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Anne of Brittany 1476-1514
Duchess of Brittany and twice Queen of France

The daughter of Duke Francis II of Brittany, she succeeded her father in 1488. She struggled to maintain Breton independence, but was forced to marry Charles VIII of France (1491), thus uniting Brittany with the French Crown. After his death, she married his successor, Louis XII in 1499. She was also a noted patron of the arts.