Frankish civil wars

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The Frankish civil wars were a series of internal power struggles in the Frankish kingdom during the early 8th century that ultimately enabled Charles Martel to consolidate authority and lay the foundations for Carolingian rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
series of civil wars ⓘ
describedBySource Frankish annals ⓘ
Liber Historiae Francorum ⓘ
follows Merovingian succession crises ⓘ
hasBroaderContext early medieval European power politics ⓘ
transition from Merovingian to Carolingian rule ⓘ
hasCause contested office of mayor of the palace ⓘ
power struggle among Frankish nobility ⓘ
weakening of Merovingian royal authority ⓘ
hasEffect centralization of Frankish authority ⓘ
consolidation of power by Charles Martel ⓘ
foundation for Carolingian rule ⓘ
marginalization of Merovingian kings ⓘ
reorganization of Frankish military power ⓘ
rise of the Carolingian dynasty ⓘ
hasEndTime mid 8th century ⓘ
hasKeyEvent Battle of Amblève ⓘ
Battle of Soissons (718) ⓘ
Battle of Vincy ⓘ
capture of key Frankish cities ⓘ
defeat of Neustrian forces ⓘ
hasLocation Aquitaine ⓘ
Austrasia ⓘ
Burgundy ⓘ
Frankish Kingdom ⓘ
Neustria ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Neustria

Western Europe ⓘ
hasMainParticipant Aquitanian dukes ⓘ
Austrasian nobility ⓘ
Charles Martel ⓘ
Chilperic II ⓘ
Neustrian nobility ⓘ
Plectrude ⓘ
Ragenfrid ⓘ
Theudoald ⓘ
hasOutcome Charles Martel recognized as de facto ruler of the Franks ⓘ
preparation for Pepin the Short’s royal coup ⓘ
strengthening of the mayor of the palace over the king ⓘ
hasPart campaigns against Aquitaine ⓘ
campaigns against Burgundy ⓘ
conflict between Austrasia and Neustria ⓘ
struggle for control of the mayoralty of the palace ⓘ
suppression of internal revolts ⓘ
hasStartTime early 8th century ⓘ
hasSuccessor Carolingian consolidation of power ⓘ
hasTemporalContext Merovingian period ⓘ
partOf history of the Frankish Kingdom ⓘ

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Charles Martel → conflict → Frankish civil wars ⓘ
Battle of Vincy → partOf → Frankish civil wars of the early 8th century ⓘ
linked to: Frankish civil wars
Battle of Amblève → partOf → Frankish civil wars ⓘ