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Frankish Conquest of Gaul

486 CE – 507 CE · 21 years

Clovis I united the Frankish tribes and conquered Roman Gaul, defeating the last Roman governor Syagrius at Soissons, the Alamanni, and the Visigoths at Vouillé. His conversion to Christianity and the kingdom he built laid the foundations of medieval France.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Frankish Kingdom (Clovis I)
  • Syagrius, Alamanni & Visigoths

Key moments

Defining events in the Frankish Conquest of Gaul.

  1. 486 Battle of Soissons
  2. 496 Battle of Tolbiac
  3. 507 Battle of Vouillé

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 486 CE and 507 CE.

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