What the records say
- When
- 12 Jul 1016
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 47.39° N, 1.25° E
- Description
- 1016 battle
Battle of Pontlevoy
Large medieval battle
The Battle of Pontlevoy was fought on 6 July 1016 between the forces of Fulk III of Anjou and Herbert I of Maine on one side and Odo II of Blois on the other. It was one of the largest battles of early medieval France and was determining of the balance of power in the Loire Valley for years after it was fought.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Pontlevoy: French forces of Fulk III and Herbert I defeat Odo II which determines the balance of power in the Loire Valley”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht bei Pontlevoy in Frankreich siegen Fulko III. von Anjou und Herbert I. von Maine über Odo II. von Blois”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page