Early Merovingian ties to Provence

Saint Clodoald (522 – c. 560), better known as Cloud, was the son of King Chlodomer of Orleans.
Clodoald was raised in Paris by his grandmother, Saint Clotilde. One of three brothers, he was targeted for assassination by his uncle, Clotaire I. His two brothers, Theodoald and Gunther, were killed by Clotaire when they were ten and nine respectively—Clodoald survived by escaping to Provence. (According to Katherine Rabenstein, author of Saints O' the Day for September 7.

Next comes the Frankish/Merovingian invasion of western Provence (Septimania) in 534: Theudebert son of Theuderic I of Austrasia invaded Septimania allied with Prince Gunthar son of King Chlothar. Gunthar stopped at Rodez and did not invade Septimania. Theudebert conquered the country as far as Beziers and Carbiriers, where he met Deuteria, a Gallo-Roman, (pdf!) and they married. Theudebert and his half brother Childebert invaded Spain as far as Saragossa 534-538. Soon after the Visigoths regained the territory they had lost in Theudebert's invasion.