Merovingian expansion

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Frankish history topic early medieval phenomenon historical process political expansion territorial expansion

Merovingian expansion refers to the territorial and political growth of the early Frankish Merovingian dynasty across Western Europe during the early Middle Ages.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Frankish conquest of Gaul	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Frankish history topic ⓘ early medieval phenomenon ⓘ historical process ⓘ political expansion ⓘ territorial expansion ⓘ
appliesTo	Frankish kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime	8th century ⓘ
follows	collapse of Western Roman Empire ⓘ migration period ⓘ
hasKeyEvent	Battle of Soissons (486) NERFINISHED ⓘ Frankish conquest of the Alamanni NERFINISHED ⓘ Frankish conquest of the Burgundian kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Frankish intervention in Visigothic Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ annexation of Provence ⓘ conquest of the Kingdom of Syagrius ⓘ extension of Frankish influence into Bavaria ⓘ extension of Frankish influence into Frisia ⓘ extension of Frankish influence into Thuringia ⓘ integration of Aquitaine into Frankish rule ⓘ
hasKeyRuler	Chlothar I NERFINISHED ⓘ Clovis I NERFINISHED ⓘ Dagobert I NERFINISHED ⓘ Theudebert I NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMainAgent	Frankish kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Merovingian aristocracy ⓘ Merovingian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMethod	diplomatic alliances ⓘ integration of local elites ⓘ marriage alliances ⓘ military conquest ⓘ use of Roman administrative traditions ⓘ
hasPeakPeriod	6th century ⓘ early 7th century ⓘ
influences	formation of medieval France ⓘ formation of medieval Germany ⓘ
involvesRegion	Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ Austrasia NERFINISHED ⓘ Burgundy NERFINISHED ⓘ Neustria NERFINISHED ⓘ Provence NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhine frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	early Middle Ages in Western Europe ⓘ history of the Franks ⓘ history of the Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
precedes	Carolingian expansion ⓘ
resultsIn	formation of a large Frankish realm in Gaul ⓘ integration of Roman Gaul into Frankish kingdom ⓘ spread of Frankish political institutions ⓘ spread of Latin Christian culture under Frankish rule ⓘ
startTime	late 5th century ⓘ

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Franco–Visigothic conflicts → relatedTo → Merovingian expansion ⓘ

Battle of Soissons (486) → partOf → Merovingian expansion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Frankish conquest of Gaul