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The Rise and Fall of the Frankish Kingdoms: A Historical Overview

This article explores the history of the Frankish Kingdoms from the late 5th century to the 10th century. It details the origins of the Franks and their interactions with the Byzantine Empire, the Great Migration of Germanic tribes, and the establishment of the Merovingian and Carolingian dynasties. Key figures such as Clovis, Charles Martel, and Charlemagne are highlighted, along with significant events like the Battle of Tours and the Treaty of Verdun. The piece concludes with an analysis of the factors leading to the decline of the Frankish Empire.

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The Rise and Fall of the Frankish Kingdoms: A Historical Overview

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  1. FRANKISH KINGDOMS (FRANCIA) By: Mady Basich and Emmalee Berger

  2. BASIC INFO. • Late 5th century to the 10th century A.D. • The Western Germanic people • Unknown Origins • Byzantine Empire

  3. BEGINNING • Gaul under Byzantine control • East of Gaul was vast unconquered land Germania • Great Migration (400 A.D.) • Germanians move into Gaul in masses • Franks, Alamans, Angles and Saxons, Burgundians, Lombards, and Visagoths

  4. The Great Migration Britons and English Celts Alamans Visagoths Angle and Saxon Franks Burgundians Lombards

  5. RISE OF THE EMPIRE • Byzantines • churches • Merovingian Dynasty • Clovis (481-511) • 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

  6. CHARLOGINIAN DYNASTY • Charles Martel • 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

  7. RISE OF ISLAM • Islam had taken Spain • Invaders from Spain • The Battle of Tours • Charles “the hammer” was called to aid Odo • Defeated Abd al-Rahmad

  8. CAROLINGIAN DYNASTY Carlomon Charlemagne • Son of Pepin III • Brothers • Chicken when fighting Aquitaine • Dies 771 A.D. at 20 • Son of Pepin III • Fought against Aquitaine uprise • Married Desiderata to make peace with Lombards • Bedrada • Took control over all of Francia after his brother died

  9. Charlemagne • Charles the Great became the overall ruler • He wanted more power like his ancestors • Saxony Siege (772) • Paderborn-chopped down the tree of life, and looted • Lombard Siege(773-774) • Pavia, made them into ally but left them independent

  10. Charlemagne Cnt. • Saxony Again and Bavaria • 775 returned and demanded conversion and alligience • Lots of fighting for many years, ended 788 • Most difficult and powerful • Moors • Muslims that had conquered Spain • They wanted help defeating the Basques in their country • The Franks helped but were defeated, although they did add the Basque to their Empire

  11. Charlemagne Cnt. 2 • 794, against the Avars, Pepin and Charlemagne fought together • Then return to Saxony they forced conversion to all and a pledge of alligiance • Back Home • He had blended Roman and Germanic culture • He created schools, laws, government strength, stronger commerce, and literature, art, and architecture.

  12. FALL OF THE FRANKS • His sons Charles, Louis, and Pepin –Heirs • 810 Pepin, king of Italy, died • 811 Charles, king of Saxony, died • Lois lived to inherit All land and Emperor • 814 Charlemagne dies at 72 • Louis begins the fall by being weak in a time of peace • His sons Charles, Lothair, and Louis • They fought for control over territory • The Treaty of Verdun (843) divided the empire into three parts among the sons

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  14. WORKS CITED Barbero, Alessandro, and Allan Cameron. Charlemagne: Father of a Continent. London: Folio Society, 2006. Print. Joinville, Jean, Geoffroi De Villehardouin, and Caroline Smith. Chronicles of the Crusades. London: Penguin, 2008. Print. http://ximene.net/wp-content/gallery/source-of-the-conflict/rise-of-the-frankish-empire.png  http://falcon.arts.cornell.edu/prh3/151/carolmap.JPG http://ximene.net/wp-content/gallery/source-of-the-conflict/rise-of-the-frankish-empire.png

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