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*Higounet, Charles. ''Bordeaux pendant le haut moyen age''. Bordeaux, 1963.
*Higounet, Charles. ''Bordeaux pendant le haut moyen age''. Bordeaux, 1963.
*[[Gregory of Tours]]. [http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/gregory-hist.html ''Historia Francorum''.] translated Earnest Brehaut, 1916.
*[[Gregory of Tours]]. [http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/gregory-hist.html ''Historia Francorum''.] translated Earnest Brehaut, 1916.
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Austrovald, Astrobald, and Austrevald[1] (died 607) was the Duke of Aquitaine from 587.

Austrovald was probably a count of Toulouse until that year, when he was appointed to succeeded the dux Desiderius in Aquitaine, by King Guntram.[2]

Under Chilperic I and then the usurper Gundoald, a dux named Bladast was acting as duke over the region of Aquitaine. The dux Austrovald was sent in 587 to pacify the Basques of Vasconia, a difficult enterprise in which he was none too successful, for he lost many men to captivity and the Basques are found as far as the Garonne by 602.[3] Bordeaux probably formed the chief fortified frontier city of Austrovald's watch.[4] It is probable that the Basques were forced to pay tribute, but left under their own laws.[5] It is out of this that a separate Gascon duchy was created in 602, probably within Aquitaine.[4]

In 589, Austrovald held command of the forces of Périgueux, Agen, Saintes, and Bordeaux, when he invaded Septimania.[6] Twice he marched on Visigothic Carcassonne but failed to take it.[7]

Austrovald was succeeded by Sereus after a short reign.[8]

Notes

  1. ^ Astrovaldo in Castilian and Austrowalde in French.
  2. ^ Collins, p 85. Gregory, IX.7.
  3. ^ Ibid, p 84. Higounet, p 18.
  4. ^ a b Ibid.
  5. ^ Sedycias.
  6. ^ Lewis, p 392n67. Gregory, IX.7.
  7. ^ Ibid, VIII.45 and IX.31. Collins, p 85.
  8. ^ Monlezun, p 221.

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