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The Kingdom of Soissons cut all ties with Italy and had no further recorded contact with the Eastern Roman Empire. Even after 476, Syagrius continued to maintain that he was merely governing a Roman province. The Domain of Soissons was in fact an independent region. [5] Childeric died about 481, and his son Clovis I became the Frankish king ...
The battle was a victory for the Franks, and led to the conquest of the Roman rump state of Soissons, a milestone for the Franks in their attempt to establish themselves as a major regional power. In the final collapse of the Western Roman Empire between 476 and 480, Syagrius was the only remaining representative of Roman rule in the area ...
Battle Part of conflict Location Allies Enemies Result 486 Battle of Soissons: Campaigns of Clovis I: Domain of Soissons: None: Domain of Soissons: Victory 491 491 Thuringian campaign: Campaigns of Clovis I Eastern Gaul: None: Thuringii: Victory 496 Battle of Tolbiac: Campaigns of Clovis I Frankish Kingdom: None Alamanni: Victory Spring 507 ...
Syagrius preserved his father's territory between the Somme and the Loire around Soissons after the collapse of central rule in the Western Empire, a domain Gregory of Tours called the "Kingdom" of Soissons. Syagrius governed this Gallo-Roman enclave from the death of his father in 464 until 486, when he was defeated in battle by Clovis I.
The Domain of Soissons, a rump state in Northern Gaul ruled by Syagrius, survived until 486 when it was conquered by the Franks under King Clovis I after the Battle of Soissons. Syagrius was known as the "King of the Romans" by the Germanic peoples of the region and repeatedly claimed that he was merely governing a Roman province, not an ...
Battle of Soissons can refer to several battles in the vicinity of the French town Soissons: Battle of Soissons (486), between the Franks and a Roman successor state under Syagrius; Battle of Soissons (718), between the Neustrians with the Aquitainians against the Austrasians; Battle of Soissons (923), between Carolingians and Robertians during ...
Battle of Soissons: Frankish forces under King Clovis I defeat the Gallo-Roman kingdom of Soissons . [13] Roman rule under Syagrius ends. The land between the Somme and the Loire becomes a part of the Frankish Empire. Syagrius flees to the Visigoths (under King Alaric II), but Clovis threatens war, and he is handed over for execution.
In 476, Orestes refused to honour his promises of land to his mercenaries, who revolted under the leadership of Odoacer. Orestes fled to the city of Pavia on August 23, 476, where the city's bishop gave him sanctuary. Orestes was soon forced to flee Pavia, when Odoacer's army broke through the city walls and ravaged the city.