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Kingdom of Soissons

457 CE – 486 CE

Quick Facts

Type
Sovereign · kingdom
Period
457 CE – 486 CE
Duration
29 years
Known Periods
2
Capital
Soissons
Data Confidence
ai_generated

Overview

The Kingdom or Domain of Soissons is the historiographical name for the de facto independent Roman remnant of the Diocese of Gaul, which existed during late antiquity as a rump state of the Western Roman Empire until its conquest by the Franks in AD 486. Its capital was at Noviodunum, today the town of Soissons in France. The rulers of the rump state, notably its final ruler Syagrius, were referred to as "kings of the Romans" (Latin: rex Romanorum) by the Germanic peoples surrounding Soissons, with the polity itself being identified as the Regnum Romanorum, "Kingdom of the Romans", by the Gallo-Roman historian Gregory of Tours. Whether the title of king was used by Syagrius himself or was applied to.

Historical Periods

Kingdom of Soissons (476–479)

476 CE – 479 CE

Capital: SoissonsArea: 158,512 km²

Kingdom of Soissons (480–489)

480 CE – 489 CE

Capital: SoissonsArea: 125,215 km²

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