| Name |
Salomon |
| Prefix |
King |
| Suffix |
III of Bretagne |
| Birth |
Brittany, France  |
| Gender |
Male |
| LifeSketch |
851 |
| Charles the Bald, after his defeat at the Battle of Jengland, made peace with Erispoe, the Breton duke, and granted him the counties of Rennes and Nantes and the Pays de Retz in Poitou as far as the river Mayenne. |
| LifeSketch |
852 |
| Salomon swore an oath to Charles and became his loyal follower (fidelis); in return, in a manner similar to Erispoe, he was granted Rennes, Nantes, and Retz as a "third" of Brittany to be held from Charles in fee. He and Erispoe were the dominatores of |
| Title of Nobility |
From 852 to 874 |
| Count of Nantes |
| Title of Nobility |
From 852 to 874 |
| Count of Rennes |
| Title of Nobility |
From 857 to 874 |
| Duke of Brittany |
| LifeSketch |
867 |
| Salomon was granted the counties of Avranches and Coutances. |
| Title of Nobility |
From 868 to 874 |
| King of Bretagne |
| LifeSketch |
874 |
| A conspiracy involving Pascweten, Wrhwant, and Wigo, son of Riwallon, Count of Cornouaille, plotted to kill Salomon. This they did, though they quickly fell out with each other and a civil war followed until 876. |
| Religious Affiliation |
Saint |
| Source URL |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salomon,_King_of_Brittany |
| _FSFTID |
9HFS-GM9 |
| _UID |
D269140C29540C459E6C5308385577DA6C0D |
| Death |
874 |
Brittany, France |
| Person ID |
I30550 |
Ken Tree |
| Last Modified |
3 Nov 2019 |
- 874