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Charles of Blois

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Charles of Blois (Charles of Châtillon) (blwä, shätēyôN`), c.1319–1364, duke of Brittany; nephew of Philip VI of France. He was one of the chief participants in the War of the Breton Succession Breton Succession, War of the, 1341–65, an important episode of the Hundred Years War. Duke John III of Brittany died in 1341 without heirs. The succession was contested by his half brother, John de Montfort, who was backed by Edward III of England, and by
..... Click the link for more information.  and was killed at the battle of Auray. An extremely pious man, he has been beatified.
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The most persuasive section of Goodich's book concerns the revival of the cult of Martial of Limoges and the emergence of the cult of Charles of Blois.
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