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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Frankish–Visigothic conflict ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
associatedWithRuler Clovis I, King of the Franks ⓘ
linked to: Clovis I
belligerent Franks ⓘ
Kingdom of the Franks ⓘ
changedPoliticalStatusFrom Visigothic-controlled region ⓘ
changedPoliticalStatusOf Aquitaine ⓘ
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 ⓘ
hasCommander Clovis I ⓘ
hasKeyEvent Battle of Vouillé ⓘ
hasMainBelligerent Frankish Kingdom ⓘ
Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ
hasOpponentCommander Alaric II ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: Visigothic Kingdom

Visigoths ⓘ
linked to: Visigothic army
partOf Frankish–Visigothic wars ⓘ
preceded Merovingian consolidation of power in Gaul ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Vouillé (507) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Vouillé

Frankish–Visigothic War of 507–511 ⓘ
religiousContext Arian Visigoths ⓘ
linked to: Goths

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 ⓘ
early 6th century ⓘ
southwestern Gaul ⓘ
linked to: Gallia Aquitania
tookPlaceInPresentDay France ⓘ

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Battle of Vouillé → partOf → Frankish expansion into Aquitaine ⓘ
Franco–Visigothic conflicts → hasPart → Frankish conquest of Aquitaine ⓘ
linked to: Frankish expansion into Aquitaine
Battle of Vouglé → followedBy → Frankish conquest of Aquitaine ⓘ
linked to: Frankish expansion into Aquitaine