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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Frankish conquest of Aquitaine 1

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