Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte

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The Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte was a 911 agreement between the Frankish king Charles the Simple and the Viking leader Rollo that granted Rollo land in what became Normandy in exchange for his conversion to Christianity and defense of the realm.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
medieval treaty ⓘ
treaty ⓘ
aim to end Viking raids in the lower Seine region ⓘ
to secure the northern frontier of West Francia ⓘ
associatedWith Charles III of France ⓘ
Rollo of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Rollo

Rouen ⓘ
chronologicalOrder early 10th century ⓘ
condition Rollo to become a vassal of the Frankish king ⓘ
Rollo to convert to Christianity ⓘ
Rollo to defend the realm against other Vikings ⓘ
countryAtTime West Francia ⓘ
dateSigned 911 ⓘ
followedBy consolidation of Norman control in northern France ⓘ
grantedTerritory lands around Rouen ⓘ
lower Seine valley ⓘ
part of what became Normandy ⓘ
grantedTo Rollo ⓘ
hasConsequences foundation of a Norman polity in northern France ⓘ
historicalContext Viking incursions into West Francia ⓘ
historicalRegionAffected Normandy ⓘ
involvedEthnicGroup Franks ⓘ
Vikings ⓘ
languageOfName French ⓘ
locationSigned Saint-Clair-sur-Epte ⓘ
longTermImpact emergence of the Normans as a distinct group ⓘ
precondition for the later Norman Conquest of England ⓘ
namedAfter Saint-Clair-sur-Epte ⓘ
partOf history of Normandy ⓘ
history of the Vikings in France ⓘ
politicalConsequence integration of Viking settlers into Frankish feudal system ⓘ
recognition of Rollo as ruler of granted lands ⓘ
region northern France ⓘ
religiousConsequence baptism of Rollo ⓘ
resultedIn creation of the Duchy of Normandy ⓘ
establishment of Normandy ⓘ
grant of land around Rouen to Rollo ⓘ
signatory Charles the Simple ⓘ
Rollo ⓘ
signatoryParty Kingdom of the Franks ⓘ
Viking leader Rollo and his followers ⓘ
typeOfAgreement feudal vassalage agreement ⓘ
land-for-loyalty arrangement ⓘ
year 911 ⓘ

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

Rollo → significantEvent → Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte ⓘ
Hrólfr → significantEvent → Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte ⓘ
Count of Rouen → hasSignificantEvent → Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte ⓘ
Duchy of Normandy → foundingEvent → Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte ⓘ
subject linked to: medieval Duchy of Normandy
Charles the Simple → notableEvent → Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte ⓘ
Charles the Simple → signed → Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte ⓘ
Epte River → historicalEventAssociatedWith → Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte ⓘ
Duchy of Normandy → significantEvent → Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte ⓘ
Duchy of Normandy → eventDate → Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte, 911 ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte
Saint-Clair-sur-Epte → historicallyNotableFor → Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte ⓘ
Normandy → createdBy → Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte ⓘ
subject linked to: Saint-Clair-sur-Epte
Viking incursions into West Francia → notableEvent → Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte ⓘ
Christianization of Normandy → significantEvent → Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte ⓘ
Charles III of France → notableEvent → Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte ⓘ
Epte → historicalEventAssociated → Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte ⓘ
Epte → borderEstablishedBy → Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte ⓘ