Jean II de Brosse
Jean II de Brosse, also Jehan II de Brosse (1432 – 6 August 1482), was the elder son of Jean I de Brosse, Marshal of France.[1] He would become chamberlain of the king of France in 1449. He married Nicole, Countess of Penthièvre, daughter of Charles, Seigneur d'Avaugour and Isabeau de Vivonne.[2] Nicole later brought him, through inheritance in 1479, the County of Penthièvre in the Duchy of Brittany.[2]
Jean is known to have rebuilt the donjon in Fouras in 1480–1490.[3]
Marriage and children
[edit]Jean and Nicole had following children :
- Jean III de Brosse (died 1502), his successor.
- Pauline de Brosse, married John II, Count of Nevers
- Claudine de Brosse (1450–1513), married Philip II, Duke of Savoy[4]
- Bernarde of Brosse, married William VIII, Marquess of Montferrat[5]
- Helena of Brosse, married Boniface III, Marquess of Montferrat,[5] brother of William VIII.
References
[edit]- ^ Levron 1931, p. 247.
- ^ a b Levron 1931, p. 248.
- ^ Blomme 1987, p. 218.
- ^ Setton 1984, p. 1118.
- ^ a b Cereia 2018, p. 229.
Sources
[edit]- Blomme, Yves (1987). L'architecture gothique en Saintonge et en Aunis (in French). Bordessoules.
- Cereia, Daniela (2018). "Femmes a la cour de Marguerite de Broubon (1438-1483) et Claude de Brosse, comtesses de Bresse (1471-1497)". In zum Kolk, Caroline; Wilson-Chevalier, Kathleen (eds.). Femmes à la cour de France: Charges et fonctions (XVe - XIXe siècle) (in French). Presses Universitaires Septentrion. pp. 227–238.
- Levron, Jacques (1931). "Une lettre privée du XVe siècle". Bibliothèque de l'École des chartes (in French). 92: 247-249.
- Setton, Kenneth M. (1984). The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571. Vol. IV. The American Philosophical Society.