Governor of Brittany
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This page is a list of royal governors of Brittany
during the Ancien Regime.
Brittany
Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
during the Ancien Regime.
- Nominoe, 9th century
- Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy from 1380
- Jean de LavalLaval, MayenneLaval is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.It lies on the threshold of Brittany and on the border between Normandy and Anjou. Its citizens are called Lavallois.-Geography:...
, husband of Françoise de FoixFrançoise de FoixFrançoise de Foix, Comtesse de Châteaubriant was a mistress of Francis I of France.-Background:Françoise was the daughter of Jean de Foix, Vicomte de Lautrec, and Jeanne d'Aydie. Her father was the son of Pierre de Foix, Vicomte de Lautrec; Pierre had been a younger brother of Gaston IV of Foix,...
, 16th century - Louis III de Bourbon, Duke of MontpensierLouis III de Bourbon, Duke of MontpensierLouis de Bourbon was the second Duke of Montpensier. He was the great great grandfather of la Grande Mademoiselle.-Biography:...
1569-1582 - Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur 1582-1598
- François Louis de Rousselet, Marquis de ChâteaurenaultFrançois Louis de Rousselet, Marquis de ChâteaurenaultFrançois Louis de Rousselet, marquis de Châteaurenault was a French vice-admiral, maréchal, and nobleman....
(1704-?) - Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de ToulouseLouis-Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de ToulouseLouis Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de Toulouse , duc de Penthièvre , d'Arc, de Châteauvillain and de Rambouillet , , was the son of Louis XIV and of his mistress Madame de Montespan...
(?-1737) - Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, duc de PenthièvreLouis Jean Marie de Bourbon, duc de PenthièvreLouis Jean Marie de Bourbon was the son of Louis Alexandre de Bourbon and his wife Marie Victoire de Noailles. He was also a grandson of Louis XIV of France and his mistress, Madame de Montespan. From birth he was known as the Duke of Penthièvre...
(1737-?) - Emmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, duc d'AiguillonEmmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, duc d'AiguillonEmmanuel-Armand de Vignerot du Plessis de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon was a French soldier and statesman and a nephew of Louis François Armand du Plessis, duc de Richelieu. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs under Louis XV.-Early life:Before the death of his father, he was known at court...
, 1753-c.1770