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Eudes de Penthièvre

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Eudes de Penthièvre

Birth
Rennes, Departement d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
Death
7 Jan 1079 (aged 79–80)
Cesson, Departement de Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France
Burial
Saint-Brieuc, Departement des Côtes-d'Armor, Bretagne, France GPS-Latitude: 48.5141678, Longitude: -2.7641671
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Eudes was the Count of Penthièvre, Duke and Regent of Brittany. He was the youngest son of Duke Geoffrey I of Brittany and Hawise of Normandy, daughter of Richard I of Normandy. Odo married Agnes of Cornouaille, daughter of Prince Benedict V of Cornouaille and Guinodeon de Vannes, sister of Hoel II of Brittany.

Eudes children with Agnes were:
*Adele (to 1035-† after 1056/1057);
*Geoffrey I, Duke of Penthièvre (d. 1093);
*Brian (died 1084), participated in the conquest of England and received the honour of *Richmond, died without issue;
*Alain le Roux (d. 1093), which held the honour of Richmond from 1070 to 1093, died without issue;
*William d. after 1055/1057;
*Robert d. after 1055/1057;
*Richard d. after 1056/1057;
*Alain le Noir († 1098), which held the honour of Richmond shortly after the death of his brother 1093, without posterity.
*Stephen (d. 1137), comte de Guingamp de Trégor and Goëlo seigneur, then count of Penthièvre, and which holds the honour of Richmond from 1093.

Eudes illegitimate children,
*a daughter married to Enisan of Pleven
*Bodin (brother of Bardulf) monk at the Abbey Notre-Dame of York
*Ravensworth Bardulf
*Ribald of middleham married Béatrice Taillebois
*Arnold
*Brian Earl of Cornwall

At least two of Eudes sons (Alan and Brian) participated in the Norman conquest of England.
His descendants became the junior branch of the Breton ducal family, which eventually gained control of the duchy in 1156 under Conan IV of Brittany.

He was also known as Odo of Rennes
Eudes was the Count of Penthièvre, Duke and Regent of Brittany. He was the youngest son of Duke Geoffrey I of Brittany and Hawise of Normandy, daughter of Richard I of Normandy. Odo married Agnes of Cornouaille, daughter of Prince Benedict V of Cornouaille and Guinodeon de Vannes, sister of Hoel II of Brittany.

Eudes children with Agnes were:
*Adele (to 1035-† after 1056/1057);
*Geoffrey I, Duke of Penthièvre (d. 1093);
*Brian (died 1084), participated in the conquest of England and received the honour of *Richmond, died without issue;
*Alain le Roux (d. 1093), which held the honour of Richmond from 1070 to 1093, died without issue;
*William d. after 1055/1057;
*Robert d. after 1055/1057;
*Richard d. after 1056/1057;
*Alain le Noir († 1098), which held the honour of Richmond shortly after the death of his brother 1093, without posterity.
*Stephen (d. 1137), comte de Guingamp de Trégor and Goëlo seigneur, then count of Penthièvre, and which holds the honour of Richmond from 1093.

Eudes illegitimate children,
*a daughter married to Enisan of Pleven
*Bodin (brother of Bardulf) monk at the Abbey Notre-Dame of York
*Ravensworth Bardulf
*Ribald of middleham married Béatrice Taillebois
*Arnold
*Brian Earl of Cornwall

At least two of Eudes sons (Alan and Brian) participated in the Norman conquest of England.
His descendants became the junior branch of the Breton ducal family, which eventually gained control of the duchy in 1156 under Conan IV of Brittany.

He was also known as Odo of Rennes


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105554964/eudes-de_penthi%C3%A8vre: accessed ), memorial page for Eudes de Penthièvre (999–7 Jan 1079), Find a Grave Memorial ID 105554964, citing Cathédrale Saint-Etienne de Saint-Brieuc, Saint-Brieuc, Departement des Côtes-d'Armor, Bretagne, France; Maintained by Mad (contributor 47329061).