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2 days ago · The presence of two different Charles IIIs is a reminder that working out how to number kings in a territory that had united and then divided again could be a nightmare. The Franks had Childerics II and III, but not a Childeric I, because he was Clovis’ dad, and merely king of the Salian Franks. In the same way, England has an Ethelred II but ...
22 hours ago · The history of the Franks is a complex and fascinating narrative that chronicles the rise of a group of Germanic tribes into one of the most powerful and inf...
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2 days ago · In the male line we go to Childebran. The genealogy books are split on Childebran's father. The french ones point to a Fulcoald, son of Childebert, son of Theodoric II, a Merovingian. The modern ones and English ones point to Pepin. Both point back to Antenor II in 443 BC, who you would say is fictional and in the case of Pepin is a false claim.
3 days ago · A stained glass panel from Canterbury Cathedral, c. 1175 – c. 1180. It depicts the Parable of the Sower, a biblical narrative. In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted approximately from 500 AD to 1500, although some prefer other start and end dates. The Middle Ages is the second of the three traditional divisions of Western ...
4 days ago · Clovis I was the first king of all Franks. He controlled France, WesternGermany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Southern Netherlands. Theuderic I was a son of Clovis I and was King of Rheims. Childeric I was the father of Clovis I. Charles I lived around 800 AD.
3 days ago · With the death in 1477 of Charles the Bold, France and the Habsburgs began a long process of dividing his rich Burgundian lands, leading to numerous wars. In 1532, Brittany was incorporated into the Kingdom of France. France engaged in the long Italian Wars (1494–1559), which marked the beginning of early modern France.
22 hours ago · The Papal States ( / ˈpeɪpəl / PAY-pəl; Italian: Stato Pontificio; Latin: Dicio Pontificia ), officially the State of the Church (Italian: Stato della Chiesa [ˈstaːto della ˈkjɛːza]; Latin: Status Ecclesiasticus ), [7] were a conglomeration of territories on the Apennine Peninsula under the direct sovereign rule of the Pope from 756 ...
