Battle of Vincy

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The Battle of Vincy was an 8th-century Frankish victory led by Charles Martel that helped solidify his power and pave the way for the Carolingian dynasty’s rise in Western Europe.

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Battle of Vincy canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
associatedWith Carolingian rise to power ⓘ
Merovingian decline ⓘ
belligerent Charles Martel's forces ⓘ
linked to: Charles Martel

Neustrian Franks ⓘ
linked to: Franks

allies of the Neustrian Franks ⓘ
category 8th-century battles ⓘ
Battles in France ⓘ
Battles involving the Franks ⓘ
combatantVictory Charles Martel's faction ⓘ
commander Charles Martel ⓘ
commandersSide Charles Martel as de facto leader of Austrasia ⓘ
linked to: Charles Martel
conflictType Frankish civil war engagement ⓘ
date 717 ⓘ
era Early Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy further campaigns by Charles Martel to secure control over the Frankish kingdoms ⓘ
geographicalContext near Cambrai in northern Gaul ⓘ
historicalContext power struggle after the death of Pepin of Herstal ⓘ
legacy contributed to Charles Martel's reputation as a skilled military leader ⓘ
important step in the transition from Merovingian to Carolingian rule ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay France ⓘ
losingSide Neustrian royal faction ⓘ
militaryLeaderRole Charles Martel as commander of Austrasian forces ⓘ
notableFigure Charles Martel ⓘ
Chilperic II ⓘ
Ragenfrid ⓘ
opposingCommander King Chilperic II of Neustria ⓘ
linked to: Chilperic II

Mayor of the Palace Ragenfrid ⓘ
outcome decisive victory for Charles Martel ⓘ
partOf Frankish civil wars of the early 8th century ⓘ
linked to: Frankish civil wars
place Vincy, near Cambrai ⓘ
politicalEffect enhanced the authority of the mayor of the palace in Austrasia ⓘ
weakened the authority of the Merovingian king in Neustria ⓘ
predecessorEvent Battle of Amblève ⓘ
region Frankish Kingdom ⓘ
relatedDynasty Carolingian dynasty ⓘ
Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
result Frankish victory ⓘ
significance consolidation of Charles Martel's power in the Frankish realms ⓘ
paved the way for the rise of the Carolingian dynasty ⓘ
strengthened the position of the Austrasian nobility ⓘ
timePeriod 8th century ⓘ
year 717 ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charles Martel → notableEvent → Battle of Vincy ⓘ
Karl Martell → notableEvent → Battle of Vincy ⓘ
Frankish civil wars → hasKeyEvent → Battle of Vincy ⓘ
Battle of Amblève → followedBy → Battle of Vincy ⓘ