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Commune of Dol-de-Bretagne |
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| Coordinates | 48°33′02″N 1°44′59″W / 48.55056°N 1.74972°W | |
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Bretagne | |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Malo | |
| Canton | Dol-de-Bretagne | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Dol-de-Bretagne | |
| Mayor | Denis Rapinel (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 1–58 m (3.3–190 ft) (avg. 16 m/52 ft) |
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| Land area1 | 15.53 km2 (6.00 sq mi) | |
| Population2 | 4,563 (1999) | |
| - Density | 294 /km2 (760 /sq mi) | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 35095/ 35120 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Dol-de-Bretagne (Breton: Dol, Gallo: Dóu) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine département in Bretagne in north-western France.
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History
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Dol-de-Bretagne is reputed to be the origin of the royal House of Stuart who became the monarchs of Scotland and later the United Kingdom and there is a plaque in Dol commemorating that. In fact, the Stuarts descend from the Fitzalan family, one of whom became the Seneschal of the Count of Dol and his son, Flaad Fitzalan, arrived in Britain in the army of William the Conqueror.
Flaad's grandson, Walter Fitzalan, was appointed the 1st Steward of Scotland by David I of Scotland. Malcolm IV of Scotland later confirmed the honour bestowed by David and made the office of Steward of Scotland hereditary in Walter's family.
In June 1173 Hugh de Kevelioc, 5th Earl of Chester, laid siege to Dol-de-Bretagne and captured the settlement as part of the Revolt of 1173–1174 against Henry II of England. Henry II, supported by an army of 20,000 mercenaries retook Dol-de-Bretagne the same year.[1]
Demographics
Inhabitants of Dol-de-Bretagne are called Dolois.
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See also
References
- Notes
- ^ Flori 1999, p. 33.
- Bibliography
- Flori, Jean (1999), Richard the Lionheart: Knight and King, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, ISBN 978-0-7486-2047-0
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Dol-de-Bretagne |
- Official website (French)
- Cultural Heritage (French)
- Pictures of Archangel Bay (French)
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