| − | The '''Franks''' were a [[Germanic]] people group who, starting from the 4th century AD, settled in the present-day [[Belgium]] and [[Netherlands]], then still part of the [[Roman Empire]], as [[feoderati]]. They eventually conquered all of present-day [[France]], [[Benelux]], and parts of West [[Germany]]. One of their most important kings was [[Clovis|Clovis I]], who conquered Gaul and converted to [[Catholicism]]. | + | The '''Franks''' were a [[Germanic]] people group who, starting from the 4th century AD, settled in the present-day [[Belgium]] and [[Netherlands]], then still part of the [[Roman Empire]], as [[feoderati]]. They eventually conquered all of present-day [[France]], [[Benelux]], and parts of West [[Germany]]. Among their most important kings was [[Clovis|Clovis I]], who conquered Gaul and converted to [[Catholicism]], and [[Charlemagne]. |