Provence (Frankish Vassal)

This article is about the specific polity Provence (Frankish Vassal) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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In 537, a conflict broke out between the Eastern Roman Empire and the Ostrogothic kingdom. To ensure Frankish neutrality in the conflict, King Vitiges offered Provence, which the Frankish sub-kings shared between them.

Establishment

Chronology

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1. Ostrogothic cession of Provence to the Franks

During the Gothic War against the Byzantine Empire, the Ostrogoths ceded Provence to the Frankish Kingdom.

2. Gothic Wars

Were a series of conflicts between the Roman Empire and the Goths.

2.1.Gothic War (535-554)

Was a war between the Eastern Roman Empire and the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy. The war had its roots in the ambition of the Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I to recover the provinces of the former Western Roman Empire, which the Romans had lost to invading barbarian tribes.

2.1.1.First Intervention (Gothic War)

Was the first Eastern Roman campaign in Italy under General Belisarius during the Gothic War (535-554).

3. Frankish Partitions

The Frankish Kingdom was partitioned and reuinited several times as the Frankish rulers used to divide their territories equally among their heirs. This lead also to a number of wars and revolts.

3.1.Partition of the Frankish Kingdom (561)

The Frankish King Chlothar I died at the end of 561, leaving his kingdom to his four sons.

Disestablishment

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