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Battle of Autun (532): ClotaireIer Jean de Tillet-Recueil des rois de France
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Year532Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraMedieval (500–1499)derived from year
LocationFranceNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
ParticipantsBurgundians, Merovingian dynastyWikidata P710
Coordinates46.9517, 4.2994Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battle of Autun is said to have been fought in AD 532, when the Merovingian Kings Childebert I and Clothar I decisively defeated the Burgundians, led by King Godomar.

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Location

46.9517, 4.2994 · France

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