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Place nameNormandy
Other namesNormandie, Normandia, Normandía
CountryFrance
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Part of Lugdunensis under Romans; invaded by Northmen mid-9th century; given to conquerors under Rollo by Charles III in 911; united with English kingdom in 1066; conquered by French in 1204, by English in 1417 and by the French again in 1450; scene of World War II "Battle of Normandy" in 1944.
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