Biography of John Capet III Duke Brittany 1286-1341

Paternal Family Tree: Capet

Maternal Family Tree: Beatrice St Pol Countess Ponthieu 1145-1204

John Capet III Duke Brittany was appointed III Duke Brittany 1221 Dreux.

In 1275 [his father] Arthur Capet Duke Brittany (age 13) and [his mother] Marie Limoges Duchess Brittany were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany 1221 Dreux. He the son of John Capet II Duke Brittany (age 36) and Beatrice Plantagenet (age 32). They were third cousins. He a grandson of King Henry III of England.

On 08 Mar 1286 John Capet III Duke Brittany was born to Arthur Capet Duke Brittany (age 24) and Marie Limoges Duchess Brittany. He a great grandson of King Henry III of England.

On 01 Dec 1291 James "The Just" II King Aragon (age 24) and [his future wife] Isabella Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon (age 8) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon (age 33) and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. He the son of Peter III King Aragon and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon (age 42). They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In or before 1295 [his father] Arthur Capet Duke Brittany (age 33) and [his step-mother] Yolande Capet Duchess Brittany (age 33) were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany 1221 Dreux. She the daughter of Robert Capet IV Count Dreux and Beatrice Montfort Countess Dreux (age 46). He the son of John Capet II Duke Brittany (age 55) and Beatrice Plantagenet. They were third cousins. He a grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

In 1297 John Capet III Duke Brittany (age 10) and Isabelle Valois Duchess Brittany (age 5) were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany 1221 Dreux. She the daughter of Charles Valois I Count Valois (age 26) and Margaret Capet Countess Valois (age 24). They were third cousins. He a great grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1299 [his sister-in-law] Catherine Valois died.

On 18 Nov 1305 [his grandfather] John Capet II Duke Brittany (age 66) died. His son [his father] Arthur Capet Duke Brittany (age 44) succeeded 3rd Duke Brittany 1221 Dreux.

In 1308 [his brother-in-law] John Valois (age 6) died.

In 1309 [his wife] Isabelle Valois Duchess Brittany (age 17) died.

In 1310 John Capet III Duke Brittany (age 23) and Isabella Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon (age 27) were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany 1221 Dreux. She the daughter of Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. He a great grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 27 Aug 1312 [his father] Arthur Capet Duke Brittany (age 51) died.

In 1319 [his brother-in-law] Peter Ivrea (age 29) died.

In 1327 [his brother-in-law] Philip Ivrea (age 35) died.

In 1328 [his wife] Isabella Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon (age 45) died.

On 02 Nov 1328 [his former brother-in-law] Louis Valois (age 10) died.

In 1329 John Capet III Duke Brittany (age 42) and Joan Savoy Duchess Brittany (age 19) were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany 1221 Dreux. The difference in their ages was 23 years. She the daughter of Edward "Liberal" Savoy Count Savoy (age 45) and Blanche Burgundy Countess Savoy (age 41). They were second cousins. He a great grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 23 Oct 1331 [his former sister-in-law] Marie Valois (age 22) died.

In 1334 [his uncle] John Capet 4th Earl Richmond (age 68) died. His nephew John Capet III Duke Brittany (age 47) succeeded 5th Earl Richmond.

On 30 Apr 1341 John Capet III Duke Brittany (age 55) died. Earl Richmond extinct. The succession of the Duchy of Brittany was disputed between Joan "Lame" Capet Countess Penthièvre (age 22) and [his half-brother] John Montfort IV Duke Brittany (age 46) leading to the War of the Breton Succession. Joanna Dampierre Duchess Brittany (age 46) by marriage Duchess Brittany 1221 Dreux. His niece Joan "Lame" Capet Countess Penthièvre (age 22) succeeded Duchess Brittany 1221 Dreux. Charles "Saint" Chatillon Duke Brittany (age 22) by marriage Duke Brittany 1221 Dreux. His half brother John Montfort IV Duke Brittany (age 46) succeeded IV Duke Brittany 1221 Dreux.

On 29 Jun 1344 [his former wife] Joan Savoy Duchess Brittany (age 34) died.

Peter Ivrea and Maria Barcelona were married. She the daughter of James "The Just" II King Aragon and Blanche Capet Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. They were second cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

John Capet III Duke Brittany 1286-1341 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England 1133-1189

King John "Lackland" of England 1166-1216

King Henry III of England 1207-1272

Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England 1122-1204

Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence 1198-1245

Royal Ancestors of John Capet III Duke Brittany 1286-1341

Kings Wessex: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 6 Grand Son of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 5 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 5 Grand Son of Louis "Fat" VI King France

Ancestors of John Capet III Duke Brittany 1286-1341

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Capet II Count Dreux

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Baudemont Countess Dreux

Great x 2 Grandfather: Peter of Dreux aka Mauclerc Duke Brittany

Great x 4 Grandfather: Raoul Coucy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Yolande Coucy Countess Dreux

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Flanders

Great x 1 Grandfather: John "The Red" Capet I Duke Brittany 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Thouars IV Viscount Thouars

Great x 3 Grandfather: Guy Thouars

Great x 4 Grandmother: Aenor Lusignan Viscountess Thouars

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alix Thouars Duchess of Brittany 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Conan "The Young" Penthièvre IV Duke Brittany Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Constance Penthièvre Duchess Brittany 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Dunkeld Duchess Brittany

GrandFather: John Capet II Duke Brittany 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Blois I Count Champagne Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Theobald Blois III Count Champagne 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Capet Countess Champagne

Great x 2 Grandfather: Theobald IV King Navarre 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Sancho "Wise" King Navarre

Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Ramirez

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sancha Ivrea

Great x 1 Grandmother: Blanche "Navarre" Blois Duchess Brittany 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Guichard IV of Beaujeu

Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes of Beaujeu Countess Savoy

Father: Arthur Capet Duke Brittany Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Empress Matilda Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King John "Lackland" of England Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Henry III of England Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Courtenay

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Courtenay

GrandMother: Beatrice Plantagenet Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon

Great x 2 Grandfather: Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence

Great x 4 Grandfather: Rainou of Sabran

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Macon Countess Savoy

Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence

Great x 4 Grandfather: William I-Count Geneva

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy

John Capet III Duke Brittany Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

GrandFather: Guy IV Viscount of Limoges

Mother: Marie Limoges Duchess Brittany 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Odo II Duke Burgundy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh III Duke Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Blois Duchess Burgundy Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Odo III Duke Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Matthias Metz I Duke Lorraine

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Metz Duchess Burgundy

Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh IV Duke Burgundy 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugues Vergy

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Vergy Duchess Burgundy

GrandMother: Margaret Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Capet II Count Dreux

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Baudemont Countess Dreux

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Capet III Count Dreux

Great x 4 Grandfather: Raoul Coucy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Yolande Coucy Countess Dreux

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Flanders

Great x 1 Grandmother: Yolande Capet Duchess Burgundy

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernard St Valery

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas St Valery

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Donart

Great x 2 Grandmother: Aénor de Saint-Valéry

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Montgomery I Count Ponthieu

Great x 3 Grandmother: Adele Ponthieu

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice St Pol Countess Ponthieu