Editing Chlothar I (section)

===Ceding of Provence===
In 537, a conflict broke out between the [[Eastern Roman Empire]] and the Ostrogothic kingdom. To ensure Frankish neutrality in the conflict, King [[Vitiges]] offered Provence, which the Frankish Kings shared between them, along with the northern Alps with sovereignty over the [[Alemanni]], by grabbing the upper [[Rhine]] valley, [[Main (river)|Main]], and high [[Danube]].<ref name="ReferenceB">Grégoire de Tours, ''Histoire'', livre III, 31.</ref> When the [[Ostrogoths]] ceded [[Provence]] to the Franks, he received the cities of [[Orange, France|Orange]], [[Carpentras]], and [[Gap, Hautes-Alpes|Gap]].<ref name="EB1911"/>