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Personal data Bertha "also known as Bertha of Cornwall,Berthe de Bretagne" 

• Nickname is also known as Bertha of Cornwall,Berthe de Bretagne.
• She was born about 1112 in England.
• Profession: Duquesa da Bretanha, Duchesse de Bretagne, DUCHESSE DE BRETAGNE.
• (MARR) about 1148 in Richemont, Charente, France.

  Echtgeno(o)t(e): Eudes de Porhoët, duc de Bretagne

• She died about 1160 in Richemont, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France.
• She is buried about 1160.

Household of Bertha "also known as Bertha of Cornwall,Berthe de Bretagne"

She had a relationship with Alain Fergant.

Child(ren):

1. Constance Alix de Penthièvre  ± 1130-1184 
2. Conan Iv of Penthièvre  ± 1138-1171
3. Robert "Brito" de Penthièvre  ????-> 1155
4. Enoguen de Penthièvre  ????-1187

Notes about Bertha "also known as Bertha of Cornwall,Berthe de Bretagne"

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha,_Duchess_of_Brittany '''Bertha, Duchess of Brittany'''] From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.c 1114, died 1156), also known as Bertha of Brittany (Breton: Berthe Breizh ), was hereditary Duchess of Brittany between 1148 until her death. Bertha was the eldest daughter of Conan III of Brittany by Maude, the illegitimate daughter of King Henry I of England.She was the last member of the Cornwall family to reign over Brittany. created created 1st Earl of Richmond by Stephen of England for his support against the dispossessed Empress Matilda during the English Civil War.The marriage between Bertha and Alan may have been intended to bring Brittany on the side of Stephen in the war. Vicomte of Rohan. Conan III died, and on his deathbed he had renounced Hoèl as illegitimate and no son of his, designating Bertha as his heiress. However, Hoel would remain as count of Nantes.56 war broke out between Bertha's son Conan IV and her second husband Eudes. With her death the ducal throne passed to her son. Eudas may have made a compact with his brother-in-law, Hoel of Nantes to divide Brittany between them. However in late 1156 Conan IV was able to defeat Eudas and secure his maternal inheritance.encyclopediadest daughter of Conan III of Brittany by Maude, the illegitimate daughter of King Henry I of England.[1] She was the last member of the Cornwall family to reign over Brittany.ried to Alan Count of Penthièvre, who was created created 1st Earl of Richmond by Stephen of England for his support against the dispossessed Empress Matilda during the English Civil War.[1][2] The marriage between Bertha and Alan may have been intended to bring Brittany on the side of Stephen in the war.ir.scount of Porhoet.[1] Two years later her father Duke Conan III died, and on his deathbed he had renounced Hoèl as illegitimate and no son of his, designating Bertha as his heiress. However, Hoel would remain as count of Nantes.[1]e made a compact with his brother-in-law, Hoel of Nantes to divide Brittany between them. However in late 1156 Conan IV was able to defeat Eudas and secure his maternal inheritance.

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