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Merovingian dynasty. The Merovingian dynasty (/ ˌmɛrəˈvɪndʒiən /) was the ruling family of the Franks from around the middle of the 5th century until 751. [1] They first appear as "Kings of the Franks" in the Roman army of northern Gaul. By 509 they had united all the Franks and northern Gallo-Romans under their rule.
Merovech. Merovech (French: Mérovée, Merowig; Latin: Meroveus; c. 411 – 458) [1] was the ancestor of the Merovingian dynasty. He was reportedly a king of the Salian Franks, but records of his existence are mixed with legend and myth. The most important written source, Gregory of Tours, recorded that Merovech was said to be descended from ...
Bonapartist claimants to the throne of France—descendants of Napoleon I and his brothers, rejecting all heads of state 1815–48, and since 1870. Jacobite claimants to the throne of France —descendants of King Edward III of England and thus his claim to the French throne (renounced by Hanoverian King George III upon union with Ireland ...
Robertians: Robert I 866–923 King of the Franks r. 922–923: Beatrice of Vermandois c. 880 – aft. 931 Henry the Fowler 876–936 King of the Germans: Matilda of Ringelheim c. 895 –968
The Carolingians were initially mayors of the palace under the Merovingian kings, first in Austrasia and later in Neustria and Burgundy. In 687 Pepin of Heristal took the title Duke and Prince of the Franks ( dux et princeps Francorum ) after his conquest of Neustria in at the Battle of Tertry , which was cited by contemporary chroniclers as ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 September 2024. King of the Franks, first Holy Roman Emperor For other uses, see Charlemagne (disambiguation). Charlemagne A denarius of Charlemagne dated c. 812–814 with the inscription KAROLVS IMP AVG (Karolus Imperator Augustus) King of the Franks Reign 9 October 768 – 28 January 814 Coronation ...
Agilolfings. The Agilolfings were a noble family that ruled the Duchy of Bavaria on behalf of their Merovingian suzerains from about 550 until 788. A cadet branch of the Agilolfings also ruled the Kingdom of the Lombards intermittently from 616 to 712. They are mentioned as the leading dynasty in the Lex Baiuvariorum (c. 743).
Before the Merovingian takeover, the Salian tribes apparently constituted a loose confederacy that only occasionally banded together, for example to negotiate with Roman authority. Each tribe consisted of extended family groups centered on a particularly renowned or noble family.