Anne of Brittany
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In August 1532 Brittany lost her independence to France when gallant Francis I married the daughter of famed Anne of Brittany.
From Time Magazine Archive
Anne of Brittany was, legally, for she had been married by proxy to Maximilian Marguerite's stepmother.
From Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) by Schoenfeld, Hermann
We are not surprised, therefore, to find her grandson Louis, afterwards Louis XII., supporting the great artistic movement which he and his Queen Anne of Brittany helped so effectually to identify with the Court of France.
From Illuminated Manuscripts by Bradley, John William
It must not be confused with the paler beech-marten of Anne of Brittany, which often takes up its abode in the roofs of Breton houses, according to my own experience in Dinard and the neighbourhood.
From More Science From an Easy Chair by Lankester, E. Ray (Edwin Ray), Sir
In the guard room we noticed a fine frieze in which the arms of Anne of Brittany are interwoven with her motto, "Potius Mori quam Fœdari!"
From In Château Land by Wharton, Anne Hollingsworth
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