Eleonora Breizh (1185-1241) : diforc'h etre ar stummoù

<!--became fatherless at the age of two and was brought up by her uncle [[Richard I]] and grandmother [[Eleanor of Aquitaine]].<ref name=pa>''Plantagenet ancestry: a study in colonial and medieval families'', by Douglas Richardson and Kimball G. Everingham, p.6</ref> However, it also meant that she was under Angevin custody, and thus even her mother, Constance, never considered her a potential heir to Brittany, which weakened her later claim to the duchy.<ref>''DUCHESSES AND DEVILS: THE BRETON SUCCESSION CRISIS (1148–1189)'', Melissa Pollock</ref> As her younger brother [[Arthur I of Brittany|Arthur]] was the heir presumptive to England, she was one of the most sought after princesses at that time.<ref name=mcpe/> In 1190, when Richard failed to marry his younger sister [[Joan of England, Queen of Sicily|Joan]] to [[Saphadin]], brother of [[Saracen]] leader [[Saladin]], he proposed that Eleanor should be the bride instead, but the negotiation was also in vain, as Saphadin showed no interest in [[Christianity]].<ref name=abhw>[http://www.abitofhistory.net/html/rhw/e.htm A Bit of History WebSite]</ref><ref name=ae>''The Angevin Empire''</ref> In 1193, she was engaged to [[Frederick I, Duke of Austria|Frederick]] son of [[Leopold V, Duke of Austria]] as part of the conditions to release of Richard who had been taken prisoner by the Emperor. However, when she was still on the way there with [[Baldwin of Bethune]] the next year, the duke died, so the marriage never took place,<ref name=pa/> and under order of the Pope she returned, accompanied by her grandmother Queen Eleanor.<ref name=mcpe/><ref name=ae/> In summer 1195, a marriage between her and [[Louis VIII of France|Louis]] son of [[Philip II of France]] was suggested for an alliance between Richard and Philip, but also failed. It is said that the Emperor opposed the marriage; and the failure was also a sign that Richard would replace Arthur with his only living brother, John. This soon led to a sudden deterioration between Richard and both Philip and Brittany.<ref name=mcpe/> In 1199 some thought Eleanor should be married to [[Odo III, Duke of Burgundy|Odo Duke of Burgundy]], but Philip ordered Odo not marry any female relatives of Richard.<ref name=gs>''Eleanor of Brittany and her Treatment by King John and Henry III'' by G. Seabourne</ref>▼