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Robert Erskine Childers
Robert Erskine Childers , 1870-1922, Irish politician and author. Born into a Protestant family, he was a clerk in the House of Commons (1895-1910). Gradually becoming convinced of the need for Irish Home Rule, he resigned to work for it, engaging in gun-running for the Irish Volunteers in 1914. Aft... Read more
Pepin the Short
Pepin the Short (Pepin III), c.714-768, first Carolingian king of the Franks (751-68), son of Charles Martel and father of Charlemagne . Succeeding his father as mayor of the palace (741), he ruled Neustria, Burgundy, and Provence, while his brother Carloman (d. 754) received Austrasia and w... Read more
Merovingians
Merovingians dynasty of Frankish kings, descended, according to tradition, from Merovech, chief of the Salian Franks , whose son was Childeric I and whose grandson was Clovis I , the founder of the Frankish monarchy. Merovingian kings followed Frankish custom in dividing the patrimony. After th... Read more
Clovis I
Clovis I , c.466-511, Frankish king (481-511), son of Childeric I and founder of the Merovingian monarchy. Originally little more than a tribal chieftain, he became sole leader of the Salian Franks by force of perseverance and by murdering a number of relatives. In 486 he defeated the Roman legion... Read more
Carolingians
Carolingians , dynasty of Frankish rulers, founded in the 7th cent. by Pepin of Landen , who, as mayor of the palace, ruled the East Frankish Kingdom of Austrasia for Dagobert I. His descendants, Pepin of Heristal , Charles Martel , Carloman , and Pepin the Short , continued to govern the terri... Read more
Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland Gaelic, Eire, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,016,000), 27,136 sq mi (70,282 sq km). It occupies all but the northeastern corner of the island of Ireland in the British Isles. (For physical geography and history to 1922, see Ireland .) From 1922 to 1937 the country was known as th... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Childeric"

Childeric I
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Childeric I , c.436-481, Merovingian king of the Salian Franks (c.457-481), a Germanic tribe; son of Meroveus and father of...
Merovingians
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...from Merovech, chief of the Salian Franks , whose son was Childeric I and whose grandson was Clovis I , the founder of the Frankish...Pepin the Short deposed (751) the last Merovingian king, Childeric III. See Childebert I ; Theodoric I ; Guntram ; Chilperic...
Pepin the Short
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...and what came to be Thuringia. In 743 the brothers chose Childeric III, a Merovingian, as nominal king of all the Franks...Pepin, with the consent of the pope, St. Zacharias, forced Childeric into a monastery and had himself proclaimed king (751...
Pepin III
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...x2013;68) First Carolingian king of the Franks (750–68). In 750, he deposed the last Merovingian king, Childeric III, and defeated the Lombards in 754 and 756. He ceded the conquered territories (the future Papal States ) to the papacy...
Clovis I
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...successful of the barbarian states of the 5th century. He is widely regarded as the originator of the French nation. The son of Childeric I and Basina, Clovis inherited the kingship of the Salian Franks in 481, at the age of 15. In 486 he led his army against...
Carolingians
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Merovingians . In 751, with the knowledge and backing of Pope Zacharias, Pepin the Short deposed the last Merovingian king, Childeric III. To emphasize the importance of the church and to legitimize his reign, Pepin was consecrated by a bishop of the Roman...
Soissons
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Soissons in 486, and the city was the capital of several Merovingian kings (5th-7th cent.). Pepin the Short dethroned Childeric III there in 751; and Robert I, grandfather of Hugh Capet (see Capetians ), was killed in battle at Soissons in 923...

Dictionary entries related to "Childeric"

Clovis
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Clovis (465–511) King of the Franks (481–511). He succeeded his father Childeric (died 481) as king of the Salian Franks at Tournai, and extended Merovingian rule to Gaul and Germany after victories at Soissons...
Pepin
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Pepin ( c. 714–68), known as Pepin the Short , son of Charles Martel and father of Charlemagne; he became the first king of the Frankish Carolingian dynasty on the deposition of the Merovingian Childeric III. (See also Donation of Pepin .)

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DESTINED TO BE GREAT.(Charlemagne's rise to power)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 3/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...That right belonged to a man named Childeric, who was a descendant of Clovis, the first king of the Franks. Childeric, however, was a weak figurehead...should also have the royal title. Childeric was banished to a monastery and...
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY IN MAJOR TAFT SHOW.(LIVING)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 12/16/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...style. Fragonard's ''The Recalling of Childeric'' depicts Queen Basina Thuringia imploring the Frankish noble Childeric to stay emotionally restrained. The painting is formally composed with Childeric, the queen and a messenger forming a...
(Rome + Barbarians) = Europe?
Magazine article from: Antiquity; 6/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...the surviving finds from the tomb of Childeric, founder of the Merovingian dynasty...example, that the 'Germanic' style of Childeric's opulent-looking cloisonne gems...was Roman. In the West, kingdoms like Childeric's were established with Roman approval...
Zest: Kids' pip-pip hooray for freebie fruit; Eating to a healthier future.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The People (London, England); 2/18/2001; 598 words ; ...been very enthusiastic." Christine Hollis, headteacher at Childeric Primary School in New Cross, south east London, who has...start." CAPTION(S): APPLE-Y EVER AFTER: Pupils from Childeric Primary with head Christine Hollis; TRIALS: Health chief...
Old professor provides the key to cracking 'The Da Vinci Code'.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 5/25/2006; 700+ words ; ...line of the Merovingians came to an ignominious end when King Childeric III was deposed and hustled off to a monastery in 752. Even...King," noted Einhard, a near-contemporary historian of Childeric and his predecessors. Just before his death, Jesus gave...
REALTY SALES -- VIRGINIA BEACH.(REAL ESTATE WEEKLY)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 7/27/2002; 700+ words ; ...Christopher W. Lester to Lisa L. Hollowell, 4475 Lookout Rd., $237,500. Childeric Road - BECO Construction Inc. to Robert L. Soscia and Kathryn L. Rudolph, 2288 Childeric Rd., $314,600. Chimney Hill - Sonia L. Griffith and John S. Arnold...
The Bee Side: A short history of bees.
Magazine article from: Pensions Management; 12/1/2005; 627 words ; ...nation. Why a bee to symbolise that? Well, in 1653 when the tomb of Childeric the First was discovered in Tournai, golden bees were found interred with his remains. (Childeric founded the Merongovian Dynasty in 457 and was the father of Clovis...
SCISSORS OR SWORDS?(social aspects of medieval hairstyles)
Magazine article from: History Today; 5/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...the form of Mayors of the Palace. The last Merovingian, Childeric III, was king in name and hair only, reduced to travelling...out again. The Carolingians, with papal backing, cut off Childeric's hair and incarcerated him in a monastery. They also effectively...
VMI: A Model Education
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/26/1991; 464 words ; ...find out what VMI is doing right. The country sorely needs some new ideas on education, and VMI's single-sex, highly disciplined system might be the answer. HAROLD CHILDERIC Clifton Forge, Va. The writer is a graduate of VMI.
LONDON PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAGUE TABLES-SECTION 3
Newspaper article from: Evening Standard - London; 12/5/2001; 700+ words ; ...26% 65% 157 121 Tidemill (CY) 38% 42% 60% 140 100 Elfrida (CY) 49% 33% 56% 137 117 Brockley (CY) 40% 36% 60% 136 190 Childeric (CY) 45% 30% 57% 132 107 MERTON Wimbledon Chase (CY) 85% 82% 95% 262 278 St Catherin