The Duchy of Normandy grew out of the 911 Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between King Charles III of West Francia and the Viking leader Rollo. The duchy... 34 KB (3,690 words) - 09:22, 23 April 2024 |
The History of Lower Normandy concerns that part of Normandy termed Lower Normandy (in French Basse-Normandie) which was created as a new region of France... 1 KB (88 words) - 07:28, 20 April 2024 |
Operation Overlord (redirect from List of Battle of Normandy leaders) Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful liberation of German-occupied Western Europe during... 96 KB (11,956 words) - 00:28, 29 April 2024 |
House of Normandy (Norman: Maison de Nouormandie [mɛ.zɔ̃ d̪e nɔʁ.mɛnde]) designates the noble family which originates from the Duchy of Normandy and whose... 10 KB (858 words) - 21:17, 21 April 2024 |
William the Conqueror (redirect from William of Normandy) the first Norman king of England (as William I), reigning from 1066 until his death. A descendant of Rollo, he was Duke of Normandy (as William II) from... 100 KB (13,439 words) - 00:05, 27 April 2024 |
Customs and Deeds of the First Dukes of Normandy"), called him a dux. However, this use of the word may have been in the context of Richard's renowned... 16 KB (1,903 words) - 03:28, 27 April 2024 |
Michel de Boüard, History of Normandy, Toulouse, 2001 (ISBN 2-7089-1707-2), p. 421 (in French) Michel de Boüard, History of Normandy, Toulouse, 2001 (ISBN 2-7089-1707-2)... 33 KB (4,351 words) - 09:16, 9 November 2023 |
to Cecilia of Normandy. Cecilia of Normandy (or Cecily; c. 1056 – 30 July 1126) was a French abbess, thought to be the eldest daughter of William the... 5 KB (598 words) - 04:27, 16 December 2023 |
Normandy Park is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,771 at the 2020 census. Normandy Park was officially incorporated... 11 KB (901 words) - 00:33, 29 March 2024 |
Juno Beach (redirect from Normandy Landings Juno Beach Defence) Juno and or Juno Beach was one of five beaches of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944 during the Second... 72 KB (10,127 words) - 17:13, 22 March 2024 |
Invasion of Normandy was a successful Allied landing operation in 1944 into northern France from England during World War II. Invasion of Normandy may also... 511 bytes (97 words) - 21:11, 24 September 2019 |
Normandy, between an invading force led by King Henry I of England, and the Norman army of his elder brother Robert Curthose, the Duke of Normandy. Henry's... 8 KB (777 words) - 12:09, 6 January 2024 |
Operation Aquatint (category Military history of Normandy) attack. The area of Normandy targeted by Operation Aquatint had yet to receive any concrete gun emplacements but there was a network of coastal artillery... 17 KB (2,105 words) - 09:44, 29 February 2024 |
Rollo (redirect from Rollo, Count (or Duke) of Normandy) French: Rollon; died in 933) was a Viking who, as Count of Rouen, became the first ruler of Normandy, a region in today's northern France. He emerged as a... 31 KB (3,472 words) - 23:48, 26 April 2024 |
Norman Conquest (redirect from Norman Conquest of England) and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, French, Flemish, and Breton troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled... 62 KB (8,232 words) - 01:49, 28 April 2024 |
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Caen, France. 912 – Caen becomes western capital of Normandy. 1060 – Château de Caen (castle)... 15 KB (1,146 words) - 15:49, 19 February 2023 |
Omaha Beach (category Military history of Normandy) the Normandy landings. "Omaha" refers to an 8-kilometer (5 mi) section of the coast of Normandy, France, facing the English Channel, from east of... 99 KB (12,985 words) - 18:57, 25 March 2024 |
1057 – 2 August 1100) was King of England from 26 September 1087 until his death in 1100, with powers over Normandy and influence in Scotland. He was... 36 KB (4,521 words) - 08:03, 8 March 2024 |
Good (French: Le Bon), was the duke of Normandy from 996 until 1026. Richard was the eldest surviving son and heir of Richard the Fearless and Gunnor. He... 8 KB (842 words) - 06:50, 8 January 2024 |