Conan I the Crooked Duke of Bretagne [4145] ^24,25

  General Notes:

Acceded: 990

Count of Rennes.
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Conan "le Tort" took Nantes in 990; descends from a Conan known as Cynan Medriadog, Prince of Albaine and Powys,
who died in 421 (m.388 Dareara, sister of St. Patrick & dau. of Calphurnius) - the legends also have Cynan leaving to
found a colony in Armorica, France in 384. Legend also traces Conan's line from ancient Welsh "kings." As Count of
Rennes he subdued the entire province and his son and successor, Geoffrey, was first to assume the title "Duke of
Brittany." The dukes were crowned at Rennes.

References: [PlantagenetA],[ES],[Theroff],[AR7],[Weis1],[RFC], [Paget1]

  Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded, 990.

Conan married Ermangarde d'Anjou [4146] [MRIN: 1208], daughter of Geoffrey I Count of Anjou [3845] and Adele of Meaux [3848]. (Ermangarde d'Anjou [4146] was born about 952 in Anjou, France and died on 27 Jun 992.)