Nicole, Countess of Penthièvre

Nicole of Penthièvre
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Countess of Penthièvre
Reign1454 – 1480
PredecessorJohn II
SuccessorJohn III
Bornc. 1424
DiedAfter 3 January 1480
SpouseJean II de Brosse
HouseHouse of Châtillon
FatherCharles, Seigneur d'Avaugour
MotherIsabeau de Vivonne

Nicole (c. 1424 – after 3 January 1480) was Countess of Penthièvre from 1454 until her death.

Biography

Nicole was the daughter of Charles, Seigneur d'Avaugour, and Isabeau de Vivonne. Her father was the third son of John I, Count of Penthièvre, son of Charles of Blois and Joan, Duchess of Brittany, but he died in 1434. When her elder uncles, Olivier and John II died, she succeeded to the county of Penthièvre as primogeniture heir. With her succession, she also inherited the Penthièvre claim to the Breton ducal throne. On 3 January 1480, she sold her rights to Brittany to Louis XI of France for 50,000 livres.

Family

Nicole married on 18 June 1437 Jean II de Brosse (1423 – 1482), with whom she had:


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