10.18254/S207987840031710-0
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Authors
Elena Kalmykova 
Affiliation: Lomonosov Moscow State University
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow
Edition
Volume 15 Issue 8 (142)
Abstract

Many aristocratic Bretons acquired land possessions in England after the Norman Conquest. In the middle of the 12th century, Conan of Penthièvre, the earl of Richmond in England, inherited the Duchy of Brittany from his grandfather, and so created the dual vassal ties with the English and French crowns for his descendants. This article focuses on the war for the Breton crown (1341—1365), in which the rivals Charles of Blois and John of Montfort relied on the support of the French and English kings respectively. In 1341 John IV of Montfort recognised Edward III as his lord not only for his English possessions but also for Brittany. It was the arrival of English military units that allowed the supporters of the House of Montfort to wage a successful war against their opponents. However, the small numbers of soldiers sent from England (which explain why the Montfort camp failed to achieve a decisive victory) show that Brittany was not of central importance to Edward III. Moreover, in 1353 the English king was ready to acknowledge Charles of Blois as the Duke of Brittany on the condition of “eternal alliance”. After the end of the war for the Breton crown, John V of Montfort recognized Charles V Valois as the French King (which coincided with the conditions of the Anglo-French Treaty of Brétigny in 1360), but also retained an amicable relationship with the King of England.

Keywords
Brittany, inheritance, vassalage, alliance, unit, defence, conquest, peace treaty
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