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marriage_n but_o charles_n break_v through_o they_o all_o first_o charles_n himself_o have_v be_v former_o contract_v to_o the_o archduke_n max_n milians_n daughter_n but_o this_o he_o hold_v void_a because_o the_o young_a lady_n be_v not_o of_o age_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o contract_n 2_o anne_n the_o duchess_n be_v also_o contract_v to_o maximilian_n and_o this_o he_o hold_v unvalid_a also_o because_o that_o be_v his_o homager_n she_o can_v not_o bestow_v herself_o without_o his_o consent_n 3_o maximilian_n have_v by_o proxic_n marry_v she_o which_o marriage_n he_o consummate_v by_o a_o ceremony_n in_o those_o day_n unusual_a for_o his_o ambassador_n attend_v with_o a_o great_a train_n of_o lord_n and_o lady_n bare_v his_o leg_n unto_o the_o knee_n and_o put_v the_o same_o within_o the_o sheet_n of_o the_o duchess_n take_v possession_n thereby_o of_o her_o bed_n and_o body_n but_o charles_n consult_v with_o his_o divine_n be_v tell_v that_o this_o pretend_a consummation_n be_v 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solomon_n ii_o son_n of_o hoel_n the_o three_o 11_o alain_n ii_o grandchild_n to_o solomon_n the_o second_o the_o last_o king_n of_o bretagne_n of_o the_o race_n of_o conan_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n leave_v his_o kingdom_n unto_o many_o competitor_n by_o who_o distract_v into_o many_o pet_n it_o tyranny_n and_o at_o last_o subdudue_v by_o charles_n the_o great_a and_o though_o they_o do_v again_o recover_v their_o liberty_n and_o kingdom_n in_o the_o time_n of_o ludouâ—câ—â—_n pitts_n who_o next_o succeed_v yet_o they_o do_v not_o hold_v it_o long_o in_o quiet_a insomuch_o as_o after_o the_o murder_n of_o two_o or_o three_o usurper_n of_o the_o royal_a title_n alain_n surname_v le_fw-fr rebre_n lay_v aside_o that_o invidious_a name_n of_o king_n and_o will_v be_v call_v only_o earl_n of_o bretagne_n his_o successor_n â—ollow_v earl_n and_o duke_n of_o bretagne_n anjou_n 874_o 1_o alain_n le_fw-fr rebre_fw-la 2_o indicael_n &_o colodock_n the_o son_n of_o alain_n 3_o mathrudon_n son_n in_o law_n of_o alain_fw-fr le_fw-fr rebre_fw-la 4_o alain_n ii_o son_n of_o mathrudon_n 5_o conan_n descend_v from_o king_n solomon_n the_o 3d._n 6_o geofrie_n son_n of_o conan_n 7_o alain_n iii_o son_n of_o geofrie_n 8_o conan_n ii_o son_n of_o alain_n 9_o hoel_n sister_n son_n of_o conan_n the_o second_o 10_o alain_n iv._o call_v fergent_a son_n of_o hoel_n 11_o conan_n iii_o son_n of_o alain_n 12_o eudon_n husband_n of_o bertha_n daughter_n of_o conan_n 1131._o 13_o conan_n iu._n son_n of_o eudoâ—_n 1172._o 14_o geofrie_n ii_o son_n of_o henry_n the_o second_o king_n of_o england_n husband_n of_o constance_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o conan_n the_o four_o 1186._o 15_o arthur_n son_n of_o geofry_n 1202._o 16_o peter_n of_o breux_n 1250._o 17_o john_n the_o first_o duke_n of_o bretagne_n 1287._o 18_o john_n ii_o son_n of_o john_n 1305._o 19_o arthur_n ii_o son_n of_o john_n the_o second_o 1312._o 20_o john_n iii_o son_n of_o arthur_n second_o 1341._o 21_o john_n earl_n of_o 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