Erispoe

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Erispoe was a 9th-century Breton ruler who consolidated Brittany’s independence from the Frankish kingdom and is often regarded as one of its early kings.

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Erispoe canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 9th-century monarch ⓘ
Breton ruler ⓘ
King of Brittany ⓘ
acknowledgedSuzeraintyOf Charles the Bald ⓘ
battle Battle of Jengland ⓘ
birthPlace Brittany ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 9th century ⓘ
country Brittany ⓘ
dateOfDeath 857 ⓘ
November 2, 857 ⓘ
deathCause assassination ⓘ
deathPlace Kingdom of Brittany ⓘ
Talensac ⓘ
near Redon ⓘ
ethnicGroup Bretons ⓘ
linked to: Breton people
expandedTerritoryInto Anjou ⓘ
Maine ⓘ
Poitou ⓘ
father Nominoe ⓘ
historicalPeriod Carolingian era ⓘ
linked to: Carolingian period
historicalReputation one of the early kings of Brittany ⓘ
houseOrDynasty Breton ducal dynasty of Nominoe ⓘ
killer Salomon of Brittany ⓘ
language Breton ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
mannerOfDeath murdered by a cousin ⓘ
notableFor consolidating the independence of Brittany from the Frankish kingdom ⓘ
signing the Treaty of Angers with Charles the Bald ⓘ
victory over Charles the Bald at the Battle of Jengland ⓘ
opponent Charles the Bald ⓘ
positionHeld Duke of Brittany ⓘ
King of Brittany ⓘ
predecessor Nominoe ⓘ
recognizedBy Charles the Bald ⓘ
regionRuled Brittany ⓘ
Cornouaille ⓘ
Domnonée ⓘ
Vannetais ⓘ
relative Nominoe ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
spouse daughter of Louis the Stammerer ⓘ
style rex Brittonum ⓘ
successor Salomon of Brittany ⓘ
titleGranted King of Brittany ⓘ
titleGrantedBy Charles the Bald ⓘ
treaty Treaty of Angers ⓘ
vassalageRelation nominal vassal of the West Frankish king ⓘ

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