Judicael (or Yezekael) (died 888 or 889) was the

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from 876 to his death. He was a son of a daughter of

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and claimed Brittany after the death of the pretenders Wrhwant and

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in mid 876. During the reign of Salomon (857–874), Judicael controlled either all of

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or just

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(''Poucaer'') with the title of ''princeps Poucher''. He represented western Breton interests against those of the powerful rulers of Vannes, Pascweten and then Alan the Great, who opposed his claim to the Breton dukedom. Judicael reconciled with Alan to fight the

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, however. Together, they defeated the raiders at the Battle of

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in 888 or 889, but Judicael lost his life in the fighting.

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*Smith, Julia M. H. ''Province and Empire: Brittany and the Carolingians''. Cambridge University Press: 1992.
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