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    2 days ago · Charlemagne [b] ( / ˈʃɑːrləmeɪn, ˌʃɑːrləˈmeɪn / SHAR-lə-mayn, -⁠MAYN; 2 April 748 [a] – 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 all these titles until his death in 814.

  2. 3 days ago · In the early 8th century, Europe was a patchwork of Germanic kingdoms ruled by the descendants of the barbarian tribes that had dismembered the Western Roman Empire. In what is now France, the Merovingian dynasty held sway, but their power was more nominal than real.

  3. 4 days ago · He and his wife were first cousins once removed. Pepin or Pippin (714 – 24 September 768), called the Short, and often known as Pepin the Younger or Pepin III, [1] was the Mayor of the Palace and Duke of the Franks from 741 and King of the Franks from 751 to 768. He was the father of Charlemagne.

    • Walloon Region
    • circa 715
    • Bertha Broadfoot of Laon, Queen of The Franks
  4. 4 days ago · 687 AD Pepin of Heristal, a Merovingian ruler, unites the Frankish territories and builds the center of his kingdom in Belgium and other Rhine regions. He is succeeded by his son, Charles Martel, who forms an alliance with the Church which helps the Merovingian Dynasty (and Christianity) to expand into Germany.

  5. 4 days ago · The Merovingian Dynasty was a Frankish dynasty that ruled the Franks for nearly 300 years, from the 5th to the 8th century. The Merovingian rulers were descended from the Salian Franks, a Germanic tribe that had settled in northern Gaul.

  6. 1 day ago · The kings of Isin are the final dynasty that is included in the list. The dynasty consisted of 14 kings who ruled between 3 and 33 years. As with the Ur III dynasty, no details are given on the reigns of individual kings. Lines 378–431: summary. Some versions of the Sumerian King List conclude with a summary of the dynasties after the flood ...

  7. 3 days ago · A Frenchman in Paris named Plantard had said so; and he had discovered some documents in the Bibliothèque Nationale that proved this and linked him to the Merovingian dynasty, arcane French monarchs. This, naturally, led to an enigmatic “treasure” buried beneath a church at Rennes-le-Château, which, in turn, led to St. Mary Magdalene.

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