Historical Figures

Nominoë(? - 851)

To deal with the Breton revolts, Louis I appointed Nominoë, chief of Brittany. Nominoë takes an oath to the emperor. The young prince imposed his authority on everyone and ensured peace. On the death of Louis Le Débonnaire (840), Nominoë went into rebellion against Charles the Bald, King of France. The Bretons were victorious at Ballon in 845. The victory of Nominoë was to ensure the independence of Brittany. Charles the Bald, after a new unsuccessful attempt to subjugate the Bretons, signed peace in 846. Through his policy and his victories, Nominoë gave Brittany its geographical unity, lasting institutions and an independence that would endure, with ups and downs, until 1532.