The Count of Rennes was originally the ruler of the

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Rennes Rennes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in Northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany Regions of F ...

. From the middle of the ninth century these counts were

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with close ties to the

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, which they often vied to rule. From 990 the Counts of Rennes were usually Dukes of Brittany. In 1203 the county was integrated into the ducal

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. The Count of Rennes was a title held by the House of Rennes. *???–876 Gurwant, also Duke from 874 *876–888 Judicael *888–896

Berengar II of Neustria Berengar II (died 896) was the Count of Bayeux and Rennes and Margrave of the Northern or Norman March from 886 until his death a decade later. In 874, Brittany's internal politics were thrown into turmoil when King Salomon was murdered by a r ...

*896–903 ''unknown'' *903–953

Judicael Berengar Judicael (or Juhel, Judhel, Judhael), thus called in Breton sources, alias Berengar (or Berengarius) his name in Frankish sources, and sometimes known as Judicael Berengar, with both names being used together, was a Count of Rennes in the 10th centu ...

*958–992 Conan I ''the Crooked'', also Duke from 990 *992–1008 Geoffrey I, also Duke *1008–1040

Alan I Alan I may refer to: * Alan I, King of Brittany Alan I (; died 907), called the Great,F. McNair (2015), "Vikings and Bretons? The Language of Factional Politics in Late Carolingian Brittany", ''Viking and Medieval Scandinavia'' 11: 183–202. wa ...

, also Duke; granted the Countship of Penthievre to his brother Eudes, thereby founding the Cadet Branch of the House of Rennes. Ruled with

Odo, Count of Penthièvre Odo of Rennes (Medieval Breton: ''Eudon Pentevr'', Modern Breton: ''Eozen Penteur'', Latin: ''Eudo'', French: ''Eudes/Éon de Penthièvre'') (c. 999–1079), Count of Penthièvre, was the youngest of the three sons of Duke Geoffrey I of Brit ...

until 1035. *1040–1066 Conan II, also Duke *1066–1082 Geoffrey II ''Grenonat'' *1066–1072 Hawise (in opposition to Geoffrey II), also Duchess *1072–1084 Hoel I (in opposition to Geoffrey II from 1066), also Duke from 1066 *1084–1112 Alan II ''Fergant'', also Duke *1112–1148 Conan III ''the Fat'', also Duke *1148–1156 Hoel II *1156–1166 Conan IV ''the Young'', also Duke until 1166 *1166–1181 Henry ''Curtmantle'', as guardian of Constance *1181–1186 Geoffrey III, Count of Rennes and Duke of Brittany ''jure uxoris'' as Geoffrey II *1166–1201

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, also Duchess from 1166 *1196–1203

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, also Duke The County of Rennes was merged into the Ducal crown of Brittany, and subsequently the crown of France, through Constance's descendants.

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