History of Brittany

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 51. Chapters: Armorica, Duchy of Brittany, Breton War of Succession, Gilles de Rais, List of rulers of Brittany, List of Breton consorts, Prehistory of Brittany, Union of Brittany and France, Capture of Belle Île, Guy XIV de Laval, Revolt of the papier timbré, Parlement of Brittany, Pontcallec Conspiracy, Intendant of Brittany, Camp Conlie, Château des ducs de Bretagne, Conomor, Order of the Ermine, Joan of France, Duchess of Brittany, Cornouaille, Arthur Le Moyne de La Borderie, Saint Tryphine, Armand Dayot, Raid on Lorient, House of Rohan, Tanneguy du Chastel, Léon Fleuriot, Judicael ap Hoel, Domnonée, Isabella of Brittany, Viscounty of Léon, Estates of Brittany, Julian Maunoir, Poutrocoet, Tro Breizh, Symbole, Louis Mélennec, Maquis de Saint-Marcel, Prosper Levot, Governor of Brittany, Serge Duigou, Armoricani, Alan, Count of Vannes, Rivallo IV of Brittany, Kings and dukes of Brittany family tree. Excerpt: The Duchy of Brittany (Breton: Dugelezh Breizh, French: Duché de Bretagne) was a medieval tribal and feudal state covering the Armorican peninsula west of Mont-Saint-Michel and north of Nantes/Naoned, including Rennes/Roazhon and Vannes/Gwened. It largely corresponded to the historic Brittany, a region with strong traditions of independence, including a distinctive culture and the Breton language, and was larger than the French region now called Brittany. The incorporation of Brittany into the Carolingian empire ensured that the political and social institutions were similar to those prevailing elsewhere in western Francia. Until the 10th century, Brittany was severely affected by Viking attacks and ducal authority was weak. Nominoe Triumphant: Tad ar Vro, image of Nominoe placed against the territory of Brittany secured by his victory in 845In the declining years of the Roman Empire, the earliest Breton rulers in Gaul were styled "kings" of the small realms of Cornouaille and Domnonia, established by Romano-British migrants in the Armorican peninsula. There were some individuals who may have established hegemony over all Brythonic populations in the whole area, notably Riothamus, who is described as King of the Britons by the chronicler Jordanes. However there are no clear rulers of Brittany as a whole, which was divided between fiefdoms dominated by local Counts. Conomor claimed overall leadership as representative of the Frankish empire, but was ousted when abandoned by Chlothar I. Local rulers claimed authority over the Bretons as a whole from the early 9th century. After the death of Charlemagne, Morman rebelled against Frankish domination, and was followed by Wihomarc. However the first Breton overlord to successfully confront the Franks was Nominoe, who defeated Charles the Bald at the Battle of Ballon in 845. After the victory of his son Erispoe in the Battle of Jengland (851), the territory of Brittany was legally defined to include the towns of Rennes and