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Alan III, Viscount of Rohan

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Alan III of Rohan
Bornc. 1135/40
Died1195
Noble familyRohan
Spouse(s)Constance of Penthièvre
FatherAlan II

Alan III de Rohan (c. 1135/40 – 1195), was the son of Alan II, Viscount of Rohan.[1] He was the 3rd Viscount of Rohan and Lord of Corlay.[2]

Life

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He married Constance of Penthièvre, daughter of Alan of Penthièvre and Bertha, Duchess of Brittany.[3] They had six children:

Alan III and his wife Constance built the Abbaye Notre-Dame de Bon-Repos on 23 June 1184.

Constance died at an unknown date after 23 June 1184 and Alan married Françoise of Corbey.[5]

Coat of arms

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Former arms of the House of Rohan: Gules seven mascles or 3, 3, 1.

References

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  1. ^ Père Anselme, M. Potier de Courcy (ed.) Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la maison royale de France, volume IV, 1868, p. 50.
  2. ^ Anatole de Barthélémy, Le Château de Corlay in Revue de Bretagne et de Vendée 1865, pp 71-77, 89-102, 385-397.
  3. ^ Père Anselme, M. Potier de Courcy (ed.) Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la maison royale de France, volume IV, 1868, p. 50-51.
  4. ^ Josselin may also be the son of Alan and his second wife Françoise of Corbey
  5. ^ Morice, Pierre-Hyacinthe, Mémoires pour servir de preuves à l'histoire ecclésiastique et civile de Bretagne, 1750, volume 1, p 698.

See also

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Alan III, Viscount of Rohan
Born: 1135/40 Died: 1195
Regnal titles
Preceded by Viscount of Rohan
1168–1195
Succeeded by