Place details
Place nameNantes
Other namesNaoned, Nante, Namnetes, Condivincum, Condevicnum, Condivicnum
CountryFrance
Latitude47.233
Longitude-1.583
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Unsuccessfully attacked by Huns in 445; occupied by Normans 834-936; held by dukes of Brittany; passed to France when Anne of Brittany married Louis XII in 1499; site of Edict of Nantes issued by Henry IV 1598; scene of mass drownings during Revolution.
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