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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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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

On the death of Anne of Brittany also he performed similar duties, and again on that of Louis XII.

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