Brittany — Minor Figures
7 figures from Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.
Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany
duke · first appears King John 1
- King John 1 · siblings with King John “forsomuch as he was sonne to Geffrey elder brother to John”
- King John 1 · child: Arthur of Brittany “forsomuch as he was sonne to Geffrey elder brother to John”
Eleanor of Brittany
sister of Arthur, Duke of Brittany · first appears King John 22
- King John 22 · siblings with Arthur of Brittany “with his wife, his sonne Richard, & Elianor the sister of Arthur duke of Britaine.”
John, Duke of Brittany
duke · first appears Henry VI 3
- Henry VI 3 · siblings with Arthur de Bretagne, Earl of Richmond “Arthur brother to Iohn duke of Britaine, commonlie called the earle of Richmond”
John V, Duke of Brittany
duke · first appears Henry IV 3
- Henry IV 3 · with Ralph Neville, Earl of Westmorland “the duke of Britaine pretending a right thereto by an old title, had sent his letters ouer vnto the estates assembled in this parlement, offering to abide such order as the law would appoint in the like case to anie of the kings subiects.”
John de Montfort, Duke of Brittany
duke · first appears Henry IV 11
- Henry IV 11 · married with Joan of Navarre “the duches of Britaine, the ladie Iane de Nauarre, the widow of Iohn de Montford, late duke of Britaine, surnamed the conqueror”
John Cheulet
courtier · first appears Edward IV 33
- Edward IV 33 · patron: Francis II, Duke of Brittany “one Iohn Cheulet, so estéemed among the princes of Britaine as few were in all the countrie, and in much credit, and well accepted with the duke, was (when these things were thus concluded) for his solace in the countrie.”
Adela
noblewoman · first appears King John 23
- King John 23 · married with Robert, Earl of Dreux “Robert earle of Drieux (the French kings vncle, who had maried the ladie Adela, daughter to duke Guie of Britaine)”
- King John 23 · parent: Guy of Thouars “the ladie Adela, daughter to duke Guie of Britaine”
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Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.