Event Ostrogothic cession of Provence to the Franks

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

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  • January 538: 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 Kings shared between them, along with the northern Alps with sovereignty over the Alemanni, by grabbing the upper Rhine valley, Main, and high Danube. When the Ostrogoths ceded Provence to the Franks, he (Chlothar) received the cities of Orange, Carpentras, and Gap.
  • January 538: In 537, a conflict broke out between the Eastern Roman Empire and the Ostrogothic kingdom. To ensure Frankish neutrality in the conflict, King Vitiges ceded Provence to them.