| David Hume - 1789 - 458 trang
...left only one daughter, whom the duke deemed his heir ; and as his family had inherited the dutchy by a female fucceffion, he thought her title preferable to that of the count of JVlountfort, who, being his brother by a fecond marriage , was the male heir of that principality... | |
| Antoine-François Bertrand-de-Molleville - 1812 - 528 trang
...Britanny, had no issue, andhis younger brother the late count of Penthievre, had left only one daughter, whom the duke deemed his heir, as his family had inherited the duchy by a female succession ; he thought accordingly, that his niece's title was preferable to that of the count of... | |
| Antoine-François Bertrand-de-Molleville - 1812 - 524 trang
...Britanny, had no issue, and his younger brother the late count of Penthievre, had left only one daughter, whom the duke deemed his heir, as his family had inherited the duchy by a female succession; he thought accordingly, that his niece's title was preferable to that of the count of Mountfort,... | |
| 1878 - 238 trang
...1341. John 3 Duke of Brittany left his kingdom to the only daughter of his younger brother, whom he deemed his heir, as His family had inherited the duchy by a female succession, and thought her title preferable to that of the Count de Mountfort, who, being his brother... | |
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