Anne of Brittany

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noun

1. 1477–1514, wife of Maximilian I of Austria 1490–91; queen consort of Charles VIII of France 1491–98; queen consort of Louis XII of France 1499–1514.

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Example Sentences

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

Here, too, Anne of Brittany was born, and here she married Charles VIII., thus uniting the Duchy of Brittany with the crown of France.

From The Cathedrals of Northern France by McManus, Blanche

By the marriage of Francis I. with Claude, daughter of Anne of Brittany, Brest with the rest of the duchy definitely passed to the French crown.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

In 1499 Louis XII. repudiated his first wife, Jeanne de France, and married Anne of Brittany, widow of Charles VIII.

From The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII by Froude, J.A.

But Margaret remained in France for two years after Charles's marriage with Anne of Brittany, which took place on December 6th, 1491.

From The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria by Tremayne, Eleanor E.