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Avranchin is an area in Normandy,
France corresponding to the
territory of the Abrincatui, a
tribe of
Celts from whom the city of Avranches, the main...
- La Croix-
Avranchin (French pronunciation: [la kʁwa avʁɑ̃ʃɛ̃]) is a
former commune in the
Manche department in
Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January...
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Cotentin and a part of
Avranchin followed in 933. That year, King
Raoul of
France was
forced to give
Cotentin and a part of
Avranchin to
William I of Normandy...
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invasions and
Norman raids, and
Brittany lost the
Cotentin Peninsula (and
Avranchin nearby)
after only 70
years of
political domination. Meanwhile, Vikings...
- the king of the
Franks agreed to
grant the
Cotentin Peninsula and the
Avranchin,
including Mont-Saint-Michel
traditionally linked to the city of Avranches...
- S. Army in 1942. He was
killed in
action two
years later at La Croix-
Avranchin,
while serving with the 9th
Infantry Regiment (United States) 2nd Infantry...
- this
second Rannulf married Maud,
daughter of Richard,
vicomte of the
Avranchin, thus
linking together two
powerful vice-comital
dynasties which were...
- Brittany. [citation needed] He
conceded the
Cotentin and
possibly the
Avranchin to the Bretons.
Hastein continued to
ravage the
Loire Valley for many...
- has the least, at 4%, a
characteristic shared with the
Channel Islands.
Avranchin Bessin Bauptois Bocage virois Campagne d'Alençon
Campagne d'Argentan Campagne...
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England had
settled not long before. In 933, King
Radulf granted the
Avranchin and
Cotentin to Rollo's son and successor,
William Longsword.
These areas...
