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Frank Empire

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  • Rise of the Franks
    481

    Rise of the Franks

    Frank Empoire was united under the first king of the Merovingian dynasty,
    Clovis
  • Period: 481 to 511

    Reign of Clovis

    Clovis was the first king of Franks to unite all the Frankish tribes
  • Batlle of Poitiers
    Oct 10, 732

    Batlle of Poitiers

    Charles Martell defeated the Arabic invasion at Tours (Poitiers)
  • Period: 754 to 768

    Pepin the Short

    Pepin the Short
  • Pepin the Short helped the pope fight the Lombards
    756

    Pepin the Short helped the pope fight the Lombards

  • Period: 768 to 814

    Charlemange

    Also known as; Charles the Great, Charles Martel, the Hammer
  • Fall of Lombars
    774

    Fall of Lombars

    Lombards defeated by Charlemagne, who invaded and this time conquered the Lombard kingdom outright. Italy became absorbed into the Carolingian lands right down to the border of Benevento, which remained independent.
  • Charlemange became the emperor
    800

    Charlemange became the emperor

  • Treaty of Verdun
    843

    Treaty of Verdun

    The Carolingian Empire was divided into three kingdoms among the three surviving sons of Louis the Pious