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DeBrosse's coat of arms.
The
Fouras donjon was rebuilt by Jean II de Brosse in 1480–1490.
Jean II de Brosse, also Jehan II de Brosse (1432 – 6 August 1482), was the elder son of
Marshal of France
Jean I de Brosse. He would become
chamberlain of the king of France in 1449. He married
Nicole, Countess of Penthièvre, daughter of Charles, Seigneur d'Avaugour and Isabeau de Vivonne. Nicole later brought him, through inheritance in 1479, the
County of Penthièvre in the
Duchy of Brittany.
Jean is known to have rebuilt the
donjon in
Fouras in 1480–1490.
Marriage and children
Jean and Nicole had following children :
-
Jean III de Brosse (died 1502), his successor.
- Pauline de Brosse, married
John II, Count of Nevers
-
Claudine de Brosse (1450–1513), married
Philip II, Duke of Savoy
- Bernarde of Brosse, married
William VIII, Marquess of Montferrat, no issue
- Helena of Brosse, married
Boniface III, Marquess of Montferrat, brother of William VIII.
References
Sources
- Blomme, Yves (1987). L'architecture gothique en Saintonge et en Aunis (in French). Bordessoules.
- Levron, Jacques (1931). "Une lettre privée du XVe siècle". Bibliothèque de l'École des chartes (in French). 92: 247-249.