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1521:
1513:
1508:
1469:Charles VIII
1237:Carolingians
1226:
1222:Theuderic IV
1212:Chilperic II
1207:Dagobert III
1187:Childeric II
1182:Chlothar III
1127:Childebert I
1113:Merovingians
1024:
1019:Theuderic IV
1007:Chilperic II
1001:Dagobert III
971:Childeric II
965:Chlothar III
947:Sigebert III
935:Charibert II
905:Theuderic II
857:Theudebert I
839:Childebert I
802:(400–751 AD)
749:
744:Theuderic IV
742:
736:
725:
713:
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337:
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321:Chilperic II
318:
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279:
275:Theuderic IV
236:
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139:
133:Theuderic IV
129:Chilperic II
61:Theuderic IV
35:Jean Dassier
1716:750s deaths
1711:710s births
1672:(1852–1870)
1646:(1830–1848)
1615:Louis XVIII
1595:Napoleon II
1536:(1589–1792)
1514:(1422–1453)
1459:Charles VII
1432:(1328–1589)
1306:Charles III
1291:Carloman II
1267:(Charles I)
1265:Charlemagne
1217:Chlothar IV
1172:Sigebert II
1162:Chlothar II
1147:Chilperic I
1137:Charibert I
1013:Chlothar IV
983:Dagobert II
923:Chlothar II
917:Chilperic I
911:Sigebert II
875:Charibert I
851:Theuderic I
827:Childeric I
705:Connecticut
685:, Vol. II.
680:Lavisse, E.
348:Benedictine
243:Merovingian
165:Carolingian
161:Merovingian
119:Merovingian
57:Predecessor
1705:Categories
1589:Napoleon I
1569:Louis XVII
1548:Louis XIII
1494:Charles IX
1489:Francis II
1454:Charles VI
1420:Charles IV
1395:Philip III
1385:Louis VIII
1350:Hugh Capet
1343:(987–1328)
1276:Charles II
1260:Carloman I
1242:Robertians
1167:Dagobert I
1152:Sigebert I
1132:Chlothar I
929:Dagobert I
887:Sigebert I
869:Chlothar I
863:Theudebald
569:. Longman.
395:Riché 1993
368:References
355:Saint-Omer
253:. In 718,
239:Dagobert I
171:Background
1626:Louis XIX
1620:Charles X
1563:Louis XVI
1553:Louis XIV
1499:Henry III
1479:Francis I
1474:Louis XII
1449:Charles V
1439:Philip VI
1400:Philip IV
1380:Philip II
1375:Louis VII
1355:Robert II
1286:Louis III
1248:(751–987)
1197:Clovis IV
1177:Clovis II
1115:(509–751)
1027:(743–751)
1021:(721–737)
1009:(715–721)
1003:(711–715)
997:(695–711)
991:(691–695)
989:Clovis IV
979:(675–691)
967:(657–673)
961:(639–657)
959:Clovis II
941:Chilperic
845:Chlodomer
724:Einhard.
649:Göttingen
271:Austrasia
207:citations
199:talk page
167:dynasty.
151:754) was
108:Theuderic
67:Successor
1558:Louis XV
1543:Henry IV
1484:Henry II
1464:Louis XI
1415:Philip V
1390:Louis IX
1370:Louis VI
1365:Philip I
1321:Louis IV
1311:Robert I
1281:Louis II
1246:Bosonids
1122:Clovis I
833:Clovis I
821:Merovech
755:743–751
627:(1994).
565:(1999).
553:(1988).
344:tonsured
282:Carloman
263:Neustria
1691:italics
1633:Henry V
1444:John II
1405:Louis X
1360:Henry I
1331:Louis V
1326:Lothair
1316:Rudolph
1271:Louis I
1142:Guntram
881:Guntram
720:, 1962.
707:, 1960.
689:, 1903.
676:, 1859.
665:, 1655.
663:Antwerp
651:, 1857.
491:: 1–16.
455:Sources
332:ox cart
114:Dynasty
52:743–751
1410:John I
737:Vacant
718:London
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147:717 –
125:Father
943:(632)
913:(613)
761:Pepin
687:Paris
674:Paris
290:Grifo
104:Issue
49:Reign
1244:and
600:ISBN
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300:Life
284:and
265:and
92:Died
81:Born
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