Visigothic Kingdom of Toulouse

Visigothic Kingdom of Toulouse was a state in France and the Low Countries (Europe) that lasted from 418 to 507 CE, about 89 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

Rome settled the Visigoths in Aquitaine as federates in 418. They spread over southern Gaul and Spain until Clovis killed Alaric II at Vouille in 507.

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Facts

Dates

418 to 507 CE

Duration

89 years

Type

State

Region

France and the Low Countries, Europe

Language family

Germanic

Capital

Toulouse

Came from

• Visigoths in the Balkans 376 to 418 CE

Became

• Visigothic Kingdom of Toledo 507 to 711 CE

Events in Europe during its time

• 476 End of the Western Roman Empire

Neighbours in Europe

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Hunnic Empire c. 370 to 469 CE
• Roman Hispania 218 BCE to 472 CE
• Roman Gaul 50 BCE to 486 CE
• Merovingian Kingdom 481 to 751 CE
• Visigothic Kingdom of Toledo 507 to 711 CE
• Western Roman Empire 395 to 476 CE
• Ostrogothic Kingdom 493 to 553 CE
• San Marino c. 301 CE to the present
• Kingdom of Gwynedd c. 450 to 1216 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
• Sasanian Empire 224 to 651 CE, Middle East
• Gupta Empire c. 320 to 550 CE, South Asia

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