Battle of Vouillé

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The Battle of Vouillé was a pivotal 507 AD clash in which the Frankish king Clovis I defeated the Visigoths, leading to Frankish dominance over much of Gaul.

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Battle of Vouillé canonical 5
Battle against the Franks 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
historical event
alsoKnownAs Battle of Campus Vogladensis
Battle of Vouglé
associatedWithRuler Alaric II
Clovis I
linked to: Clovis
belligerent Franks
Visigothic Kingdom
combatant Franks
Visigoths
linked to: Goths
commander Alaric II
Clovis I
linked to: Clovis
conflict Frankish–Visigothic conflict
consequence Frankish dominance over much of Gaul
end of Visigothic rule in most of Gaul
expansion of the Frankish Kingdom
date 507
era Early Middle Ages
Late Antiquity
followedBy Frankish occupation of Aquitaine
hasParticipant Alaric II
Clovis I
linked to: Clovis

Frankish army
Visigothic army
historicalPeriod Merovingian period
killedInAction Alaric II
languageContext Latin-speaking Gaul
locatedIn Gaul
locatedInPresentDay France
outcome defeat of the Visigoths in Gaul
partOf Franco-Visigothic Wars
Frankish expansion into Aquitaine
place near Vouillé
precededBy Frankish–Visigothic tensions in Gaul
region Aquitaine
relatedTo Clovis I
linked to: Clovis

Visigothic Kingdom of Toulouse
linked to: Visigothic Kingdom
result Frankish victory
significance pivotal battle in the formation of the Frankish realm in Gaul
weakened Arian Visigothic power north of the Pyrenees
territorialChange Franks annex most of Visigothic Gaul
Visigoths retain Septimania
year 507

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Visigothic Kingdom event Battle of Vouillé
Alaric II conflict Battle of Vouillé
Alaric II diedIn Battle of Vouillé
Godigisel diedIn Battle against the Franks
linked to: Battle of Vouillé
Franco–Visigothic conflicts hasPart Battle of Vouillé