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their families), who lived in the area between the Seine and the Loire. To the north, between the Seine and the Somme, was
Syagrius's Roman kingdom of Soissons and to the east along the upper Rhine were settlements of Alamans. North of these was a small band of Thuringians. The remainder of the Rhineland and the area to the west were ruled by Frankish reguli or chieftains, who, with their warbands, were settled around Tournai, Cambrai, Cologne, and the other cities of the region.
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510:. During Majorian's reign, that corridor was annexed by the Germanic tribes now occupying Gaul, thus effectively cutting off Aegidius and his citizens from the Empire. Majorian and Aegidius had recovered the Roman position in most of Gaul, but with the death of Majorian in 461 the Roman position in the center and south deteriorated. These provinces were annexed by the Visigoths and
787:
By 481 the two peoples competing for predominance in this territory were the
Visigoths in southwestern Gaul and the Burgundians in the southeast. Among the lesser groups contending for power were the Armorici (a loose confederation of Gallo-Romans, Britons, Alans, and erstwhile imperial soldiers with
737:, Aegidius and Syagrius both commanded "large forces". At one point, Aegidius and/or Syagrius even threatened the Western Roman Empire with an invasion of Italy if the empire did not grant their requests. Their forces also offered effective resistance to the power of the
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received a portion centred in
Soissons, where he had been born a decade after Syagrius' death. Clothar survived all his brothers and their families – in one case by murdering the sons of a deceased brother – and eventually reunited the realm in 555.
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chose to offer legitimacy to
Odoacer instead of Syagrius. 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
576:(a provincial military commander), but the neighboring Germanic tribes referred to him as "King of the Romans"; hence one of the nicknames of his enclave. In 476, under the rule of Syagrius, the Kingdom of Soissons failed to accept the new rule of
414:. Whether the title of king was used by Syagrius himself or was applied to him by the barbarians surrounding his realm (in a similar way to how they referred to their own leaders as kings) is unknown.
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When
Clothar died in 561, the Frankish realm was divided into three kingdoms, one for each son. The portions centred around Soissons and Paris eventually developed into the kingdom of
816:
It should also be noted that the label of 'Kingdom' was a later historical invention meant to differentiate
Aegidius' rump state from the remainder of the Western Roman Empire.
307:
506:. The remaining Roman territory in Gaul in the northwest was connected with the Roman possessions in the Auvergne, Provence and Languedoc which connected these to
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1101:
612:, but the Franks threatened war if Syagrius were not surrendered to them. Syagrius was sent back to Clovis, who had him executed in 486 or 487.
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became the
Frankish king. Clovis made continual war against Syagrius, and in the end took over all his territory. Syagrius lost the final
741:
Kingdom, to the south and west of
Soissons. MacGeorge (2002) estimates that Syagrius had around 6,000 troops at his disposal as of 486.
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982:
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541:, Aegidius even ruled the Franks during Childeric's banishment, but Childeric later returned from exile. It is possible that the
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Kingdom of Soissons was a remnant of the Roman Empire within Gaul surrounded by newly established Germanic kingdoms.
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The emergence of a visibly autonomous Roman polity based around
Noviodunum can be traced back to the appointment of
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in 461, Aegidius maintained his own power in the remnants of Roman Gaul against Franks to his east and
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in 486; many historians consider this Clovis' greatest victory. Syagrius fled to the Visigothic king
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566:, was killed shortly afterwards, possibly on the same campaign. At that point Aegidius's son,
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by Emperor Majorian, he took control of the remaining Roman troops in Gaul. According to
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in the years 462–477, which left the remaining Roman territories in Gaul isolated.
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Rump state of the Western Roman Empire in present-day northern France (457-486)
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earlier that year. While both Syagrius and Odoacer sent messengers to the
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The Kingdom of Soissons originated in the reign of the Western Emperor
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Clovis I ruled the Franks until his death in 511. When he died, the
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570:, took his place as ruler. Syagrius governed using the title of
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Bussey, George Muir; Gaspey, Thomas; Burette, Théodose (1850).
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597:. The Domain of Soissons was in fact an independent region.
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503:
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was divided into four kingdoms, one for each of his sons.
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Aegidius continued to govern until his death in 464. His
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The rulers of the rump state, notably its final ruler
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452:succeeded to the rule. In 486, Syagrius lost the
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468:was thereafter under the control of the Franks.
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869:. Cambridge University Press. pp. 288–297.
1097:5th-century establishments in the Roman Empire
834:. Oxford University Press. pp. 111–113.
390:, were referred to as "kings of the Romans" (
928:A History of France and of the French People
775:. University of Minnesota Press. p. 3.
437:. When Majorian was killed on the orders of
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480:Domain of Syagrius (North-West) within the
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401:
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56:
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772:Merovingian Military Organization, 481–751
551:request for military assistance after the
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980:
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867:Fifth-Century Gaul: A Crisis of Identity?
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802:"The Romans Who Outlasted Their Empire"
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19:For the later Merovingian kingdom, see
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448:Aegidius died in 464 or 465. His son
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492:(457–461). Majorian appointed
887:Penny MacGeorge (5 December 2002).
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375:in AD 486. Its capital was at
80:The Kingdom of Soissons in 476
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1072:5th century in sub-Roman Gaul
769:Bachrach, Bernard S. (1972).
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517:Aegidius was allied with the
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553:Roman departure from Britain
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948:Frassetto, Michael (2003).
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