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Rennes

Also known as Condate Riedonum

Rennes is the capital of Brittany in north-western France, at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine. It began as Condate, chief town of the Gaulish Redones, and became a Roman civitas capital. In the Middle Ages its counts contested the Breton ducal title with Nantes and the dukes were crowned in its cathedral; after the union with France it housed the Parliament of Brittany, created in 1554.

Rennes
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RedonesBroërecKingdom of Brittany

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Rennes. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/rennes
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