|
Assassinations in History
Who
got slain, almost slain, when, how,
why, and by whom?
Go to the
Assassination Archive
Voyages in History
When did what
vessel arrive with whom onboard and where
did it sink if it didn't?
Go to the
Passage-Chart
The Divine Almanac
Who all roamed the heavens in
olden times? The Who's Who of
ancient gods.
Check out
the Divine Almanac
|
|
Merovingian Dynasty around 450-751
The Merovingians
were Franks. Their Frankish rulers had the
custom to divide the kingdom among the sons of
the ruler when he died. A good idea? Debatable.
|
|
The Merovingian
Dynasty in History
The rule of the Merovingians was followed by that of the
Carolingians.
The most
successful of the Carolingians was
Charlemagne. He
brought the Frankish realm to its biggest extend.
You can check the growth of Frankish
power from 481 to 814 on the map below.
MAP OF FRANKISH TERRITORIES
CLICK TO ENLARGE
Among others, the members of the
Merovingian family were:
Merovech
Childeric I, son of Merovech
Clovis I, son of Childeric I.
|
Clovis I had four sons,
Theodoric I,
Chlodomir, Childebert I, and
Chlotar I.
The sons of Chlotar I were:
Charibert I,
Guntram, Sigebert I, and Chilperic I.
The following generation:
Childebert II, son of Sigebert I
Chlotar II, son of Chilperic I
The following generation:
Theodebert II
and Theodoric II, sons of Childebert II
Dagobert I, son of Chlotar II
The following
generation:
Sigebert II, son of Theodoric II
Sigebert III
and Clovis II,
sons of Dagobert I
The following
generation:
Dagobert II, son of Sigebert III
Chlotar III, Childeric II,
Theodoric III, sons of Clovis II
The following generation:
Clovis III, son of Theodoric III
Childeric III
was the last Merovingian king, ousted by a member of the
Carolingian family,
Pepin III the
Short.
More History
|
