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Alan IV Fergant (died
October 13 1119) was
Duke of Brittany, from
1084 until his abdication in
1112. He was also
Count of Nantes and
Count of Rennes. He was son of
Hawise, Duchess of Brittany and Duke
Hoel II. He was known as
Alan Fergant, which in
Breton means "Alan the Younger". Through his father, he was of the Cornwall dynasty, (
Breton: Kerne dynasty)
Norman Conflict
A traditional rivalry between Brittany and Normandy continued at the close of the 11th century. The Breton-Norman war of 1064 - 1065 was the result of
William I of England's support of rebels in Brittany against Alan's grandfather,
Conan II. Hostilities continued, and by 1086 was forced to abandon his duchy after William I of England invasion.
Peace was reached that same year and in the negotiations that followed Alan IV was forced into marriage with King William I's second daughter
Constance. The marriage ceremonies may have taken place in
Bayeux in Normandy.
William of Malmesbury wrote that Constance was unpopular at the Breton court because of her 'sever and conservitive' manner.
William of Malmesbury also alleged that Alan VI had Constance poisoned to death, but this remained unverified
However,
Orderic Vitalis wrote that as duchess Constance did all she could to further the welfare of the Bretons, who grieved deeply at her death in 1090.
In 1092 Alan IV donated property to the abbey of
Redon by charter, and by
1093 married
Ermengarde of Anjou, as a political alliance with
Fulk IV of Anjou to counter Anglo-Norman influence.
With Ermengarde he'd a son Geoffrey, who died young,
Conan, and a daughter Hawise (married to count
Baldwin VII of Flanders), possibly named after his mother.
Crusader
In 1098 Alan went on the
First Crusade, leaving Ermengarde as his regent, and returned in 1101.
Abdication and Death
Alan IV abdicated in
1112, and he and Ermengarde were separated after this. The former Duke retired to the monastery of
Redon, where he died in
1119.
His illegitimate son was
Brien FitzCount.
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