Domnonée
Kingdom of Domnonée Domnonea | |||||||||
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| c. 5th century–9th century | |||||||||
| Status | Kingdom | ||||||||
| Capital | Dol-de-Bretagne (traditional) | ||||||||
| Other languages | Old Breton, Latin | ||||||||
| Religion | Celtic Christianity | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Historical era | Early Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Migration of Britons from Dumnonia | c. 5th century | ||||||||
• Integration into the Kingdom of Brittany | 9th century | ||||||||
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| Today part of | France — Brittany | ||||||||
Domnonée is the modern French form of Domnonia or Dumnonia (Latin for "Devon"; Breton: Domnonea, Devnon), a historic kingdom in northern Armorica (modern Brittany). It was founded by British immigrants from Dumnonia in Sub-Roman Britain who fled the Saxon invasions of Britain in the early Middle Ages. Headed by the same ruling dynasty, Domnonée was at times separate from, and at other times united with, its British motherland, and the Latin name Domnonia was applied to both regions interchangeably. On the continent, Domnonée encompassed the areas of Trégor, Dol-de-Bretagne, Goélo, and Penthièvre.