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3 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 the Carolingian Empire from 800, holding all these titles until his death in 814. Charlemagne succeeded in uniting the majority of Western ...
- 9 October 768 – 28 January 814
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Apr 6, 2024 · Louis II (born 846—died April 10, 879, Compiègne, Fr.) was the king of Francia Occidentalis (the West Frankish kingdom) from 877 until his death. Louis, the son of King Charles II the Bald, was made king of Aquitaine under his father’s tutelage in 867. Charles became emperor in 875 and two years later left Louis as regent while he defended ...
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Apr 4, 2024 · Sens lay in the kingdom of what was then called West Francia, forerunner of medieval and modern France, and it had been given to Charlemagne’s youngest grandson, Charles the Bald, by the Treaty of Verdun in 843 after a war with his brothers. According to the Sens chronicle, Charles’ descendants were the rightful rulers of West Francia.
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Apr 4, 2024 · Robert le Fort. Born: c. 820. Died: Sept. 15, 866, Brissarthe, France. Robert the Strong (born c. 820—died Sept. 15, 866, Brissarthe, France) was the ancestor of the Capetian kings of France. A member of a powerful aristocratic family and a count of various regions between the Seine and Loire rivers, Robert served the Carolingian king of ...
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Apr 8, 2024 · Frank, member of a Germanic -speaking people who invaded the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century. Dominating present-day northern France, Belgium, and western Germany, the Franks established the most powerful Christian kingdom of early medieval western Europe. The name France (Francia) is derived from their name.
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3 days ago · 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. Francis I faced powerful foes, and he was captured at Pavia. The French monarchy then sought for allies and found one in the Ottoman Empire.
Apr 15, 2024 · Robert the Strong – A Pivotal Ancestor of the Capetians. Robert the Strong (French: Robert le Fort; c. 830 – 866) is notable for being the progenitor of the Robertian family and the father of Odo and Robert I, both of whom became kings of West Francia. As the great-grandfather of Hugh Capet, Robert is a key ancestor of all Capetian monarchs.
