Nominoe’s Final Ambition and Sudden Death

• Encouraged by his previous victories, Nominoe plans to advance even further, setting his sights on Chartres, a major Frankish stronghold.
• However, while continuing his campaign in Nantais and Anjou, he dies unexpectedly near Vendôme on March 7, 851.
• He is buried at Redon Abbey, an important monastic center that had benefited from his patronage.

The Succession of Erispoe and the Breton Legacy

• Nominoe is succeeded by his son, Erispoe, who continues his father’s policies of military expansion and resistance to Frankish control.
• Though Nominoe’s own administration did not mimic Carolingian court structures, his successors will adopt Carolingian-style charters, using their language and symbols of legitimacy to solidify Breton rule.

Nominoe’s Legacy: The Founder of Breton Independence

• Nominoe establishes a political tradition of Breton sovereignty, creating a unified Brittany for the first time.
• His military campaigns prove that Brittany is no longer a vassal state of West Francia, but an independent power capable of rivaling the Carolingians.
• His rule lays the foundation for the later Duchy of Brittany, ensuring that the region will resist full Frankish integration for centuries to come.

Though Nominoe dies before achieving his full ambitions, his reign marks the birth of an independent Breton state, altering the political landscape of medieval Western Europe.