vre ▁from ▁its ▁he ir ess , ▁N icole ▁de ▁Bret agne - B lo is , ▁thus ▁again ▁und erm ining ▁the ▁rival ▁family ' s ▁position ▁in ▁Brit t any . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁last ▁male ▁Mont fort , ▁Francis ▁II , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Brit t any ▁( d ied ▁in ▁ 1 4 8 8 ) ▁prepared ▁for ▁succession ▁by ▁his ▁daughter ▁Anne ▁of ▁Brit t any ▁– ▁thus , ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁Mont fort ▁r ul ership ▁ab rog ated ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁gene alog ically ▁more ▁senior ▁Pent hi è vre ▁family ▁( C athol ics ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁those ▁of ▁R oh an ▁family ▁( f uture ▁H ug uen ots ) ▁but ▁was ▁consistent ▁with ▁the ▁trad itions ▁of ▁semi - Sal ic ▁Brit t any ▁and ▁had ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Bre ton ▁nobles ▁in ▁the ▁Est ates ▁of ▁Brit t any . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁years ▁of ▁Francis ▁II , ▁war ▁with ▁France ▁continued ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁ 1 4 8 8 . ▁This ▁last ▁du ke ▁of ▁independent ▁Brit t any ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁submit ▁to ▁a ▁treat y ▁giving ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁France ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁marriage ▁of ▁the ▁Duke ' s ▁daughter , ▁Anne , ▁a ▁young ▁girl ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁old , ▁and ▁now ▁the ▁sole ▁he ir ▁to ▁the ▁Duch y ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁de ▁fact o ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁Duch y ' s ▁semi - Sal ic ▁trad itions .