Françoise de Dinan

Françoise de Dinan (1436-1499), was a French heiress, courtier and educator.

She was also the heir of her paternal uncle Bertrand de Dinan (d. 1444), Marshall of Bretagne, Lord of Montafilant, Chateaubriant and Huguetières.

She was widowed in 1450, when her spouse was imprisoned and died on the instigation of Arthur de Montauban, who wished to marry her.

By the help of Françoise d'Amboise, she married Guy XIV de Laval in 1451.

She played an active role on the political marriage arrangements surrounding Anne.