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Bretagne  shieldBretagne

(bre-tän´yə) (pron: breh-tawn-yuh))

Capital: Rennes (pron: ren)
French annexation: 1532

The black, tree-like shapes on this shield represent ermine tails, suggesting the expensive furs worn by medieval nobility.

Bretagne  provincial map