Arthur II, Duke of Brittany

Arthur II
Duke of Brittany
Reign	18 November 1305 – 27 August 1312
Predecessor	John II
Successor	John III
Born	25 July 1261
Died	27 August 1312(1312-08-27) (aged 51) Château de L'Isle
Burial	Cordeliers Convent
Spouses	Marie, Viscountess of Limoges ​ ​ (m. 1275; died 1291)​ Yolande of Dreux ​ ​ (m. 1292)​
Issue Among others	John III, Duke of Brittany Guy, Count of Penthièvre Peter, Lord of Dol-Combourg John, Count of Montfort Beatrice, Lady of Laval Joan, Countess of Marle Alice, Countess of Vendôme Blanche Marie
House	Dreux
Father	John II, Duke of Brittany
Mother	Beatrice of England

Arthur II (25 July 1261 – 27 August 1312), of the House of Dreux, was Duke of Brittany from 1305 to his death. He was the first son of John II and Beatrice, daughter of Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence.^[1]

After he inherited the ducal throne, his brother John became Earl of Richmond.^[a]

As duke, Arthur was independent of the French crown.^{[citation needed]} He divided his duchy into eight "battles": Léon, Kernev, Landreger, Penteur, Gwened, Naoned, Roazhon, and Sant Malou. In 1309, he convoked the first Estates of Brittany.^[b] It was the first time in French history that the third estate was represented.

Arthur died at Château de l'Isle in Saint Denis en Val and was interred in a marble tomb of the cordeliers of Vannes. The tomb was vandalised during the French Revolution, but later repaired and is on display today.

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