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#OnThisDay in 1201 Constance, Duchess of Brittany, daughter of Margaret of Huntingdon died

Constance of Brittany was born to Conan IV, Duke of Brittany and his wife, Margaret of Huntingdon – sister to Scottish kings Malcolm IV and William I – in 1161 at Brittany. Duchess of Brittany and Countess of Richmond between 1166 and 1201, Constance was born in a time of struggle as her father battled to reunite the Duchy of Brittany in wars with King Henry II of England. Following the wars…
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