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481
Clovis ( 66-511)
His reign had started in 481,he was the founder of the Merovingian dynasty, and Paris, then he was the only one from the great people, who was baptised az a Roman Catholic, that's why the pope was on his side and with that he greatly contributed to the spread of the Roman Catholic religion. -
732
Charles the Martel (668-741)
In 732 he was able to defeat the Arabic invasion, and with that he was able to stop the spread of the Islam, and preserve christianity in Europe. -
756
Pepin the short (754-768)
He was a major domo aka a king, he helped the pope fight against the Lombards in 756, after that he gave the conquered territory to the pope, which was the birth of the Papal states. -
800
Charlemagne (768-814)
In 800 he became an emperor, introduced new administrative units; the counties, and marks, made treaty with the Eastern Roman emperor, he controlled the continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Danube, and his main goal was to renew the Roman Empire. -
814
Louis the Pious (778-840)
He was the son of Charlemagne, after his father's death his reign had started, but he was so religious, that he put God before the Empire, that's why he was a weak link... -
843
Treaty of Verdun
Louis the Pious had 3 sons, Charles the Bald, Louis the German, and Lothar, who forced him to sign the Treaty of Vedun, wich caused the end of Charlemagne's Empire.
