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René de Brosse
René de Brosse, also René de Bretagne was the elder son of Jean III de Brosse and Louise de Laval. He was killed at the Battle of Pavia on 24 February 1525.
Family.
He was Count of Penthièvre, married Jeanne de Commines (daughter of Philippe de Commines) and was the father of Jean IV de Brosse and three daughters:
- Jean IV de Brosse; he was, as John VII, last count of Penthièvre, with no offspring.
- Charlotte de
Jean IV de Brosse
Jean IV de Brosse (1505 in Lamballe – 1564) was the son of René de Brosse and Jeanne de Commines (daughter of Philippe de Commines).
After the death of his father at the Battle of Pavia, he succeeded him as Count of Penthièvre.
In 1533, he married Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly, the mistress of Francis I of France, and was shortly thereafter created Count, then Duke of Étampes. However, he was greatly impoverished by the expenditures necessary to maintain their