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Frankish Kingdom
The Frankish Kingdom was established after Clovis I unified Gaul in the late 5th century and was the most enduring and far-reaching political entity …
Timeline
- c. 481–511Soissons–Paris area · GaulClovis I defeated other Frankish chieftains and conquered most of Gaul, converting to Catholicism and laying the foundation for the kingdom's territory and its alliance with the Church.
- c. 511–600Neustria and Austrasia · FrankishThe kingdom was divided among the sons according to the Salic Law, forming political units such as Neustria, Austrasia, and Burgundy, while expanding eastward and southward.
- c. 601–700Austrasia (Metz–Reims line) · AustrasiaIn the 7th century the Merovingian kings became puppets of the mayors of the palace, with real power falling to the nobles and the mayors; in 687 Pepin of Herstal established Austrasian hegemony after the Battle of Tertry, and the kingdom entered the eve of the Carolingian era.
Sources
- Gregory of Tours, Historia Francorum (History of the Franks) — Gregory of Tours
- The Cambridge Medieval History, Vol. 2: The Rise of the Saracens and the Foundation of the Western Empire (1913)