Pays de Léon

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Pays de Léon

Name

Pays de Léon

Nomenclature and Geography

Category: Historical

Summary

The Viscounty of Léon was a feudal domain in extreme western Brittany during the High Middle Ages. Though nominally a vassal of the Duke of Brittany, it operated independently until Henry II of England intervened. Its viscounts held unique rights such as wreckage monopoly and autonomous legal privileges.

Statistics

Area

2,019.00 km²

Population

418,577

Location