▁last ▁male ▁du ke ▁Francis ▁II ▁died . ▁Pre vious ▁Mont fort ine ▁r ul ers ▁of ▁Brit t any ▁had ▁however ▁by ▁conf isc ations ▁and ▁ex il ings ▁much ▁weak ened ▁the ▁Pent hi è vre ▁family ' s ▁resources ▁in ▁the ▁du chy ▁and ▁Anne ▁succeeded ▁her ▁father ▁in ▁the ▁administration ▁which ▁wanted ▁to ▁protect ▁Brit t any ' s ▁position ▁to ▁external ▁pred ators . ▁ ▁Anne ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 5 1 4 , ▁leaving ▁the ▁du chy ▁to ▁her ▁elder ▁daughter ▁Claude ▁( d ied ▁ 1 5 2 4 ), ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁tact ical ▁domin ion ▁of ▁Anne ' s ▁wid ower ▁king ▁Louis ▁( Cla ude ' s ▁father , ▁died ▁ 1 5 1 5 ), ▁and ▁afterwards ▁Claude ' s ▁husband ▁king ▁Francis . ▁The ▁Mont fort ▁family ▁continued ▁only ▁in ▁female ▁line , ▁as ▁nomin ally ▁and ▁tit ular ly ▁first ▁Claude ▁and ▁then ▁her ▁sons ▁François , ▁D au ph in ▁of ▁France ▁and ▁after ▁him ▁the ▁future ▁Henry ▁II ▁of ▁France ▁were ▁proc laimed ▁D uk es ▁of ▁Brit t any . ▁ ▁Claude ' s ▁wid ower ▁Francis ▁I ▁of ▁France ▁incorpor ated ▁the ▁du chy ▁into ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 2 ▁through ▁the ▁Ed ict ▁of ▁Union ▁between ▁Brit t any ▁and ▁France , ▁which ▁was ▁registered ▁with ▁the ▁Est ates ▁of ▁Brit t any . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Mont fort - l ' A ma ury ▁ ▁References ▁