Breton March

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Carolingian border region march medieval frontier territory

The Breton March was a medieval frontier territory of the Frankish realm established to defend against and control the neighboring region of Brittany.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Breton March canonical 1
Marches of Brittany 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Carolingian border region ⓘ
march ⓘ
medieval frontier territory ⓘ
borderedBy Brittany ⓘ
Kingdom of Neustria ⓘ
surface form: Neustria
conflictWith Breton people ⓘ
surface form: Bretons
country Carolingian Empire ⓘ
surface form: Frankish Empire
dissolved 9th century ⓘ
after rise of independent Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
establishedBy Carolingian dynasty ⓘ
Charlemagne ⓘ
governedBy Carolingian aristocracy ⓘ
surface form: Frankish counts

margraves ⓘ
hasCapital Nantes ⓘ
Rennes ⓘ
hasPopulation Bretons ⓘ
Franks ⓘ
Gallo-Roman ⓘ
surface form: Gallo-Romans
historicalEra Carolingian period ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ
inception circa 786 ⓘ
late 8th century ⓘ
languageUsed Latin ⓘ
locatedIn Kingdom of the Franks ⓘ
surface form: Frankish realm

West Francia ⓘ
surface form: Western Francia

northwestern Gaul ⓘ
militaryRole base for Frankish campaigns into Brittany ⓘ
buffer zone against Breton incursions ⓘ
namedAfter Brittany ⓘ
partOf Carolingian Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Neustria ⓘ
surface form: Frankish kingdom of Neustria

West Francia after 843 ⓘ
politicalStatus border province of the Frankish kingdom ⓘ
purpose control of Brittany ⓘ
defense against Brittany ⓘ
relatedTo Spanish March ⓘ
religion Western Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Latin Christianity
strategicImportance control of western seaboard of the Frankish realm ⓘ
protection of Neustria from Breton raids ⓘ
subordinateTo Carolingian emperor ⓘ
Frankish king ⓘ
successor Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
typeOf frontier march of the Carolingian Empire ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Duke of Brittany → hasJurisdictionOver → Breton March ⓘ
Fougères → historicalRegion → Breton March ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marches of Brittany