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Maine Succession Crisis

England · Warfare / Normandy-Maine War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1062Date range
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Chronological records

1062

William I the Conqueror1062

Maine · Warfare / Normandy-Maine War

The death of Count Herbert II creates a succession dispute that allows William to press Norman claims in Maine.

Names involved

William I the Conqueror

Provenance

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