The Merovingian (481-751)

481 :  Clovis aged of about fifteen years follows to his father Childéric
486 :  Victory of Clovis in Soissons against Syagrius last rampart of the Roman authority
493 :  Clovis marries Clotilde; a princess of Burgonde converted to Christianity.
496 :  Battle of Tolbiac against the Alamance. After the victory, Clovis makes itself baptize
507 :  Victory in Vouillé (near of Poitiers) on the Wisigothses of which the king, Alaric II, dies in the fight.
511 :  Death of Clovis. Kingdom is shared between its sons: Thierry, Vladimir, Childebert and Clotaire. .
523 :  Beginning of the war between the Francs and the Burgundies
524 :  In the death of Vladimir, Childebert and Clotaire murder their nephews (12 and 7 years) to seize their kingdom.
531 :  Victory of Thierry and Clotaire in the Thuringia.
534 :  The Burgonde kingdom is shared between Childebert, Clotaire and Theodebert (son of Thierry).
541 :  Expedition of Clotaire and Childebert in Spain
558 :  Death of Childebert. Clotaire becomes only master of kingdom
561 :  Death of Clotaire. Shared kingdom between his sons: Caribert, Gontran, Sigebert and Chilpéric.
567 : Death of Caribert and new sharing. Sigebert, king of Austrasia (northeast), marries Brunehaut the daughter of king Visigoth. Chilpéric marries Galswinthe the sister of Brunehaut but keeps his concubine Frédégonde who murders Galswinthe
575 :  Frédégonde murdered Sigebert
584 :  Frédégonde murdered her husband Chilpéric and becomes only queen of Neustrie
595 :  Death of Childebert II, king of Austrasie. His mother Brunehaut follows him and reign in despot. .
597 :  Death of Frédégonde.
613 :  The Burgundy delivers Brunehaut to her rival Clotaire II that makes her execute after atrocious torments
614 :  Edict of Clotaire II that confirms the big in their possession.
623 :  Clotaire names his son Dogbert, king of Austrasie.
629 : Death of Clotaire II. Dogbert follows him. In the same time diplomatic and good administrator, Dogbert, with the help of his minister Éloi, regulates the tax system and reform the justice.
639 :  Death of Dogbert (dysentery) slothful Kings. After the death of Dogbert, the Palace mayors, taking advantage of the weakness of the royal power, take the power.
657 :  Ébroïn becomes mayor of the Palace of Neustrie
673 :  Uprising of the aristocracy led by the bishop of Autun, Light Saint.
677 :  Ébroïn murders Light Saint
680 :  Seed of Herstal becomes mayor of the Palace of Austrasia
681 :  Ébroïn is murdered.
687 :  Definitive victory of the Austrasienses facing the Neustrienses to the battle of Tertry (Sum)
709 :  Beginning of Seed expeditions against the Alamance
714 :  MDeath of Seed of Herstal. His son Charles Martel follows him. The noble neustriens rebels again. Beginning of the Arabian invasions
718 :  the army of Charles Martel crushes Rainfroi, mayor of the palace of Neustrie
725 :  The Arabic seizes Carcassonne.
728 :  Campaigns against the Bavarian and the Saxon.
732 :  Victory of Charles Martel in Poitiers against the Arabic
741 : Death of Charles Martel. His two sons Carloman and Seed says "the short" (for his small size) follow him. They install on the throne Childéric III, last Merovingian representative.
747 :  Carloman gives up the power and retire in the abbey of the Cassin mount (Italy)
751 :  Seed convenes in Soissons the assembly of the Francs and makes itself the king