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Chapter 3
On 1199 Richard I would die and appoint his brother, John as the heir to his lands and disinherited his nephew, Arthur of Brittany and niece, Eleanor of Brittany, the future Queen of France of the inheritance of England and all of his lands as he would not trust Arthur as he is on French hands

John I would quickly discard, his wife, Hawise who was forbidden for him to touch for another bride, Isabella of Angouleme, a scion to a tract of lands in the south of France in Angouleme, as she is the sister of William VIII of Angouleme b.1198 and daughter of Aymer of Angouleme.

On 1202 Arthur I of Brittany, Philippe II of France and Hugh of Lusignan would fight against John as John would completely ignore summons and Philippe wanted to help Hugh of Lusignan and Arthur of Brittany and Philippe II would consider the French lands of John I as forfeit.

On Mirabeau, Arthur I of Brittany killed in action by John of England’s barons which would cause the French to completely deprive John of his lands in England.

Eleanor of Brittany as the wife of the future French King would swear vengeance upon John herself along with her husband as soon as she heard of the news that her brother is dead.

John would not be able to have a peaceful sleep knowing that the French would be his enemies, on the death of his mother, Philippe II would confiscate her own duchy of Aquitaine causing the end of the Plantagenets on France, after the birth of his grandson, Philippe.

Eleanor of Brittany would give birth to the following children, Philippe b. 1202, Constance b. 1204, Mathilde b. 1205, William b. 1206, Eleanor b. 1209, Charles, Count of Anjou and Maine b. 1210, Richard, Count of Toulouse and Provence b. 1215, Elizabeth b. 1218 and Arthur, Count of Anjou and Maine b. 1220.

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