Erispoë was Duke of Brittany, succeeding his father Nominoë in 851. He successfully faced Charles the Bald on the 22 August 851 at Jengland near the river Vilaine. Erispoë met Charles II in Angers in the days following the battle and agreed to a peace treaty in return for the recognition of Breton independence, as well as territorial concessions. The Duke of Brittany (French: Duc de Bretagne) governed Brittany, a region with strong traditions of independence, including a language and culture all its own. ... Nominoe (died March 7, 851), was count of Vannes and the first duke of Brittany, from 826 to his death. ... Events Vikings plunder London Charles the Bald, Louis the German and Lothar meet in Meersen Oldest known mention of the Andaman Islands Garcia Iñiguez succeeds his father Iñigo Arista as king of Navarra Births Deaths March 7 - Nominoe, Duke of Brittany Categories: 851 ... Charles the Bald - Detail from a painting in the First Bible of Charles the Bald, painted ca. ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... Events Vikings plunder London Charles the Bald, Louis the German and Lothar meet in Meersen Oldest known mention of the Andaman Islands Garcia Iñiguez succeeds his father Iñigo Arista as king of Navarra Births Deaths March 7 - Nominoe, Duke of Brittany Categories: 851 ... The Vilaine is a river in Brittany, in the west of France. ... Location within France Angers is a city in France in the département of Maine-et-Loire, 191 miles south-west of Paris. ...

In some official documents, he is referred to as King rather than Duke, but it is difficult to be sure if this was accepted by the King, Charles the Bald.

Erispoë married Marmohec and had at least two children, including a boy named Conan, and a girl.

In 853 (as in 843), the town of Nantes was plundered by the Normans. Erispoë launched a war against them but it came to an end when the Normans left c.855. Events A Byzantine fleet destroys Damiette (in Egypt) Births Deaths Categories: 853 ... Events Treaty of Verdun divides the Carolingian empire between the 3 sons of Louis the Pious. ... City motto: Favet Neptunus eunti. ... Norman may refer to: the Normans, the Norman people. ... Events Louis II succeeds Lothar as western emperor. ...

His reign ended in November 857 with his assassination at the altar of a church (a place of asylum!) by his cousin and successor Saloman, aided by Alcmar, the Bishop of Nantes. For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... Events Viking raid of Dorestad. ... The term asylum can mean: a psychiatric hospital political asylum a 1985 album named Asylum by KISS a sociology book by Erving Goffman studying total institutions A band from Preston, http://www. ... Saloman (died 874), was king of Brittany, from 857 to his death. ... A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. ...

See also

• Dukes of Brittany family tree