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The Treaty of Andelot (or the Pact of Andelot), was signed at Andelot-Blancheville
Andelot-Blancheville

Andelot-Blancheville is a commune in France in the Haute-Marne Departments of France in Champagne-Ardenne Regions of France in northeastern France....
 in 587
587

For the processor, see NexGen Nx587....
 between King Guntram of Burgundy and Queen Brunhilda of Austrasia
Brunhilda of Austrasia

Brunhilda was a Frankish queen who ruled the eastern kingdoms of Austrasia and Kingdom of Burgundy in the names of her sons and grandsons. Initially known as a liberal ruler of great political acumen, she became notorious for her cruelty and avarice....
. Based on the terms of the accord, Brunhilda agreed that Guntram adopt her son Childebert II
Childebert II

Childebert II was the Merovingian king of Austrasia, which included Provence at the time, from 575 until his death in 595, the eldest and succeeding son of Sigebert I, and the king of Burgundy from 592 to his death, as the adopted and succeeding son of his uncle Guntram....
 as his successor and ally himself with Childebert against the revolted leudes.






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Gunram and Childebert Ii
The Treaty of Andelot (or the Pact of Andelot), was signed at Andelot-Blancheville
Andelot-Blancheville

Andelot-Blancheville is a commune in France in the Haute-Marne Departments of France in Champagne-Ardenne Regions of France in northeastern France....
 in 587
587

For the processor, see NexGen Nx587....
 between King Guntram of Burgundy and Queen Brunhilda of Austrasia
Brunhilda of Austrasia

Brunhilda was a Frankish queen who ruled the eastern kingdoms of Austrasia and Kingdom of Burgundy in the names of her sons and grandsons. Initially known as a liberal ruler of great political acumen, she became notorious for her cruelty and avarice....
. Based on the terms of the accord, Brunhilda agreed that Guntram adopt her son Childebert II
Childebert II

Childebert II was the Merovingian king of Austrasia, which included Provence at the time, from 575 until his death in 595, the eldest and succeeding son of Sigebert I, and the king of Burgundy from 592 to his death, as the adopted and succeeding son of his uncle Guntram....
 as his successor and ally himself with Childebert against the revolted leudes. Gregory of Tours
Gregory of Tours

Saint Gregory of Tours was a Gallo-Roman History and Bishops of Tours, which made him a leading prelate of Gaul. He was born Georgius Florentius, later adding the name Gregorius in honour of his maternal great-grandfather....
 wrote in his Historia Francorum that in the thirteenth year of Childebert, he went on an embassy for the king from Metz
Metz

Metz is a city in the northeast of France, capital of the Lorraine R?gion in France and prefecture of the Moselle Departments of France.It is located at the confluence of the Moselle River and the Seille rivers....
 to Chalon
Chalon

The Chalon are one of eight divisions of the Ohlone people groups of Native American in the United Statess who lived in Northern California. The Chalon lived in the Salinas Valley and on the Salinas River....
 to meet Guntram, who alleged that prior promises were being broken, especially concerning the division of Senlis
Senlis

Senlis is the name or part of the name of several commune in France in France:* Senlis, Oise, in the Oise d?partement* Senlis, Pas-de-Calais, in the Pas-de-Calais d?partement...
. Significantly to Gregory, the treaty brought about the cession of Tours
Tours

Tours is a city in central France, the capital of the Indre-et-Loire Departments of France.It is located on the lower reaches of the river River Loire, between Orl?ans and the Atlantic Ocean coast....
 by Guntram to Childebert. An agreement was provided in writing and Gregory preserves the text of the treaty in his history.

See also

  • List of treaties
    List of treaties

    This list of treaties contains historic agreements, pacts, peaces, and major contracts between states, armies, governments, and tribal groups....


Sources

  • Gregory of Tours, trans. Ernest Brehaut (1916).