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Succession dispute over Brittany, 1199

Type Event Region Europe Time 1199

After Richard I died in 1199, his nephew Arthur of Brittany, as his brother's son, laid claim to the French fiefs of Anjou, Maine, and Touraine, comp…

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  1. 1199Brittany · BrittanyArthur of Brittany, son of Geoffrey II and nephew of Richard, claimed on primogeniture grounds to take over the Angevin Empire's core French fiefs, while his mother Constance gathered support for him in Brittany.
  2. 1199Paris · Île-de-FranceFrench King Philip II recognized Arthur's rights to the French fiefs and rejected John's request for homage, internationalizing the succession dispute and providing legal grounds for his military operations in Normandy.

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