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The first king of the Merovingian dynasty. He founded Paris and baptized as a Roman Catholic.
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Charles the Martell defeated the Arabic invasion at Tours.
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Pepin of short became the king
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Pepin helped the pope fight the Lombards and gave conquered territory to them for future support.
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Charles the Great and his main goal was to renew the Roman Empire. Later he became an emperor (800).