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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. | 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: | '''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. | ||
==History== | |||
Brittany's name means Little Britain, and is supposed to originate with the Celtic peoples who fled from there when the English invaded. | 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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Traditionally a dukedom, during the French Revolution, this special status was removed.<br> | Traditionally a dukedom, during the French Revolution, this special status was removed.<br> | ||
==Church Records and Civil Registration== | |||
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'''1521-1896:''' [https://www.familysearch.org/collection/2844321 France, Brittany, Church and Civil Records, 1521-1896] - Birth, marriage, and death records from Ille-et-Vilaine and Côtes-d'Armor. | |||
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==Departments== | |||
*[[Finistère|Finistère (29)]] | *[[Finistère|Finistère (29)]] | ||
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===Major settlements=== | |||
Brest<br> | Brest<br> | ||