French–Breton War

Franco-Breton Wars
	; Fortresses of the Marches of Brittany during the 15th century
Date	1487 – 1491
Location	Duchy of Brittany
Result	French victory. Anne of Brittany marries Charles VIII of France.
Belligerents
Kingdom of France	Duchy of Brittany; Holy Roman Empire; Kingdom of England; Kingdom of Castile and León
Commanders and leaders
Charles VIII of France; Louis II de la Trémoille	Francis II, Duke of Brittany; Anne of Brittany; Maximilian of Austria; Jean IV de Rieux

The French–Breton War (Breton: Brezel etre Breizh ha Bro-C'hall, "War between Brittany and France"; French: Guerre de Bretagne, "War of Brittany") lasted from 1487 to 1491. The cause of this war was the approaching death of the Breton Duke Francis II of Brittany (died 9 September 1488), who had no clear successor. If not resolved, this meant a resumption of issues from a previous War of the Breton Succession (1341–1364), which had rival claimants allying with England or France, resulting in an ambiguous peace treaty that failed to prevent future succession disputes.

This specific conflict between the Sovereign Duchy of Brittany and the Kingdom of France can be divided into a series of military and diplomatic episodes between 1465 and 1491, until Anne of Brittany married Charles VIII of France and the eventual end of Breton independence.

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