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NOMENOL , or NoMIxoh (d. 851), duke of Brittany. The date of his birth
Breton race. In the hope
count of Vannes in 819 and governor or duke of Brittany in 826. Throughout the reign of Louis, Nomenoe's fidelity to the emperor never flagged; he put down several attempted insurrections, and maintained peace in Brittany for fifteen years. But in 841 he resolved to make himself independent of Charles the Bald. In 843 Charles made a vain attempt to subdue Brittany. In 844 Nomenoe invaded Maine, and in 845 the emperor was completely defeated at Balton near Bain-de-Bretagne. In the following year Charles recognized the independence of Brittany. Having resolved to detach the duchy from the ecclesiastical province of Tours, Nomenoe accused the Frankish bishops of Vannes, Quimper
metropolitan see. In 849 Nomenoe attacked the Frankish county of Anjou. Charles retaliated by establishing a garrison at Rennes
Rennes
See A. de la Borderie, Histoire de Bretagne, vol. ii. (1898) ; R. Merlet, " Guerres d'independance de la Bretagne," in the Revue de Bretagne, de Vendee et d'Anjou (1891). End of Article: NOMENOL If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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