Frankish campaigns in Septimania
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Frankish campaigns in Septimania were a series of early medieval military expeditions by the Franks to seize control of the former Visigothic province of Septimania in what is now southern France.
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Target entity: Frankish campaigns in Septimania Context triple: [Franco–Visigothic conflicts, hasPart, Frankish campaigns in Septimania]
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Franco–Visigothic conflicts
The Franco–Visigothic conflicts were a series of early medieval wars in the 5th–6th centuries between the expanding Frankish kingdoms and the Visigothic realm in Gaul and Hispania, culminating in major shifts of power in Western Europe.
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Frankish expansion into Aquitaine
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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Frankish–Burgundian wars
The Frankish–Burgundian wars were a series of early medieval military campaigns in which the expanding Frankish realms fought to dominate and eventually absorb the Kingdom of Burgundy in Western Europe.
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Frankish–Umayyad conflicts in the Iberian Peninsula
The Frankish–Umayyad conflicts in the Iberian Peninsula were a series of military and political struggles between the expanding Carolingian Frankish realm and the Muslim-ruled al-Andalus over control and influence in regions such as the Spanish March during the early Middle Ages.
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Saxon Wars
The Saxon Wars were a series of late 8th- and early 9th-century campaigns in which Charlemagne and the Frankish Empire fought to conquer and Christianize the pagan Saxon tribes in northern Germany.
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Target entity: Frankish campaigns in Septimania Target entity description: Frankish campaigns in Septimania were a series of early medieval military expeditions by the Franks to seize control of the former Visigothic province of Septimania in what is now southern France.
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A.
Franco–Visigothic conflicts
The Franco–Visigothic conflicts were a series of early medieval wars in the 5th–6th centuries between the expanding Frankish kingdoms and the Visigothic realm in Gaul and Hispania, culminating in major shifts of power in Western Europe.
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B.
Frankish expansion into Aquitaine
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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C.
Frankish–Burgundian wars
The Frankish–Burgundian wars were a series of early medieval military campaigns in which the expanding Frankish realms fought to dominate and eventually absorb the Kingdom of Burgundy in Western Europe.
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D.
Frankish–Umayyad conflicts in the Iberian Peninsula
The Frankish–Umayyad conflicts in the Iberian Peninsula were a series of military and political struggles between the expanding Carolingian Frankish realm and the Muslim-ruled al-Andalus over control and influence in regions such as the Spanish March during the early Middle Ages.
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E.
Saxon Wars
The Saxon Wars were a series of late 8th- and early 9th-century campaigns in which Charlemagne and the Frankish Empire fought to conquer and Christianize the pagan Saxon tribes in northern Germany.
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Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early medieval conflict
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| conflictSide |
Frankish Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of the Franks
Umayyad-controlled Septimania ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Andalus
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| conflictType | conquest ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Frankish consolidation of southern Gaul
ⓘ
linked to:
Consolidation of Frankish territories
|
| geopoliticalContext |
competition between Christian and Muslim powers in western Europe
ⓘ
transition from Visigothic to Frankish control in southern Gaul ⓘ |
| goal |
control of former Visigothic territories in Gaul
ⓘ
seizure of Septimania from non-Frankish rulers ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Christian–Muslim frontier in western Europe
ⓘ
Frankish–Visigothic frontier ⓘ
linked to:
Franco–Visigothic conflicts
|
| hasEffect |
decline of remaining Visigothic political authority in Gaul
ⓘ
extension of Frankish rule to the Mediterranean coast of Gaul ⓘ weakening of Muslim power north of the Pyrenees ⓘ |
| hasMainParticipants |
Franks
ⓘ
Umayyad forces ⓘ
linked to:
Umayyad army
Visigoths ⓘ
linked to:
Visigothic army
|
| historicalRegion | Gallia Narbonensis ⓘ |
| historicalSubject |
history of Septimania
ⓘ
history of the Franks ⓘ medieval military history of France ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Septimania
ⓘ
linked to:
Septimania in southern Gaul
former Visigothic province of Septimania ⓘ southern France ⓘ
linked to:
Southern France
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| natureOfActivity | series of military expeditions ⓘ |
| opponent |
Muslim governors of Septimania
ⓘ
Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ local Gothic elites ⓘ |
| opposedBy | local Septimanian nobility loyal to non-Frankish rulers ⓘ |
| partOf |
Frankish expansion
ⓘ
Frankish–Umayyad conflicts ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Muslim conquest of Septimania
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linked to:
Umayyad conquest of Hispania
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| relatedTo |
Battle of Tours
ⓘ
Carolingian expansion ⓘ |
| result |
Frankish control over most of Septimania
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integration of Septimania into the Frankish realm ⓘ |
| startTime | 8th century ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Mediterranean coastal corridor in southern Gaul
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control of routes between Gaul and the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Early Middle Ages ⓘ |
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Subject: Frankish campaigns in Septimania Description of subject: Frankish campaigns in Septimania were a series of early medieval military expeditions by the Franks to seize control of the former Visigothic province of Septimania in what is now southern France.
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