Frankish expansion into Aquitaine

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Frankish expansion into Aquitaine was the early 6th-century campaign by the Frankish kingdom, under Clovis I, to conquer and absorb the Visigothic-controlled region of Aquitaine into its growing realm.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Frankish–Visigothic conflict ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty Merovingian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithRuler Clovis I, King of the Franks NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent Franks NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kingdom of the Franks NERFINISHED ⓘ
changedPoliticalStatusFrom Visigothic-controlled region ⓘ
changedPoliticalStatusOf Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ
changedPoliticalStatusTo Frankish-controlled region ⓘ
contributedTo expansion of Catholic influence in southwestern Gaul ⓘ
endTime early 6th century ⓘ
followed Frankish victory at the Battle of Vouillé ⓘ
geographicallyOverlaps Roman province of Aquitania NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCommander Clovis I NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasKeyEvent Battle of Vouillé NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMainBelligerent Frankish Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
Visigothic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasOpponentCommander Alaric II NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPrimaryTheater region around Toulouse ⓘ
south of the Loire River ⓘ
historicalPeriod Late Antiquity ⓘ
early Middle Ages ⓘ
historicalRegionInvolved Aquitaine under Visigothic control ⓘ
languageContext Latin-speaking administration ⓘ
ledBy Clovis I NERFINISHED ⓘ
longTermConsequence integration of Aquitaine into the Frankish and later French kingdoms ⓘ
shift of Visigothic power to Hispania ⓘ
motivatedBy desire to expand Frankish control over Gaul ⓘ
opportunity created by Visigothic weakness ⓘ
opponent Visigothic Kingdom of Toulouse NERFINISHED ⓘ
Visigoths NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Frankish–Visigothic wars NERFINISHED ⓘ
preceded Merovingian consolidation of power in Gaul ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Vouillé (507) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Frankish–Visigothic War of 507–511 NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousContext Arian Visigoths NERFINISHED ⓘ
Catholic Franks ⓘ
result Frankish conquest of most of Aquitaine ⓘ
Frankish territorial expansion south of the Loire ⓘ
collapse of Visigothic power in most of Gaul ⓘ
integration of Aquitaine into the Frankish realm ⓘ
startTime c. 507 ⓘ
tookPlaceIn Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ
early 6th century ⓘ
southwestern Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ
tookPlaceInPresentDay France NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Battle of Vouillé → partOf → Frankish expansion into Aquitaine ⓘ
Franco–Visigothic conflicts → hasPart → Frankish expansion into Aquitaine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Frankish conquest of Aquitaine