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Alan II, Duke of Brittany

910 - 952

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Alan II (c. 900–952), nicknamed Wrybeard or Twistedbeard, Alan Varvek in Breton, was Count of Vannes, Poher and Nantes, and Duke of Brittany from 938 to his death. He was the grandson of King Alan the Great by Alan's daughter and her husband Mathuedoï I, Count of Poher. He expelled the Vikings/Norsemen from Brittany after an occupation that lasted from 907 to about 939. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alan II, Duke of Brittany is the 9,872nd most popular politician (down from 9,626th in 2019). (up from 2,003rd in 2019)

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Among politicians, Alan II, Duke of Brittany ranks 9,872 out of 19,576Before him are Pinnes, Soe Win, Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, Charles, Duke of Durazzo, Abdullah Abdullah, and Georges Catroux. After him are Sonni Ali, Jaba Ioseliani, Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt, Emperor Xiaowu of Jin, Stanisław Mikołajczyk, and Princess Wanda.

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Among people born in 910, Alan II, Duke of Brittany ranks 13Before him are Gunnbjörn Ulfsson, Fernán González of Castile, Helena Lekapene, Nilus the Younger, Theobald I, Count of Blois, and Andregoto Galíndez. After him are Gunnhild, Mother of Kings, Urraca Sánchez of Pamplona, Herbert III of Omois, and Eyvindr skáldaspillir. Among people deceased in 952, Alan II, Duke of Brittany ranks 4Before him are Hugh the Black, Constantine II of Scotland, and Emperor Suzaku.

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