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
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
TheLangeais main event in the history of the castle is the marriage of Anne of Brittany to her first husband, Charles VIII., which took place in its great hall in 1491.
From A Little Tour of France by Pennell, Joseph
Anne of Brittany had been in failing health for some years, and as far back as 1511 had had a serious illness which placed her life in danger.
From The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria by Tremayne, Eleanor E.
Anne of Brittany, first wife of Louis XII. of France, caused three hundred girls, daughters of the nobility, to be instructed in that art under her personal supervision.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 by Various
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