Battle of Campus Vogladensis

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The Battle of Campus Vogladensis, better known as the Battle of Vouillé (507 AD), was a decisive clash in which the Frankish king Clovis I defeated the Visigothic king Alaric II, leading to Frankish dominance over much of Gaul.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Vouille ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Vouillé

Battle of Vouillé ⓘ
approximateYear AD 507 ⓘ
associatedWith Clovis I’s consolidation of power in Gaul ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of the Franks ⓘ
Kingdom of the Visigoths ⓘ
linked to: Visigothic Kingdom
combatant Frankish forces ⓘ
Visigothic forces ⓘ
combatantLeader Alaric II ⓘ
Clovis I ⓘ
commandedBy Clovis I ⓘ
conflictBetween Franks ⓘ
Visigoths ⓘ
linked to: Goths
consequence expansion of the Frankish kingdom into Aquitaine ⓘ
restriction of Visigothic rule largely to Hispania ⓘ
date 507 ⓘ
507-03 ⓘ
era Merovingian period ⓘ
followedBy Frankish annexation of Aquitaine ⓘ
historicalRegion Aquitaine ⓘ
Visigothic Gaul ⓘ
linked to: Visigothic Kingdom
ledTo shift of power in Gaul from Visigoths to Franks ⓘ
location Gaul ⓘ
near Poitiers ⓘ
near Vouillé ⓘ
locationNowIn France ⓘ
mentionedIn Gregory of Tours’ Historia Francorum ⓘ
opposedBy Alaric II ⓘ
outcome Frankish dominance over much of Gaul ⓘ
Visigothic loss of most Gallic territories ⓘ
death of Alaric II ⓘ
partOf Clovis I’s wars of expansion ⓘ
Frankish–Visigothic conflicts ⓘ
politicalImpact strengthening of Merovingian rule in Gaul ⓘ
weakening of Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ
predecessorEvent Frankish–Visigothic tensions in Aquitaine ⓘ
religiousContext Catholic Franks versus Arian Visigoths ⓘ
result Frankish victory ⓘ
significance decisive Frankish victory over the Visigoths in Gaul ⓘ
key step in the rise of the Merovingian Franks ⓘ
timePeriod Early Middle Ages ⓘ
Late Antiquity ⓘ
tookPlaceNear Vienne River region ⓘ
linked to: Vienne River valley

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Battle of Vouillé → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Campus Vogladensis ⓘ