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Arthur I, Duke of Brittany

1187 - 1203

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Arthur I (Breton: Arzhur 1añ; French: Arthur 1er de Bretagne) (29 March 1187 – presumably 1203) was 4th Earl of Richmond and Duke of Brittany between 1196 and 1203. He was the posthumous son of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, and Constance, Duchess of Brittany. Through Geoffrey, Arthur was the grandson of King Henry II of England and Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine, and the nephew of King Richard I of England. In 1190, Arthur, whose father had died, was arguably designated heir to the throne of England and its French territory, but as he was dying in 1199, Richard I named his youngest brother John heir to the throne, as Arthur was still just a child. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arthur I, Duke of Brittany is the 329th most popular nobleman (down from 252nd in 2019), the 1,501st most popular biography from France (down from 1,334th in 2019) and the 51st most popular French Nobleman.

Arthur I, Duke of Brittany is most famous for being the father of Geoffrey Plantagenet, the father of Henry II, King of England.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Arthur I, Duke of Brittany ranks 329 out of 1,415. Before him are Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, John V, Duke of Brittany, Princess Auguste of Bavaria, Henry I, Count of Champagne, Theobald V, Count of Blois, and Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg. After him are Otto I, Count of Burgundy, Adela of Normandy, Berthold, Duke of Merania, Isabella of England, Prince Xavier of Bourbon-Parma, and Barisan of Ibelin.

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Among people born in 1187, Arthur I, Duke of Brittany ranks 3. Before him are Louis VIII of France, and Konrad I of Masovia. After him are Henry of Latvia, and Manuel Doukas. Among people deceased in 1203, Arthur I, Duke of Brittany ranks 2. Before him is Toghrul. After him are Dirk VII, Count of Holland, Eudokia Komnene, Lady of Montpellier, and Alexios Palaiologos.

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In France

Among people born in France, Arthur I, Duke of Brittany ranks 1,501 out of 6,770. Before him are Theobald V, Count of Blois (1130), Marie-Louise O'Murphy (1737), Patrick Dewaere (1947), Chilperic of Aquitaine (600), Georges Bidault (1899), and Édith Cresson (1934). After him are Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier (1705), Auguste Charlois (1864), Louis Paul Cailletet (1832), Georges Gilles de la Tourette (1857), Eugène Atget (1857), and Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville (1697).

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Among NOBLEMEN In France

Among noblemen born in France, Arthur I, Duke of Brittany ranks 51. Before him are Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy (1360), Richard, Duke of Burgundy (858), Louis, Count of Vendôme (1376), John V, Duke of Brittany (1389), Henry I, Count of Champagne (1127), and Theobald V, Count of Blois (1130). After him are Adela of Normandy (1065), Antoine, Duke of Montpensier (1824), Fulk III, Count of Anjou (970), Hugh Magnus (1007), Charles, Duke of Brittany (1319), and Marguerite Louise d'Orléans (1645).

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