Douchess Ermengarde Of Brittany OF ANJOU 
Ermengarde Of Brittany was born in 0952. Ermengarde Of Brittany's father was Count Geoffrey I "Grisgonelle" "greymantel" Of Aujou DE ANJOU and her mother was Adelaide DE VERMANDOIS. Her paternal grandparents were Count Fulk II "The Good" Macon And Nevers OF ANJOU and Gerberge Of The Gatinais DU MAINE; her maternal grandparents were Robert OF VERMANDOIS and Adelis OF TROYES. She had a brother and two sisters, named Fulk III "The Black" Of Aujou, Adelais and Gerberge Grisgronelle Of Angouleme. She was the oldest of the four children.General Notes
in 1136, Gruffydd ap Rhys, under attack in Gower, hurried intoNorth wales to obtain assistance from his brothers-in-law. Hiswife, meanwhile, "Like an Amazon and a second Penthesilea",Commanded his followers in the south. She was slain in battle byMaurice of London, Lord of Kidwelly. Morgan, one of her youthfulsons, perished with her, and the second, Maelgwn, was takenprisoner. But Owain and Cadwaladr, sons of Gruffydd Ap Cynan,now came down from the north, destroyed Aberstwith Castle, andin the second week of Oct. they fought along with Gruffydd ApRhys a great battle near Aberteivi(Cardigan), in which thry wona decided victory over Stephen, constable of Aberteivi and "Allthe Flemings, all the marchers, and all the French from Aberneddto Aberteivi"
Daughter of the royal house of Gwynedd and the royal house ofthe Scandinavians of Dublin.
Ermengarde Of Brittany and Conan I "The Crooked" Of Brittany were married in a religious ceremony in 0980. They had two sons and a daughter, named Geoffrey BRETAGNE, Judicael and Judith Of Brittany.
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