Count of Rouen

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The Count of Rouen was the early medieval noble title held by Rollo as ruler of the region around Rouen, a precursor to his later role as the first Duke of Normandy.

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Label Occurrences
Count of Rouen canonical 3

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval countship ⓘ
noble title ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Rouen ⓘ
region around Rouen ⓘ
country West Francia ⓘ
endCause elevation of title to Duke of Normandy ⓘ
endTime 10th century ⓘ
firstHolder Rollo ⓘ
follows Viking control of lower Seine region ⓘ
grantedBy Charles the Simple ⓘ
hasHistoricalPrecursor Viking chieftaincy in Neustria ⓘ
hasHistoricalRole foundation of Norman rule in northern France ⓘ
precursor of Norman principality ⓘ
hasHolder Rollo ⓘ
hasLanguage Latin ⓘ
Old French ⓘ
hasSignificantEvent Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte ⓘ
hasSuccessor Duchy of Normandy ⓘ
Duke of Normandy ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Normandy ⓘ
Seine valley ⓘ
linked to: Seine River Basin
nobleRank count ⓘ
partOf Frankish nobility ⓘ
precedes Duke of Normandy ⓘ
seat Rouen ⓘ
startTime c. 911 ⓘ
early 10th century ⓘ
territoryIncludes Rouen hinterland ⓘ
lower Seine region ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rollo → positionHeld → Count of Rouen ⓘ
Hrólfr → positionHeld → Count of Rouen ⓘ
William Longsword → positionHeld → Count of Rouen ⓘ