Alan III, Duke of Brittany

Alan III
Duke of Brittany
Reign	20 November 1008 – 1 October 1040
Predecessor	Geoffrey I
Successor	Conan II
Regent	Hawise of Normandy
Spouse	Bertha of Blois
Issue
Conan II Hawise
House	House of Rennes
Father	Geoffrey I
Mother	Hawise of Normandy
Born	c. 997
Died	1 October 1040 Montgommery
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Alan III of Rennes (997 – 1 October 1040) (French: Alain III de Bretagne) was duke of Brittany, from 1008 to his death. He was son of Duke Geoffrey I and Hawise of Normandy. Because he was still a minor at his father's death, his mother acted as regent.^[1] Alan married Bertha, daughter of Odo II, Count of Blois and had at least two children: Conan II, his successor, and Hawise of Brittany, who married Hoel of Cornouaille.

In 1032 Duke Alan III founded the Benedictine abbey of Saint George on behalf of his sister Adele, a Benedictine nun who became the abbey's first abbess. The abbey thrived for several centuries.

Alan III was poisoned.

Ancestry

Notes

References

• O'Brien, Harriet (2005). Queen Emma and the Vikings. Bloomsbury Publishing, New York and London. 

See also

• Dukes of Brittany family tree

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