Merovingian dynasty

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Frankish dynasty royal dynasty

The Merovingian dynasty was a Frankish royal line that ruled much of what is now France and parts of Germany from the 5th to the 8th century, laying the foundations of medieval Western Europe.

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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
Merovingian dynasty canonical 26
Merovingian period 4
Merovingian Franks 3

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Frankish dynasty ⓘ
royal dynasty ⓘ
appliesToPart Aquitaine ⓘ
Austrasia ⓘ
Burgundy wine region ⓘ
surface form: Burgundy

Gaul ⓘ
Kingdom of Neustria ⓘ
surface form: Neustria

parts of modern France ⓘ
parts of modern Germany ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Kingdom of the Franks ⓘ
surface form: Frankish Kingdom
endTime 751 ⓘ
8th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Franks ⓘ
followedBy Carolingian dynasty ⓘ
governmentForm monarchy ⓘ
hasCapital Metz ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
Reims ⓘ
Soissons ⓘ
Tournai ⓘ
hasCurrency Merovingian denier ⓘ
hasLeader Childeric I ⓘ
Childeric III ⓘ
Chlothar I ⓘ
Clovis ⓘ
surface form: Clovis I

Dagobert I ⓘ
Merovech ⓘ
hasPart Austrasia ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Austrasia

Burgundian Kingdom (early phase) ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Burgundy

Kingdom of Neustria ⓘ
knownFor founding the Frankish kingdom in Gaul ⓘ
laying foundations of medieval Western Europe ⓘ
long-haired kings tradition ⓘ
languageUsed Frankish ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
legalSystem Salic law ⓘ
namedAfter Merovech ⓘ
overthrownBy Pepin the Short ⓘ
partOf Early Middle Ages ⓘ
precededBy Roman rule in Gaul ⓘ
religion Arianism ⓘ
surface form: Arian Christianity (early period)

Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church
significantEvent Battle of Soissons (486) ⓘ
Battle of Tolbiac ⓘ
Christianization of the Franks ⓘ
surface form: Clovis I’s baptism

deposition of Childeric III ⓘ
division of the Frankish kingdom among Clovis I’s sons ⓘ
rise of the mayors of the palace ⓘ
startTime 5th century ⓘ
c. 457 ⓘ

Referenced by (44)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Carolingian dynasty → precededBy → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
Old Frankish → associatedWithDynasty → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
Franks → majorDynasty → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
Christianization of the Franks → timePeriod → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Merovingian period
Christianization of the Franks → associatedWithDynasty → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
Kingdom of the Franks → rulingDynasty → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
Bishopric of Thérouanne → establishedBy → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Merovingian rulers
King of the Franks → usedBy → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
King of the Franks → firstDynastyToHoldTitle → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Merovingians
Salic law → developedUnder → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
Bishopric of Maastricht → historicalEra → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Merovingian period
Bishopric of Maastricht → associatedWith → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Merovingian kings
Saint Arnulf of Metz → associatedWith → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Merovingian court
Salian Franks → dynastyFounded → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
Salian Franks → successor → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Merovingian Franks
Germain of Paris → associatedWith → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
Germain of Paris → era → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Merovingian era
Franco–Visigothic conflicts → belligerent → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Merovingian Franks
Pepin of Landen → associatedWith → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
Pepin of Landen → governedUnder → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Merovingian kings
Arnulf of Metz → associatedWith → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
Carolingian period → precededBy → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Merovingian period
Pippinids → historicalContext → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
Pippinids → associatedWith → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Merovingian kings
Pippinids → predecessorDynasticPower → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Merovingian royal house
Saint Genevieve → associatedWith → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
Gallican Rite → associatedWith → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
Merovingian scripts → namedAfter → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
Merovingian scripts → associatedWithDynasty → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
Abbey of Jouarre → foundedInEra → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Merovingian period
Frankish monasteries → locatedIn → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Merovingian kingdom
Eastern Gaul → influencedFormationOf → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Merovingian kingdom
Battle of Soissons (486) → associatedWithDynasty → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
Battle of Tolbiac → associatedDynasty → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
Saint Remigius → associatedWith → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
Queen Clotilde → associatedWith → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
Gregory of Tours → timePeriodWrittenAbout → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
History of the Franks → mainSubject → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
Rhine-Weser region → relatedTo → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Merovingian Franks
Bertha of Kent → family → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
Dagobert I → memberOfDynasty → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
King of France → associatedDynasty → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
Austrasia → partOf → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Merovingian kingdom
Austrasia → dynasty → Merovingian dynasty ⓘ