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Nominoe
Nominoe's Vow, a Victorian illustration to a ballad about Nominoe in Barzaz Breiz in which he vows vengeance on the Franks for killing a Breton emissary
Duke of Brittany
Reign841–851
PredecessorWihomarc
SuccessorErispoe
Bornc. 800
Died(851-03-07)7 March 851 (aged ~50–51)
Burial
Redon Abbey, Ille-et-Vilaine 47°39′00″N 2°05′02″W / 47.650°N 2.084°W / 47.650; -2.084
IssueErispoe

Nominoe or Nomenoe (French: Nominoë; Breton: Nevenoe; b. c. 800, d. 7 March 851) was the first Duke of Brittany from 846 to his death. He is the Breton pater patriae and to Breton nationalists he is known as Tad ar Vro ("father of the country").

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Nominoe

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Nominoe or Nomenoe (French: Nominoë; Breton: Nevenoe; b. c. 800, d. 7 March 851) was the first Duke of Brittany from 846 to his death. He is the Breton...

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Kingdom of Brittany

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the Frankish Empire, Nominoe defeated Frankish troops at the Battle of Ballon (845). The peace treaty that followed allowed Nominoe to increase his autonomy...

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Battle of Ballon

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and Nominoë, Duke of Brittany. Nominoë was appropriating border territory and opposing Charles' attempt to impose Frankish authority. Nominoë defeated...

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Constantinople (or 788) Nicholas I, pope of the Catholic Church (d. 867) Nominoe, duke of Brittany (approximate date) Pribina, Slavic prince (approximate...

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Battle of Jengland

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independence. In 845, Nominoë, Duke of Brittany, had defeated Charles the Bald at the Battle of Ballon. A truce had followed, but in 849 Nominoë resumed his offensive...

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Battle of Blain

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he was the rightful heir to the County. Lambert and Nominoe intended to join forces. While Nominoe prepared an army to attack Nantes, Renaud organised...

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Barzaz Breiz

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about historical legends and heroic deeds of Breton leaders, including Nominoe, Erispoe and the warriors of the Combat of the Thirty. The second part...

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Erispoe

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Duke of Brittany from 851 to his death. After the death of his father Nominoe, he led a successful military campaign against the Franks, culminating...

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List of monarchs of Brittany

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Alain II Hir (c.640?–690) Morman (r.  814–818) Wihomarc (r.  822–825) Nominoe (or Nevenoe) (r.  841–851), as a missus dominicus of the Emperor Louis...

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Brittany

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during the 9th century. The unification of Brittany was carried out by Nominoe, king between 845 and 851 and considered as the Breton Pater Patriae. Among...

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Lambert II of Nantes

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join his forces with Nominoe. Renaud fortified Nantes, but learning of a serious illness that had temporarily incapacitated Nominoe, he decided to strike...

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bodyguard. Ljudevit uses the momentum and invades the Duchy of Croatia. Nominoe, a noble Briton, is appointed by Louis I as count of Vannes in Brittany...

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Pays de Retz

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formed part of Frankish territory, but was coveted by the Breton ruler Nominoe. Nominoe and his son Erispoe won a series of victories over the Franks between...

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851

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Jengland: Duke Erispoe takes command of the Breton forces after his father Nominoe, king of Brittany, dies. He continues an offensive against the Franks in...

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Nantes

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Charlemagne's death in 814, Breton armies invaded the March and fought the Franks. Nominoe (a Breton) became the first duke of Brittany, seizing Nantes in 850. Discord...

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History of Brittany

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of the country as Brittany occurred in 851 under King Erispoë, son of Nominoë, but was disrupted by disputes over succession and Norsemen incursions...

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Dol Cathedral

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and English influences. It was built on the site of an old church where Nominoë was crowned as the first king of Brittany in 850. This old church was replaced...

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Annals of Fontenelle

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Sidroc and Bjørn in 856–58, and also for King Charles the Bald's war with Nominoe, the duke of Brittany. Ferdinand Lot found the Annales to be generally...

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County of Anjou

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north. Lambert, a former count of Nantes, devastated Anjou in concert with Nominoé, duke of Brittany. By the end of the year 851, he had succeeded in occupying...

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Count of Vannes

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but they split once again and were not reunified until Nominoë in the 9th century. Nominoë (Nevenoe) was certainly titled count of Vannes, appearing...

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Vikings in Brittany

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with these strangers in attacks on the Franks: In May 843, Breton leader Nominoe took advantage of the confusion in the Frankish Carolingian Empire to consolidate...

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son Malamir, because his older brother Enravota favours Christianity. Nominoe, duke of Brittany, is designated missus imperatoris (imperial emissary)...

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Union of the Duchy of Brittany with the Crown of France

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the 5th century. It was first recorded as a "duchy" during the rule of Nominoe in 846, in likely recognition of Carolingian overlordship. Over the centuries...

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847

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Danish Vikings land in the Breton March (western part of Gaul). Duke Nominoe of Brittany fails to withstand them in battle, but succeeds in buying them...

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844

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West Francia. He besieges Bernard I at the Battle of Toulouse, while Duke Nominoe raids into Maine, and plunders other Frankish territory. June 15 – Louis...

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March 7

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emperor (b. 86) 413 – Heraclianus, Roman politician and failed usurper 851 – Nominoe, King of Brittany 974 – John of Gorze, Frankish abbot and diplomat 1226...

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Danegeld

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local Danegeld were raised in times of emergency. In 847 the Breton leader Nominoe was defeated three times by some Danish Vikings before finally opening...

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