1119 Henry I defeated an invasion of his Norman lands by
Louis VI (the Fat), King of France, at the Battle of Brémule. The defeat
effectively crippled the baron's rebellion and led to King Louis having to
accept William Adelin as Duke of Normandy. William was officially invested with
the duchy in 1120, even though King Louis continued to support William Clito's
claim to the honour. The contemporary Norman historian Orderic Vitalis noted
that the quality of their armour and the chivalrous preference for capturing
(and presumably ransoming) the enemy meant that of the 900 knights engaged in
‘the battle of the two kings’ only three were killed.
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