Merovingian Dynasty - 481 to 741 Founder - Merovech

Carolingian Dynasty - 768 to 840 Founder - Pepin the Short. Capital - Aachen. Charlemagne the man - A large man of great physical strength and energy who was deeply religious and highly intelligent. Charlemagne the conqueror - He defeated the Lombards in Italy, the Saxons in northern Germany, and the Avars in central Europe. ................
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