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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
Merovingian art and architecture
Merovingian art and architecture . This period is named for Merovech, the founder of the first Germanic-Frankish dynasty (c.AD 500-AD 751). The Merovingian period was marked by the gradual decline of the classical tradition and by the absorption of a radically new element into the artistic mainstrea... Read more
Austrasia
Austrasia , northeastern portion of the Merovingian kingdom of the Franks in the 6th, 7th, and 8th cent., comprising, in general, parts of E France, W Germany, and the Netherlands, with its capital variously at Metz, Reims, and Soissons. It originated in the partition (511) of the realm of the Fra... Read more
Saint-Ouen
Saint-Ouen , city (1990 pop. 42,611), Seine-Saint-Denis dept., N central France, on the Seine River. It is an industrial suburb N of Paris and a terminal point for river shipping. Electrical equipment, metal products, pharmaceuticals, and perfumes are among the chief manufactures. In 1814, Louis XVI... Read more
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Saint-Germain-des-Prés , historic abbey and church of Paris, on the left bank of the Seine. It was founded (6th cent.) by Childebert I; several Merovingian kings were buried there. Both church and abbey were several times destroyed; the present church, in Romanesque style, dates from the earl... Read more
Luxeuil
Luxeuil , former abbey, E France, at the present-day town of Luxeuil-les-Bains. It was founded c.590 by St. Columban on the site of the Roman town Luxovium, destroyed (451) by Attila, later established in Franche-Comté and now in the Haute-Saône dept. The ascetic rule of Columban was ... Read more
coronation
coronation ceremony of crowning and anointing a sovereign on his or her accession to the throne. Although a public ceremony inaugurating a new king or chief had long existed, a new religious service was added when Europe became Christianized. The service, derived from Old Testament accounts of the ... Read more
Franks
Franks group of Germanic tribes. By the 3d cent. AD, they were settled along the lower and middle Rhine. The two major divisions were the Salian Franks in the north and the Ripuarian Franks in the south. The two groups expanded independently, although they sometimes united against a common enemy. T... Read more
Le Mans
Le Mans , city (1990 pop. 148,465), capital of Sarthe dept., NW France, on the Sarthe River. The historical capital of Maine, it is also an important manufacturing, commercial, educational, and communications center. Its service industries, especially insurance, are important. Le Mans, which dates f... Read more
Neustria
Neustria , western portion of the kingdom of the Franks in the 6th, 7th, and 8th cent., during the rule of the Merovingians . It comprised the Seine and Loire country and the region to the north; its principal towns were Soissons and Paris. The realm originated with the several partitions of the ... Read more

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Merovingian art and architecture
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Merovingian art and architecture . This period is...dynasty (c.AD 500-AD 751). The Merovingian period was marked by the gradual decline...types of enamelwork and metalwork. Merovingian architecture, monumental sculpture...
Merovingians
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Merovingians dynasty of Frankish kings...the Frankish monarchy. Merovingian kings followed Frankish...39). The rule of the Merovingians before Dagobert I was...deposed (751) the last Merovingian king, Childeric III...
Charles Martel
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...appreciate the situation of the last Merovingian kings of Francia and to understand what...reign of Dagobert I (629-639) the Merovingian royal house was weakened by the fact...privileges in the name of the king. The Merovingian kingdom in Gaul comprised two major...
Fredegund
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...women who attracted the attention of Merovingian monarchs while serving in the royal...Fredegund must have been very clever, since Merovingian queens were able to acquire political...status is difficult to discern. While Merovingian kings were certainly not given to lifelong...
France
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...ad . In 486 the Franks, led by Clovis I , established the Merovingian dynasty. Following his death, the kingdom fragmented...Carolingians reunited Gaul and Pepin III (the Short) overthrew the Merovingians (757). His son, Charlemagne , was crowned Emperor of...
Carolingians
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...continued to govern the territories under the nominal kingship of the 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...
Charlemagne
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...and in 751 he deposed (removed from office) the last Merovingian king and was declared king of the Franks, a powerful Germanic...his goals of the empire. Charlemagne, in contrast to his Merovingian predecessors (who constantly traveled throughout their realms...
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...nearby Abbey of St. Médard, a burial place of Merovingian kings. The Gothic Cathedral of Saint-Gervais and Saint...
coronation
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...line (see Carolingians , was twice anointed by popes, partly to legitimize his supersession of the Merovingian dynasty (see Merovingians ). Later the French coronation came to resemble the English form, which was probably introduced into...
Austrasia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Austrasia , northeastern portion of the Merovingian kingdom of the Franks in the 6th, 7th, and 8th cent...part of the regionalism that eventually brought an end to Merovingian rule. With the decline of the royal power in Austrasia...

