Alan I, King of Brittany
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)Alan I (
Duke of Brittany (dux Brittonium) from 876 until his death. He was probably also the only King of Brittany (rex Brittaniæ) to hold that title by a grant of the Emperor
.
Expulsion of Vikings
Alan was the second son of
Pascweten in Vannes when the latter died, probably in the middle of 876, and contended for leadership of Brittany with Judicael of Poher. Alan represented the power bloc of southeastern Brittany while Judicael represented western Breton interests. Eventually he and Judicael made peace in order to fight the Vikings. Judicael died in the Battle of Questembert in 888 or 889, after which Alan gained sole leadership of Brittany. In 890, Alan defeated the Vikings at Saint-Lô
, chasing them into a river where many drowned.
King of Brittany
After the death of Judicael, Alan ruled all of Brittany as it had been during the time of
Fulk I of Anjou
, who disputed control of the Nantais with him, though Alan seems to have had the upper hand in his lifetime. His power base remained in the southeast and he was powerful and wealthy in land in around Vannes and Nantes.
According to the Charles III.
Death and succession
Alan I died in 907. The succession was disputed and Count
List of rulers of Brittany
).
Reputed connection with House of Rennes
According to an 11th-century genealogy composed for the Count of Anjou, Alan I's son, Pascweten the Younger, was the father of Judicael Berengar, whose son was Conan I of Rennes, founder of the House of Rennes.
Children
By his wife Oreguen, Alan had the following children:
- Pascweten (died c. 903), married Gerberga.
- Guerec
- Budic
- Rudalt, Count of Vannes, fled the Viking invasion c. 919
- Unnamed daughter who married Mathuedoï I, Count of Poher, and was the mother of Alan II
- Unnamed daughter, who married Tangui, Count of Vannes, died before 913
See also
- Dukes of Brittany family tree
Sources
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- Smith, Julia M. H. Province and Empire: Brittany and the Carolingians. Cambridge University Press: 1992.