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The '''Merovingian Dynasty''' was a line of [[Frank]] (French) rules dating from 428 to 751 A.D. The line was named for the 5th century king [[Merovech]]. His grandson [[Clovis I]] first united much of the territory of what is now called France. The kingdom was later divided, but enlarged and reunited under king [[Clotaire II]] in 613.
The Merovingians governed under the remnants of the old Roman administration (the early rulers overlapped the declining years of the [[Roman Empire]]) and established [[Catholic]] Christianity.<ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref>
After [[Dagobert I]] in the 7th century, the kings became known as the 'do nothings' and powers passed to the mayors of the palace, the most famous of which was [[Charles Martel]] who defeated the Islamic invaders at the [[Battle of Tours]] in 732.
The last king of the Merovingian Dynasty was deposed and replaced with [[Pepin the Short]], the son of Charles Martel and father of [[Charlemagne]] in 751.
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[[Category:French Monarchs]]
The Merovingians governed under the remnants of the old Roman administration (the early rulers overlapped the declining years of the [[Roman Empire]]) and established [[Catholic]] Christianity.<ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref>
After [[Dagobert I]] in the 7th century, the kings became known as the 'do nothings' and powers passed to the mayors of the palace, the most famous of which was [[Charles Martel]] who defeated the Islamic invaders at the [[Battle of Tours]] in 732.
The last king of the Merovingian Dynasty was deposed and replaced with [[Pepin the Short]], the son of Charles Martel and father of [[Charlemagne]] in 751.
==References==
<References/>
[[Category:French Monarchs]]