▁cities . ▁When ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁independent ▁du chy , ▁the ▁Est ates ▁of ▁Brit t any , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁compared ▁to ▁a ▁parliament , ▁met ▁in ▁various ▁towns : ▁Din an , ▁P lo ë rm el , ▁Red on , ▁R ennes , ▁Vit ré , ▁Gu é ran de , ▁and , ▁most ▁of ▁all , ▁V annes , ▁where ▁they ▁met ▁ 1 9 ▁times , ▁and ▁N antes , ▁ 1 7 ▁times . ▁The ▁Court ▁and ▁the ▁government ▁were ▁also ▁very ▁mobile , ▁and ▁each ▁dynast y ▁fav oured ▁its ▁own ▁cast les ▁and ▁est ates . ▁The ▁du kes ▁mostly ▁lived ▁in ▁N antes , ▁V annes , ▁Red on , ▁R ennes , ▁F oug ères , ▁Dol - de - B ret agne , ▁Din an ▁and ▁Gu é ran de . ▁All ▁these ▁towns ▁except ▁V annes ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁Upper ▁Brit t any , ▁thus ▁not ▁in ▁the ▁Bre ton ▁speaking ▁area . ▁ ▁Among ▁all ▁these ▁towns , ▁only ▁N antes , ▁R ennes ▁and ▁V annes , ▁which ▁were ▁the ▁biggest ▁ones , ▁could ▁really ▁pret end ▁to ▁the ▁capital ▁status . ▁The ▁du kes ▁were ▁crown ed ▁in ▁R ennes ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁a ▁large ▁castle ▁there ; ▁it ▁was ▁however ▁destroyed ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century . ▁V annes , ▁on ▁its ▁side , ▁was ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Account s ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁until ▁the ▁union ▁with ▁France . ▁The ▁Parliament