Battle of Segré
Encyclopedia
The Battle of Segré was a battle between the forces of Conan II, Duke of Brittany
, and an alliance of the rebel Rivallon I of Dol
, the Angevin Empire
, and the Duchy of Normandy
.
During Conan's 1066 campaign against Anjou, he took Segré
.
Conan II, Duke of Brittany
Conan II of Rennes was Duke of Brittany, from 1040 to his death. Conan was the eldest child and heir of Alan III, Duke of Brittany by his wife Berthe de Blois, and member of the House of Rennes...
, and an alliance of the rebel Rivallon I of Dol
Rivallon I of Dol
Rivallon of Dol-Combourg was born to Hamo I, Viscount of Alet and Roianteline. He would enter marriage with Evrard, Count of Bretueil and Viscount of Chartres's daughter, Aremburga de Puiset. He died around 1065. In his lifetime, he rebelled against Conan II, Duke of Brittany with the aid of...
, the Angevin Empire
Angevin Empire
The term Angevin Empire is a modern term describing the collection of states once ruled by the Angevin Plantagenet dynasty.The Plantagenets ruled over an area stretching from the Pyrenees to Ireland during the 12th and early 13th centuries, located north of Moorish Iberia. This "empire" extended...
, and the Duchy of Normandy
Duchy of Normandy
The Duchy of Normandy stems from various Danish, Norwegian, Hiberno-Norse, Orkney Viking and Anglo-Danish invasions of France in the 9th century...
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During Conan's 1066 campaign against Anjou, he took Segré
Segré
Segré is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.-Geography:The town of Segré is the most southern part of the commune, where the Verzée flows into the Oudon River.-External links:*...
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