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Conan IV of Penthièvre (
1138 –
February 20 1171), (
Breton: Konan V Penteur, and Konan Breizh) called "the Young", was
duke of Brittany, from
1156 to his death. He was son of
Alan the Black, 1st Earl of Richmond and Bertha of Brittany. He was his mother's heir as Duke
Conan III. From his father’s side, Conan was great great grandson of duke
Geoffrey I and great grandson of
Eudes of Brittany.
Conan and his daughter Constance would be the only representatives of the Penthièvre dynasty of Brittany.
With the death of his mother Bertha in early 1156, Conan IV expected to inherit the ducal throne.
However, he was denied his inheritance by his step-father
Eudes, who refused to let go over his authority. Eudas may have entered into a pact with Hoel, Count of Nantes, to divide Brittany between them. But Hoel was under threat of rebellion in Nantes, sponsored by Geoffery VI, Count of Anjou, and he couldn't send Eudas any aid. Within the year Conan IV was able to capture and imprison Eudas, and claim his inheritance.
By 1158,
Geoffrey VI, Count of Anjou died and Conan seized Nantes, reuniting the Duchy once again. However, Geoffrey's brother King
Henry II of England, responded by seizing
Earldom of Richmond, Conan's paternal inheritance, and demanded the return of Nantes. Conan and Henry made peace, and Conan married Henry's cousin,
Margaret of Scotland, in 1160.
Margaret was daughter of
Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon and
Ada de Warenne, a daughter of
William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey and
Elizabeth de Vermandois.
Conan faced several revolts from his own nobles, rebellions possibly covertly supported by England. To put down the unrest, the Duke appealed for help to
Henry, who, in return, demanded the betrothal of Conan’s only daughter and heiress
Constance to Henry's son
Geoffrey Plantagenet.
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