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Division of the Frankish Kingdom after Clovis

Type Event Region Europe Time 511

In 511 CE, after the death of Frankish king Clovis I, his kingdom was divided among his sons according to Merovingian tradition, forming several roya…

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  1. 511Paris · Île-de-FranceClovis I died after uniting the Frankish tribes in Gaul, leaving four adult sons and a vast realm; the kingdom faced problems of succession and redistribution of power.
  2. 511Frankish kingdoms · Western EuropeThe kingdom was divided among Theuderic I (Reims/Metz), Chlodomer (Orléans), Childebert I (Paris), and Chlothar I (Soissons), establishing the long-standing pattern of Merovingian partition.

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