14 Facts About Merovingian dynasty

Merovingian dynasty was the ruling family of the Franks from the middle of the 5th century until 751.

The Merovingian dynasty realm was the largest and most powerful of the states of western Europe following the breaking up of the empire of Theodoric the Great.

The Merovingian dynasty was restored again in 743, but in 751 Charles's son, Pepin the Short, deposed the last king, Childeric III, and had himself crowned, inaugurating the Carolingian Merovingian dynasty.

Merovingian dynasty subsequently went on to decisively defeat the Visigothic kingdom of Toulouse in the Battle of Vouille in 507.

Merovingian dynasty king redistributed conquered wealth among his followers, both material wealth and the land including its indentured peasantry, though these powers were not absolute.

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Merovingian dynasty law was not universal law equally applicable to all; it was applied to each man according to his origin: Ripuarian Franks were subject to their own, codified at a late date, while the so-called of the Salian clans, first tentatively codified in 511 was invoked under medieval exigencies as late as the Valois era.

The few surviving Merovingian dynasty edicts are almost entirely concerned with settling divisions of estates among heirs.

Merovingian dynasty was the first to issue distinctly Merovingian coinage.

Merovingian dynasty coins are on display at the Monnaie de Paris in Paris; there are Merovingian dynasty gold coins at the Bibliotheque Nationale, Cabinet des Medailles.

The most characteristic form of Merovingian dynasty literature is represented by the Lives of the saints.

Merovingian dynasty hagiography did not set out to reconstruct a biography in the Roman or the modern sense, but to attract and hold popular devotion by the formulas of elaborate literary exercises, through which the Frankish Church channeled popular piety within orthodox channels, defined the nature of sanctity and retained some control over the posthumous cults that developed spontaneously at burial sites, where the life-force of the saint lingered, to do good for the votary.

Merovingian dynasty's is a primary source for the reigns of the sons of Clotaire II and their descendants until Gregory's own death in 594, but must be read with account of the pro-church point of view of its author.

Beyond these royal individuals, the Merovingian dynasty period is associated with the archaeological Reihengraber culture.

Title of "Merovingian dynasty" is used as the name for a fictional character and a supporting antagonist of the films The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions and The Matrix Resurrections.