# Treaty of Andelot (587)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/587-treaty-of-andelot
Location: Andelot

Merovingian rulers formalized succession and alliance arrangements between Austrasia and Burgundy. Within the broader Frankish Kingdoms period, Merovingian and Carolingian rulers built large Frankish realms over former Roman Gaul. Conversion, aristocratic power, church institutions and imperial expansion laid foundations for medieval France. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Merovingian kingdoms (Merovingian co-kings). Treaty of Andelot mattered because it reshaped France’s external relationships, territory or place in wider international systems. 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
Treaty of Andelot mattered because it reshaped France’s external relationships, territory or place in wider international systems.

Ruler at the time: [Merovingian kingdoms](https://history-france.com/rulers/merovingian-kingdoms)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Treaty of Andelot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Treaty+of+Andelot&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Treaty of Andelot](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Treaty+of+Andelot)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of French history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_French_history)