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Nominoë Duc de Bretagne
- Marriage: Unknown
- Died: 8 Jan-22 Aug 851
- Buried: Redon, Bretagne
 Another name for Nominoë was Nominoe of Brittany.
General Notes:
The Annals of St Salvator Redon record that "Nominoius princeps…cum Erispoe filio" were buried at the abbey of Redon. [Aurélien de Courson, M. (ed.) (1863) Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Redon en Bretagne (Paris), Monasterii S. Salvatoris Rotonensis Annales, VII Sepulturæ Insigniores, p. 450.], 709
Noted events in his life were:
• Background Information. 709
Nominoë defeated the Frankish king Charles "le Chauve" King of the West Franks at Redon on 22 Nov 845, and established the independent duchy (for a time kingdom) of Brittany in 845. He was Brittany's national hero, Nominoe, revolted against French rule, taking control of both Rennes and Nantes before 851.
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