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Count Alan ("the Black") Penthievre, of Brittany, 1st earl of Richmond
b. circa 1070, d. 15 September 1146
Birth
Count Alan ("the Black") Penthievre, of Brittany, 1st earl of Richmond, was born circa 1070.1
Family life
Count Alan ("the Black") Penthievre, of Brittany, 1st earl of Richmond, and Duchess Bertha, of Brittany, were married circa 1137.
Children
| Son | Reginald FitzAlan+ (b. circa 1112, d. circa 1150) |
| Son | Bryan ("progenitor of the Lords of Bedal in Richmondshire") FitzAlan (b. circa 1119) |
| Son | Stephen FitzAlan (b. circa 1120) |
| Son | Robert FitzAlan (b. circa 1125) |
Children with Duchess Bertha, of Brittany, (b. circa 1110, d. between 1158 and 1164)
| Son | Duke Conan, IV of Brittany (b. circa 1138) |
| Daughter | Constance, married Alan III, Vicomte of Rohan (b. circa 1140) |
| Daughter | Enoguen, abbess of St Sulpice (b. circa 1142) |
Working life
Death
Count Alan ("the Black") Penthievre, of Brittany, 1st earl of Richmond, died on 15 September 1146 at age ~76.1
Citations
- [S2] Various contributors, Various contributors, "Wikipaedia," database, Commons, Wikipaedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/: accessed ), ., online; 11 November 2023; Alan, 1st Earl of Richmond at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan,_1st_Earl_of_Richmond
- [S1] F Lawrence Fleming, Exploring the True Heritage of the Fleming family name, p 104
| Last Edited | 8 June 2025 |