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Merovingian Francia

Type Object Region Western Europe Time c. 481–500

Merovingian Francia (c. 481–751, this entry focusing on Clovis's founding through the fifth century) was established after Clovis I united the Franki…

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  1. c. 481–490Soissons · SoissonsClovis I inherited the Kingdom of Soissons from his father Childeric I, then defeated the various small Frankish kingdoms and began unifying Frankish power from the Rhineland to the Loire basin.
  2. c. 486–496Soissons · GaulClovis defeated Syagrius, ruler of the remnant Western Roman authority, at Soissons, seizing northern Gaul and establishing Frankish hegemony over Gaul.
  3. c. 496–500Reims · ReimsClovis converted to orthodox Christianity and gained Church support, established Paris as his capital, integrated Roman municipal institutions with the Frankish warband system, and formed the early governing framework of the Merovingian kingdom.

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