WebThe Merovingian dynasty (/ ˌ m ɛ r ə ˈ v ɪ n dʒ i ə n /) was the ruling family of the Franks from the middle of the 5th century until 751. They first appear as "Kings of the Franks" in the Roman army of northern Gaul.By 509 they had united all the Franks and northern Gaulish Romans under their rule.

WebCarloman I (28 June 751 – 4 December 771), also Karlmann, was king of the Franks from 768 until his death in 771. He was the second surviving son of Pepin the Short and Bertrada of Laon and was a younger brother of Charlemagne.His death allowed Charlemagne to take all of Francia and begin his expansion into other kingdoms.

WebGregory of Tours (30 November c. 538 – 17 November 594 AD) was a Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours, which made him a leading prelate of the area that had been previously referred to as Gaul by the Romans. He was born Georgius Florentius and later added the name Gregorius in honour of his maternal great-grandfather. He is the primary …

WebEarly life. Charles was the third and posthumous son of king Louis the Stammerer by his second wife Adelaide of Paris. As a child, Charles was prevented from succeeding to the throne at the time of the death in 884 of his half-brother, king Carloman II. Instead, Frankish nobles of the realm asked his cousin, Emperor Charles the Fat, to assume the crown. He …

WebUnder the reign of the Franks' Kings Clovis I, Charles Martel, Pepin the Short, and Charlemagne, a country that included most of modern France and modern Germany was known as Kingdom of Franks or Francia.At the Treaty of Verdun in 843, the Frankish Empire was divided in three parts: West Francia (Francia Occidentalis), Middle Francia …

WebOdo the Great (also called Eudes or Eudo) (died 735–740), was the Duke of Aquitaine by 700. His territory included Vasconia in the south-west of Gaul and the Duchy of Aquitaine (at that point located north-east of the river Garonne), a realm extending from the Loire to the Pyrenees, with the capital in Toulouse.He fought the Carolingian Franks and made …

WebThe Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, commonly referred to as Dodd–Frank, is a United States federal law that was enacted on July 21, 2010. The law overhauled financial regulation in the aftermath of the Great Recession, and it made changes affecting all federal financial regulatory agencies and almost every part of the …

WebHet Frankische Rijk (Latijn: Regnum Francorum, Koninkrijk der Franken, later Imperium Francorum, Keizerrijk der Franken) was een gebied dat door de Franken werd bestuurd tussen de 3e en de 10e eeuw en al snel uitgroeide tot een grootmacht. Het Frankische Rijk werd bestuurd door het rijk in subkoninkrijken onder te verdelen, een strategie die de …

WebOpvækst. Anne Frank blev født i Tyskland som næstældste datter af Otto Frank (1889–1980) og Edith Frank-Holländer (1900–45). Margot Frank (1926–45) var hendes storesøster. Frank-familien var liberale jøder med et afslappet forhold til jødedommen, assimileret i et vestligt samfund blandt både jøder og ikke-jøder. Begge forældre læste …

WebA Buffalo wing in American cuisine is an unbreaded chicken wing section (flat or drumette) that is generally deep-fried and then coated or dipped in a sauce consisting of a vinegar-based cayenne pepper hot sauce and melted butter prior to serving. They are traditionally served hot, along with celery sticks and carrot sticks with blue cheese dressing or, …