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Era of Diocletian: 227/228 ( year November )

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In 511 the Frankish Empire experienced after the death of the Merovingian ruler Clovis I 's first division. The kingdom is divided among his four sons Theuderic, Chlodomer, Childebert and Clotaire. In the same year, however, the kingdom of the Ostrogoths and Visigoths are united under the rule of the Ostrogoth Theodoric the Great, again, assumes the regency in the Visigothic kingdom for his grandson Amalaric after he deposed the previous ruler Gesalech.

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Germanic kingdoms

• Clovis I, King of the Franks, shall convene a council of bishops to Orléans, the questions of faith and the church organization regulates the Franks. The king has a significant influence in the establishment of the bishops is conceded for the purposes of Germanic proprietary church system.

• November 27: After the death of Clovis his kingdom is divided among his four sons Theuderic, Chlodomer, Childebert and Clotaire, found the new kingdoms of Rheims, Orléans, Paris and Soissons.
• The Ostrogothic king Theodoric the Great intervenes in the Visigothic kingdom and distributes its ruler Gesalech. As a new king Theodoric is a Amalaric his grandson, for which he takes over the guardianship. Gesalech flees the time being to the Vandals in North Africa. Their rulers Thrasamund which is in contrast to Theodoric, granted asylum Gesalech and provides him with funds. This is an attempt to recover by Gaul from the rule over his kingdom, but is defeated with his followers at Barcino. When trying to escape into the realm of the Burgundians, he is killed.

Eastern Roman Empire

The Eastern Roman Emperor Anastasius I set in August Makedonios II, the Patriarch of Constantinople in the year 496 Opel used by him and replaces him by Thimonville Theos I., the Monophysite Patriarch of Antioch. Then it comes in the realm riots that last part over the next few years.

Died

• NOVEMBER 27: Clovis, King of the Franks (* 466 )

• Gesalech, King of the Visigoths

• To 511: Romulus Augustulus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire to 476 (* 460 )