Waroch I

Waroch I (Breton: Gwereg; modern French: Guérech; d. c. 550) was an early ruler of the Bro Wened (Vannetais) in southern Brittany. It is unclear whether he or his grandson Waroch II is the namesake of the region.

Life

Waroch controlled the hinterland of the region formerly held by the Veneti Gauls, without actually gaining control of Darioritum itself. The settlement became a Gallo-Frankish enclave before later being conquered as the Breton city Gwened. It forms the core of Vannes in modern France.

He seems to have been granted the formal title of "count".

Family

Waroch had several children by an unknown wife:

• Chanao I, who succeeded him on his death
• Macliau, Bishop of Vannes, who succeeded his brother
• Saint Tryphine, who married Conomor, count of Poher
• Three other sons, killed by their brother Chanao.