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First King of all Brittany, Nominoe defeats Frankish King Charles the Bald at the Battle of Ballon, near Redon

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.

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").

Historical Significance

Nominoe or Nomenoe (French: Nominoë; Breton: Nevenoe; b.

Events Before

  1. Charles II and Louis the German sign the Oaths of Strasbourg, a pact uniting their armies in the fight against their old

    Charles II and Louis the German sign the Oaths of Strasbourg, a pact uniting their armies in the fight against their older brother Lothar

  2. Medieval Iconoclastic Controversy ends as a council in Constantinople formally reinstates the veneration of icons in chu

    Medieval Iconoclastic Controversy ends as a council in Constantinople formally reinstates the veneration of icons in churches

  3. Icon veneration officially re-instated in Hagia Sophia Cathedral in Constantinople

    Icon veneration officially re-instated in Hagia Sophia Cathedral in Constantinople

  4. Vikings sail up the Loire with 67 ships and destroy Frankish-held city of Nantes

    Vikings sail up the Loire with 67 ships and destroy Frankish-held city of Nantes

  5. Treaty of Verdun: Brothers Lotharius I, Louis the German, and Charles the Bald divide France

    Treaty of Verdun: Brothers Lotharius I, Louis the German, and Charles the Bald divide France

Events After

  1. Sergius II ends his reign as Catholic Pope

    Sergius II ends his reign as Catholic Pope

  2. Leo IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope

    Leo IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope

  3. Günther becomes bishop of Cologne

    Gunther or Gunthar (German: Günther; died 8 July 873) was Archbishop of Cologne in Germany from 850 until he was excommunicated and deposed in 863.

  4. Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland

    Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland

  5. Croatian Duke Trpimir I issued a statute, a document with the first known written mention of the Croats name in Croatian

    Croatian Duke Trpimir I issued a statute, a document with the first known written mention of the Croats name in Croatian sources

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