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FRANKISH KINGDOMS
(FRANCIA)
By: Mady Basich and Emmalee Berger
BASIC INFO.
 Late 5th century to the 10th century A.D.
 The Western Germanic people
 Unknown Origins
 Byzantine Empire
BEGINNING
 Gaul under Byzantine control
 East of Gaul was vast unconquered land Germania
 Great Migration (400 A.D.)
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Germanians move into Gaul in masses
Franks, Alamans, Angles and Saxons, Burgundians, Lombards, and Visagoths
The Great Migration
Britons and
English Celts
Alamans
Angle and Saxon
Franks
Visagoths
Burgundians
Lombards
RISE OF THE EMPIRE
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Byzantines
churches
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Merovingian Dynasty
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Clovis (481-511)
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Alps to the Pyrenees
Roman Catholicism
Aristocracy
Counts vs. Bishops
• After Clovis
• Weak Rulers
• 6th and 7th Ceturies
• Austrasia, Nuestria,
Burgundy
• Pepin I and Arnulf were
the most powerful men in
Francia
• Pepin II
• Strengthens Connection
• Charles Martel
CHARLOGINIAN DYNASTY
 Charles Martel
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Illegitimate son of Pepin II
Born 688 A.D.
Wanted power
Seized power in Nuestria
United Nuestria, Austrasia and
Burgundy while conquering
Aquitaine
Nicknamed the Hammer
Sons Pippin III and Carloman
RISE OF ISLAM
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Islam had taken Spain
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Invaders from Spain
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The Battle of Tours
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Charles “the hammer”
was called to aid Odo
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Defeated Abd al-Rahmad
C A RO L I N G I A N DY N A S T Y
Carlomon
Charlemagne
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Son of Pepin III
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Son of Pepin III
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Fought against Aquitaine uprise
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Brothers
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Married Desiderata to make peace with
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Chicken when fighting Aquitaine
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Dies 771 A.D. at 20
Lombards
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Bedrada
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Took control over all of Francia after
his brother died
CHARLEMAGNE
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Charles the Great became the overall ruler
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He wanted more power like his ancestors
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Saxony Siege (772)
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Paderborn-chopped down the tree of life, and looted
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Lombard Siege(773-774)
Pavia, made them into ally but left them independent
CHARLEMAGNE CNT.
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Saxony Again and Bavaria
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775 returned and demanded conversion and alligience
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Lots of fighting for many years, ended 788
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Most difficult and powerful
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Moors
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Muslims that had conquered Spain
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They wanted help defeating the Basques in their country
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The Franks helped but were defeated, although they did add the Basque to their
Empire
CHARLEMAGNE CNT. 2
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794, against the Avars, Pepin and Charlemagne fought together
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Then return to Saxony they forced conversion to all and a pledge of
alligiance
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Back Home
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He had blended Roman and Germanic culture
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He created schools, laws, government strength, stronger commerce, and
literature, art, and architecture.
FALL OF THE FRANKS
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His sons Charles, Louis, and Pepin –Heirs
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810 Pepin, king of Italy, died
811 Charles, king of Saxony, died
Lois lived to inherit All land and Emperor
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814 Charlemagne dies at 72
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Louis begins the fall by being weak in a time of peace
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His sons Charles, Lothair, and Louis
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They fought for control over territory
The Treaty of Verdun (843) divided the empire into three parts among the sons
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