Semi-independent duchy in northwestern France that preserved Celtic Breton identity; formally united with French crown after Duchess Anne's marriage to Charles VIII.
Formally united with the French crown by the Edict of Union of 13 August 1532 under King Francis I, following the strategic marriages of Duchess Anne to two successive French kings, ending Brittany's status as a distinct duchy.
Focused study of the Duchy's administrative and political development as a late medieval state.
Covers Brittany's relationship with the Angevin empire and its semi-independence in the high medieval period.