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4 unusual facts about Guy of Thouars


Guy of Thouars

Guy of Thouars died in 1213 in Chemillé in the county of Maine, and was buried with Constance at Villeneuve Abbey in Les Sorinières outside of Nantes.

Guy served as Regent of Brittany for his infant daughter Alix, Duchess of Brittany from 1203 to 1206.

Les Sorinières

It is the location of the Abbaye de Villeneuve, where the tomb of Constance, Duchess of Brittany and her husband Guy of Thouars can be found.

Thouars

In the Medieval Ages, Guy of Thouars married Constance of Brittany to become Duke of Brittany jure uxeris, and after the death of Constance, Regent of Brittany for her daughter Alix of Thouars.



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