Alan IV "Fergant", Duke of Brittany

Abt 1063 - 1119  (56 years)

• Name	Alan IV
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	Abt 1063  [5]
  General Information	He was also the Count of Nantes and the Count of Rennes.  [5]
  Title(s)	1084 (Age 21)  [1, 5]
  He became the Duke of Brittany in 1084.
  Charter/Grant/Gift	1092 (Age 29)  [5]
  Alan IV donated property to the Abbey of Redon by charter in 1092.
  Military	1098 (Age 35)  [5]
  Alan went on the First Crusade in 1098, as part of the army of Robert Curthose, leaving Ermengarde as his regent, and returned in 1101.
  Title(s)	1112 (Age 49)  [1, 5]
  In 1112, he abdicated. The former duke retired to the monastery of Redon.
  Death	13 Oct 1119	Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Person ID	I3087	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Hoël, Duke of Brittany   d. 13 Apr 1084
  Mother	Hawise,   b. Abt 1037   d. 19 Aug 1072 (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	Before 1058
  Age at Marriage	He : ?? - She : ~ 21 years.
  Family ID	F2490	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Constance,   b. 1057 or 1061, Normandy, France d. 13 August, 1090, Brittany, France (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	1086	Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France   [1, 5]
  	To prevent further hostilities during his invasion of England, William I married his daughter Constance to the new duke Alan. [5]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 23 years - She : ~ 25 years.
  Family ID	F2489	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Ermengarde of Anjou   d. 1 Jun 1147
  Marriage	1093  [1, 5]
  	Their marriage was a political alliance with Fulk IV of Anjou to counter Anglo-Norman influence. [5]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 30 years - She : ??.
  Separated	1112  [5]
  Alan and Ermengarde were separated upon his abdication as duke in 1112 and becoming a monk.
  Children	1. Geoffroy of Brittany   d. 1116   2. Havide of Brittany + 3. Conan III "le Gross", Duke of Brittany   d. 1148   4. Hawise   d. 1072
  Family ID	F2488	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 1086 - Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France Death - 13 Oct 1119 - Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Seal of Alan IV

  
  

• Sources

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