Nominoe
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").
Nominoe | |
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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 | |
Reign | 841–851 |
Predecessor | Wihomarc |
Successor | Erispoe |
Born | c. 800 |
Died | 7 March 851 (aged ~50–51) |
Burial | |
Issue | Erispoe |
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