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The first duke of Brittany, Nominoe, defeats the Frankish king Charles the Bald at the Battle of Ballon near Redon.
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Brittany
Cultural area in northwestern France
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Nominoe
Duke of Brittany from 846 to 851
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Charles the Bald
King of West Francia from 843 to 877 and Carolingian Emperor from 875 to 877
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Battle of Ballon
845 AD battle between West Francia and the Duchy of Brittany
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Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine
Subprefecture and commune in Brittany, France
Redon is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Day of the year
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