Alain IV Fergent DE BRETAGNE
- Born: 1063
- Marriage (1): Ermisende D'ANJOU in 1093
- Died: 13 Oct 1119 aged 56
General Notes:
Wikipedia:
Alan IV (born circa 1063; died 13 October 1119) was Duke of Brittany from 1084 until his abdication in 1112. He was also Count of Nantes and Count of Rennes. His parents were Hawise, Duchess of Brittany and Hoel II. He is also known as Alan Fergant. ("Fer gant" in French means "Iron glove".) Through his father, he was of the Breton House of Cornouaille dynasty (Breton: Kerne dynasty). He was the last Duke of Brittany to speak the Breton language
The Peerage:
Alain IV Fergent de Bretagne, Duc de Bretagne was the son of Hoël de Cornouaille, Comte de Cornouaille and Hawise de Bretagne. He married, firstly, Constance de Normandie, daughter of William I 'the Conqueror', King of England and Mathilde van Vlaanderen, in 1086 at Caen, Normandy, France.
He married, secondly, Ermisende d'Anjou, daughter of Fulk IV 'le Rechin', Comte d'Anjou and Hildegard de Baugency, in 1093. He died on 13 October 1119 at Caen, Normandy, France.2
He gained the title of Duc de Bretagne in 1084.
He abdicated as Duke of Brittany in 1112.
Children of Alain IV Fergent de Bretagne, Duc de Bretagne and Ermisende d'Anjou
Geoffroy de Bretagne d. 1116
Havide de Bretagne
Conon III de Cornouaille, Duc de Bretagne+ d. 1148
Hawise de Bretagne+
Child of Alain IV Fergent de Bretagne, Duc de Bretagne
Brien fitz Count4 b. b 1119, d. a 1142
Alain married Ermisende D'ANJOU, daughter of Fulk IV 'le Rechin' , Comte d'Anjou and Hildegard DE BAUGENCY, in 1093. (Ermisende D'ANJOU died on 1 Jun 1146.)
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