Neustria was one of the main regions of the Frankish kingdom in the Merovingian period, covering the western part of the realm, between the Loire, the English Channel and the Meuse, with centres such as Paris, Soissons and Rouen. It emerged when the sons of Clovis divided the kingdom, and it often competed with Austrasia in the east. The rivalry was personified by two queens, Fredegund of Neustria and Brunhilda of Austrasia, whose feud filled the sixth and early seventh centuries. In 687, at the Battle of Tertry, Pepin of Herstal, mayor of the palace of Austrasia, defeated the Neustrians, and from then on the Carolingians dominated the kingdom. Later the name remained in use for the western regions of the Frankish realms.
Before and after
- 5th centurySalic law
- c. 500sRise of medieval music
- from 5th century to 7th centuryJahiliyyah
- from 502 CE to 506 CEAnastasian War
- from 511 CE to 977 CENeustria
- from 27 November 511 CE to 1 November 751 CEAustrasia
- from 519 CE to 927 CEKingdom of Wessex
- from 526 CE to 532 CEIberian War
- from 527 CE to 918 CEKingdom of Mercia
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