Merovingian dynasty - Wikipedia
WEBThe Merovingian dynasty (/ ˌ m ɛ r ə ˈ v ɪ n dʒ i ə n /) was the ruling family of the Franks from around the middle of the 5th century until 751. 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.
Merovingian dynasty | Frankish Kings & Legacy | Britannica
WEBMerovingian dynasty, Frankish dynasty (ad 476–750) traditionally reckoned as the “first race” of the kings of France. A brief treatment of the Merovingians follows. For full treatment, see France: The Merovingians. The name Merovingian derives from that of Merovech, of whom nothing is known except.
Merovingian Dynasty - World History Encyclopedia
WEBMar 13, 2023 · The Merovingian Dynasty (c. 481-751) was a ruling family of the Franks, whose members are sometimes considered the first kings of France. The Merovingian kingdom became the most powerful of the "barbarian" successor states to follow the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
The Merovingian | Matrix Wiki | Fandom
WEBThe Merovingian (sometimes called The Frenchman) is an old program that resides within the Matrix. Self-described as a "trafficker of information", The Merovingian behaves much as a leader of a powerful organized crime syndicate. He and his wife Persephone operate a smuggling ring providing a...
Merovingian Kings & Queens - World History Encyclopedia
WEBpublished on 06 February 2024. The Merovingians were the ruling family of the Franks from roughly 481 CE, when Clovis I rose to power, until 751, when the last Merovingian king was overthrown and supplanted by the Carolingian Dynasty. They established the largest, most dominant realm in Western Europe following the fall of the Western Roman ...
Merovingian Dynasty - New World Encyclopedia
WEBThe Merovingian dynasty owes its name to Merovech or Merowig (sometimes Latinised as Meroveus or Merovius), leader of the Salian Franks from c. 447 to 457 C.E., and emerges into wider history with the victories of his son Childeric I (reigned c. 457 – 481) against the Visigoths, Saxons, and Alemanni.
The Merovingians: The Kings and Queens of the Franks
WEBJun 9, 2013 · The Merovingians: The Kings and Queens of the Franks. written by James Wiener. Mythologized and circumscribed for over 1500 years, the Merovingians were a powerful Frankish dynasty, which exercised control much of modern-day France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and the Low Countries.
France - Merovingian, Carolingian, Monarchy | Britannica
WEBMerovingian and, later, Carolingian monarchs created a polity centred in an area between the Loire and Rhine rivers but extending beyond the Rhine into large areas of Germany. Origins. Early Frankish period. In the second quarter of the 5th century, various groups of Franks moved southward.
Merovech | Founder of Merovingian Dynasty, Frankish Ruler
WEBMar 26, 2024 · Merovingian dynasty. Merovech (flourished c. ad 450) was the king of the Salian Franks from whom Frankish tradition held the Merovingian dynasty to have taken its name. He was the father of Childeric I (d. 481/482) and grandfather of Clovis I …
Merovingian dynasty - Wikiwand
WEBThe Merovingian dynasty ( / ˌmɛrəˈvɪndʒiən /) was the ruling family of the Franks from around the middle of the 5th century until 751. 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.
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