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| | '''Brittany''' (Breton: Breizh, French: Bretagne) is a peninsula to the north west of France. Historically a Celtic speaking region, it is now absorbed into France, although there is still a strong nationalist movement there. The current official region of "Bretagne" does not correspond exactly with historical Brittany, as it leaves out the city of Nantes and the department of Loire-Atlantique, which is traditionally Breton. Many people in that department still identify as Breton. |
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| Guide to '''Brittany, France ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.
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| '''Brittany''' (Breton: Breizh, French: Bretagne) is a peninsula to the north west of France. Historically a Celtic speaking country, it is now absorbed into France, although there is still a strong nationalist movement there. The current official region of "Bretagne" does not correspond exactly with historical Brittany, as it leaves out the city of Nantes and the department of [[Loire-Atlantique]], which is traditionally Breton. Many people in that department still identify as Breton. | | '''Departments'''<br> |
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| ==History==
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| Brittany's name means Little Britain, and is supposed to originate with the Celtic peoples who fled from there when the English invaded.
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| Brittany was brought into France by Anne of Brittany marrying into the French royal line.
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| Traditionally a dukedom, during the French Revolution, this special status was removed.<br>
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| ==Church Records and Civil Registration==
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| *'''1501-1924''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1679/ Upper Brittany, France Births & Baptisms, 1501-1924] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
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| *'''1521-1896:''' {{RecordSearch|2844321|France, Brittany, Church and Civil Records, 1521-1896}} - FamilySearch - [[France, Brittany, Church and Civil Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]. Birth, marriage, and death records from Ille-et-Vilaine and Côtes-d'Armor.
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| *'''1540-1995''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1683/ Upper Brittany, France Deaths & Burials, 1540-1995] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
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| *'''1544-1949''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1566/ Upper Brittany, France Marriages, 1544-1949] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
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| ==Departments==
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| *[[Finistère|Finistère (29)]] | | *[[Finistère|Finistère (29)]] |
| *[[Côtes d'Armor, France Genealogy|Côtes d'Armor (22)]] | | *[[Côtes d'Armor|Côtes d'Armor (22)]] |
| *[[Morbihan|Morbihan (56)]] | | *[[Morbihan|Morbihan (56)]] |
| *[[Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Brittany, France|Ille-et-Vilaine (35)]]<br> | | *[[Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Brittany, France|Ille-et-Vilaine (35)]] |
| *(Traditional) [[Loire-Atlantique]]<br>
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| ===Major settlements===
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| Brest<br>
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| Lorient (An Oriant)<br>
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| Nantes (Naoned - traditionally in Brittany)<br>
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| Quimper (Kemper)<br>
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| Rennes (Roazhon)<br>
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| Saint Brieuc (Sant-Brieg)<br>
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| Saint Malo (Sant-Maloù)<br>
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| Saint Nazaire (Sant-Nazer/Señ Neñseir, traditionally in Brittany)<br>
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| Vannes (Gwened)<br>
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| ==Language==
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| See [[Brittany Language and Languages|this article]] for language/languages of Brittany.
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| [[Category:Brittany Region, France]] | | [[Category:Celtic_Countries]] [[Category:France]] |