# Childeric I emerges among the Salian Franks (464)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/464-childeric-i-emerges-among-the-salian-franks
Location: Northern Gaul

The father of Clovis built Frankish power while cooperating and competing with Roman commanders. Within the broader Roman Gaul period, Roman conquest transformed Gaul through provincial government, roads, cities, citizenship and cultural exchange. The later empire brought Christianity, civil wars, frontier pressure and the rise of successor kingdoms. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Late Roman and post-Roman polities (Fragmented authority). Childeric I emerges among the Salian Franks is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Childeric I emerges among the Salian Franks is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France.

Ruler at the time: [Late Roman and post-Roman polities](https://history-france.com/rulers/late-roman-and-post-roman-polities)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Childeric I emerges among the Salian Franks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Childeric+I+emerges+among+the+Salian+Franks&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Childeric I emerges among the Salian Franks](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Childeric+I+emerges+among+the+Salian+Franks)
- [Wikipedia — History of France overview](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_France)