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Merovingians
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Merovingians A dynasty of kings of the FRANKS...the grandfather of CLOVIS . The Merovingians were warriors rather than administrators...who in 751 deposed the last of the Merovingian kings and usurped the throne.
Merovingian
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology Merovingian pert. to the line of Frankish kings founded by Clovis ( c. 500). XVII. — F. mérovingien , f. medL. Merovingī pl., f. L. form ( Meroveus ) of the name of their reputed founder; see -ING3 , -IAN .
Merovingian architecture
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Merovingian architecture. Architecture of the first dynasty of Frankish Kings in Gaul ( c. 500–751/2), derived from Early...
Pepin
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...mayors of the palace’ under MEROVINGIAN rule who gave rise to the Carolingian...the two most important parts of the Merovingian kingdom. Pepin III, the Short, was...CHARLES MARTEL . He ousted the last Merovingian, Childeric III, in 751 and was crowned...
Tournai
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Tournai a town in Belgium, on the River Scheldt near the French frontier, which became the Merovingian capital in the 5th century and was the birthplace of the Frankish king Clovis .
Salic law
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...quotation from the Lex Salica , a Frankish law-book, written in Latin, and extant in five successively enlarged recensions of Merovingian and Carolingian date. The words however have no reference to succession to the crown, but merely state that a woman can...
Brunhilda
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Brunhilda (died 534–613) Visigothic queen of the MEROVINGIAN kingdom of Austrasia. After her husband's assassination she tried to rule in the name of her son Childebert II but, faced with...
Carolingian empire
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...the dynasty took its name. Charlemagne's ancestors, Frankish aristocrats, fought their way to supreme power under the MEROVINGIAN kings, the last of whom was deposed by Charlemagne's father PEPIN III in 751. Under Charlemagne, the empire covered...
Sutton Hoo
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...was left in the soil, with the iron bolts still in place, and in the centre was a magnificent collection of grave goods, including exotic jewellery, an iron standard, decorated shield, bronze helmet, and Merovingian gold coins.
Charles Martel
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...x2018;hammer’) Frankish leader. He was the son of Pepin II, ‘mayor of the palace’ under MEROVINGIAN rule. He gained control of the Austrasian province and defeated the Neustrian mayor. Burgundy and Aquitaine were also acquired...

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Culture and Religion in Merovingian Gaul, A.D. 481-751
Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review; 10/1/1997; ; 700+ words ; Culture and Religion in Merovingian Gaul, A.D. 481- 751. By Yitzhak...cultural and religious life of Merovingian Gaul.The aim is a comprehensive...giving coherence to the pieces of Merovingian remains. Such an undertaking in...
Late Merovingian France: History and Hagiography, 640-720
Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review; 10/1/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...altered our view of the Merovingian kingdoms, showing...Ian Wood's The Merovingian Kingdoms, 450-751...positively inclined to the Merovingians (which Richard Gerberding...consideration of the late Merovingian kingdoms-and most...be teacher of the Merovingians had little available...
Far from Barbaric: Re-assessing the Sophistication of Merovingian Metalworking
Magazine article from: JOM; 8/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...families of the Middle Ages: the Merovingians. The Merovingian dynasty lasted from the mid...second largest collection of Merovingian artifacts in the United States...The museum obtained the Merovingian assemblage in 1924. (see...
Late Merovingian France: History and Hagiography, 640-720.
Magazine article from: Medium Aevum; 9/22/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...lives, modem understanding of late Merovingian Frankia would be greatly impoverished...insights into the factional character of Merovingian politics. With the present volume...Given the grammatical difficulties of Merovingian Latin, the translations themselves...
Culture and Religion in Merovingian Gaul.(Review)
Magazine article from: Medium Aevum; 3/22/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...Yitzak Hen, Culture and Religion in Merovingian Gaul, A.D. 481-751, Cultures...book is an attempt to demonstrate that Merovingian Gaul, which is here distinguished from...of the evidence for Christianity in Merovingian Gaul. The fundamental problem is that...
Dreams, Vision, and Spiritual Authority in Merovingian Gaul
Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review; 10/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...Visions, and Spiritual Authority in Merovingian Gaul. By Isabel Moreira. (Ithaca...The core of Moreira's book is early Merovingian society, as described especially in...your daughters will prophesy," and Merovingian clerics were prepared to admit that...
IT TAKES A VILLAIN FROM MOM AND POP TO MEROVINGIAN AND PIRATE, THESE SCREEN MISCREANTS ARE FULL OF SURPRISES THE MEROVINGIAN, "THE MATRIX RELOADED"
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 8/17/2003; ; 368 words ; ...on the poster. So praise the Architect that we have the Merovingian, a French dandy played by Lambert Wilson, to cry "Viva...voluptuous moll Monica Bellucci like chopped-liver pate. The Merovingian, we're told, is holding someone called the Keymaker hostage...
Saints' Lives and the Rhetoric of Gender. Male and Female in Merovingian Hagiography
Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review; 10/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...Rhetoric of Gender Male and Female in Merovingian Hagiography. By John Kitchen (New...a misguided approach to the study of Merovingian Vitae" (p. 159). The next step...discussion of sexuality and gender in Merovingian society, [Author Affiliation] RAYMOND...
The Merovingian Kingdoms: 450-751.
Magazine article from: The Historian; 1/1/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...the creation of the Merovingian State, its structure...the evolution of the Merovingian dynasty through the...s opinion that the Merovingians were "a wearisome...Chapter 10 on the Merovingians and their neighbors...Wood considers the Merovingian church east of the...
Entertaining Merovingians.
Newspaper article from: Pocklington Post (Pocklington, England); 2/5/2008; 331 words ; Pocklington Merovingians 27 Withernsea 10 Merovingians recorded a welcome win in an entertaining encounter at home to Withernsea played in a good spirit. And the Meros had to work hard for their win, crossing twice in the first half through powerful...