I understand that the Normans came as conquerers, conquered Neustria and then made it Normandy. Normandy then eventually conquered England and began the Angevin Empire.
However my question is, why did France never rename Normandy back to Neustria as a sort of anti Anglo act and pro french nationalism. "Normandy" immediately brings to mind the normans while Neustria is in of itself a very unique name that sounds like it would be more befitting for the French language.
So in short: Why did the French never revert Normandy back to the name Neustria?
Hey there,
Just to let you know, your question is fine, and we're letting it stand. However, you should be aware that questions framed as 'Why didn't X do Y' relatively often don't get an answer that meets our standards (in our experience as moderators). There are a few reasons for this. Firstly, it often can be difficult to prove the counterfactual: historians know much more about what happened than what might have happened. Secondly, 'why didn't X do Y' questions are sometimes phrased in an ahistorical way. It's worth remembering that people in the past couldn't see into the future, and they generally didn't have all the information we now have about their situations; things that look obvious now didn't necessarily look that way at the time.
If you end up not getting a response after a day or two, consider asking a new question focusing instead on why what happened did happen (rather than why what didn't happen didn't happen) - this kind of question is more likely to get a response in our experience. Hope this helps!
Edit: Yes I know it was Anjou that made the Angevin Empire, I meant that England then went on to form the Angevin Empire. I screwed up at the moment of typing the question.