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 incursions into West Francia
surface form: 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 (administrative region)
surface form: Normandy

Seine River Basin
surface form: Seine valley
nobleRank count
partOf Frankish nobility
precedes Duke of Normandy
seat Rouen
startTime c. 911
early 10th century
territoryIncludes Rouen metropolitan area
surface form: Rouen hinterland

lower Seine region

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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