Editing Caen (section)

===Early history===
{{See also|History of Normandy}}
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Caen was known in Roman times as 'Catumagos', from the Gaulish roots ''magos'' meaning 'field' and ''catu'' meaning 'combat'. It remained a minor settlement throughout the Roman period and began to see major development commence in the 10th century, under the patronage of the Dukes of Normandy. Around 1060, [[William the Conqueror]] began construction of the [[Château de Caen]], which became the centre of the ducal court. Duchess [[Matilda of Flanders]] also founded the [[Benedictine]] [[Abbey of Sainte-Trinité, Caen]] around the same time, eventually being buried in the abbey. Caen succeeded [[Bayeux]] as the capital of [[Lower Normandy]], complementing the second ducal capital of [[Rouen]].

Caen fell to [[Philip II of France]] on 21 May 1204, and was incorporated along with the remainder of Normandy into the Kingdom of France.