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20 hours ago · Charlemagne (/ ˈ ʃ ɑːr l ə m eɪ n, ˌ ʃ ɑːr l ə ˈ m eɪ n / SHAR-lə-mayn, - MAYN; 2 April 748 – 28 January 814) was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian Empire from 800, holding these titles until his death in 814.
4 days ago · In 751, Pepin the Short appealed to Pope Zachary for his support in deposing Childeric III in order to assume the title of King of the Franks while retaining the power he held as Mayor of the Palace.
4 days ago · It was then that the Greek Pope supported the deposition of the last Merovingian king, Childeric III. The pope then officially authorized the Frankish church to anoint Pepin the Short as the new king.
5 days ago · Download stock image of “Frankish kings and queens of the Merovingian dynasty. Childebert II; Dagobert II and Clotilde; Chilperic II; Theuderic IV; Childeric III. Illustration from Les Rois et Reines de France, Maison Martinet, Paris, c1880.” from the Look and Learn History Picture Archive
20 hours ago · This year the last Merovingian king Childeric III (r. 743–51) was deposed, and Charles Martel's son Pepin the Short (r. 751–68) was crowned king with the consent of the Frankish leaders and the papacy.
4 days ago · 1. Are French People Germanic? The modern French population consists of a mixture of ethnicities. While the French are primarily descended from the Gauls, a Celtic tribe, other ancestors include Romans, Celts, Iberians, Ligurians, Greeks, Germanic tribes (such as the Franks and the Burgundians), and Vikings. 2. What Did Romans Call France?
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4 days ago · Plantagenet. Henry II (1154–1189) is considered by some to be the first Plantagenet king of England, and the first Angevin. In the 15th century, near the end of the dynastic line, Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, adopted Plantagenet as his family name.
