Event Merge of the kingdoms of Metz and of Orleans

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After the death of Gontan of Orleans, the Frankish subking of Metz, Childebert II, merged the Kingdoms of Orleans and Metz.

Chronology

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  • January 593: On the death of Guntram, in 592, the kingdom of Burgundia and the region of Orléans passed to Childebert II, without meeting any opposition, and thus the kingdoms of Austrasia and Burgundy were unified under the crown of Childebert II.
  • January 593: On the death of Guntram, in 592, the vassal kingdoms of Brittany passed to Sigebert.
  • January 593: On the death of Guntram, in 592, the vassal kingdoms of Brittany passed to Sigebert.
  • January 593: On the death of Guntram, in 592, the vassal kingdoms of Brittany passed to Sigebert.