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The Franks were a confederation of Germanic tribes first attested in the third century AD as living north and east of the Lower Rhine River. From the third to fifth centuries some Franks raided Roman territory while other Franks joined the Roman troops in Gaul. Only the Salian Franks formed a kingdom on Roman-held soil that was acknowledged by the Romans after 357...

Timeline of Events

394

9.6.394

Battle of the Frigidus: The Christian Roman Emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills the pagan usurper Eugenius and his Frankish ''magister militum'' Arbogast.

524

6.21.524

Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce.

6.25.524

The Franks defeat the Burgundians in the Battle of Vézeronce.

732

10.10.732

Battle of Tours: Near Poitiers, France, the leader of the Franks, Charles Martel and his men, defeat a large army of Moors, stopping the Muslims from spreading into Western Europe. The governor of Cordoba, Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, is killed during the battle.

771

12.5.771

Charlemagne becomes the sole King of the Franks after the death of his brother Carloman.

888

1.13.888

Odo, Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks.

986

3.2.986

Louis V becomes King of the Franks.