Reign of François II of Brittany

Timeline

1. 1461–1464Nantes · BrittanyFrançois II relied on the Breton Estates and local nobles to resist Louis XI's interference in the duchy's justice and taxation, strengthening the duchy's estates and fiscal administration so that Brittany remained de facto independent in the early 1460s.
2. 1465central France · FranceIn 1465 François II allied with Burgundy, Berry, and other princes in the League of the Public Weal, taking the field in the name of curbing Louis XI's royal power, making Brittany a key wing of the anti-French alliance and consolidating the duchy's independence from the French king.
3. 1466–1470Ancenis · Loire regionAfter the 1468 Treaty of Ancenis, François II and Louis XI reconciled on the surface, but the duchy retained independent justice and estates; meanwhile he continued contacts with the English Yorkists, sheltering Edward IV during his exile in 1470, showing his independent diplomacy continued into the late 1460s.