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From a historical perspective, the Bretons had steadily lost lands to the Norman's ancestors, the Seine River Vikings. The 1064–1065 animosity between Brittany and Normandy was sparked after William the Conqueror, as Duke of Normandy, supported a Breton, Rivallon I of Dol's rebellion against the hereditary Duke of Brittany, Conan II.
In 1064, Eudon's liegeman Rivallon I of Dol invited Duke William to join him against Conan, thus initiating the Breton-Norman War of 1064–1065 in which Normandy, Anjou, Dol de Bretagne and the captive Harold Godwinson combined against Conan II, as depicted in three panels of the Bayeux Tapestry. Historians differ on whether William or Conan ...
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The 1064–1065 war between Brittany and Normandy (the Breton-Norman War) was sparked after Duke William supported the rebellion against Conan II led by Rivallon I of Dol. In 1065, before his invasion of Anglo-Saxon England , William of Normandy warned his rivals in Brittany and Anjou to abstain from any attacks on his duchy, on the grounds ...
The 1064–1065 war between Brittany and Normandy was sparked after Duke William supported Rivallon I of Dol's rebellion against Conan II. In 1065, before his invasion of Anglo-Saxon England , William of Normandy sent word to the surrounding counties, including Brittany, warning them against attacking his lands, on the grounds that his mission ...
A traditional rivalry between Brittany and Normandy continued at the close of the 11th century. The Breton-Norman war of 1064–1065 was the result of William the Bastard, Duke of Normandy (later to become known as William the Conqueror) support of rebels in Brittany against Alan's maternal uncle, Conan II.
1064 1064 Crusade of Barbastro: Kingdom of Aragon County of Urgell Duchy of Aquitaine Papal States: Taifa of Lérida: 1064 1066 Breton–Norman war: Kingdom of England Duchy of Normandy: Duchy of Brittany: 1065 1067 War of the Three Sanchos: Kingdom of Castile: Kingdom of Navarre Kingdom of Aragon: 1066 1066 Battle of Stamford Bridge: Kingdom ...
Giroie was the son of Arnold-le-Gros, of Courcerault, who was in turn the son of Abbo the Breton. [1] Giroie's arrival in Normandy from Brittany did not apparently raise concerns with Richard II, Duke of Normandy, but was challenged by Gilbert, Count of Brionne whose lands nearby were threatened by the newcomer and his followers. [2]