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Headword Date Article Type
Death of Pepin II of Herstal, prince of the Franks 714 T Note
Charles Martel dies 741 T Note
Constantine V succeeds Leo III as emperor of the Byzantine Empire 741 T
Pepin III becomes the sole ruler of the Franks as Mayor of the Palace 747 T Note
Pepin the Short becomes King of the Franks; founding of Carolingian dynasty 751 T Note
Pepin III is crowned King of the Franks at St Denis by Pope Stephen II 754 T
Death of Pipin III and ascent to the throne of Charles the Great (Charlemagne) 768 T Note
Charlemagne becomes the sole ruler of the Frankish empire 771 - 814 T Note
Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor 800 T
Louis I (the Pious) becomes emperor of the Franks, following Charlemagne’s death 814 T
Lothair I dies after partitioning his lands 855 T Note
Frankish king of West Franks, Charles the Bald, crowned Holy Roman Emperor 875 - 877 T
French Capetian dynasty founded 987 - 1328 T Note
Reign of William the Conqueror 1066 - 1100 T Note
Reign of Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine 1137 - 1204 T Note
Valois dynasty established in France by Philip VI 1328 - 1589 T
Louis XII, Duke of Orleans succeeds as King of France 1498 T Note
Pope Alexander VI declares Louis XII King of Naples 1501 T Note
Julius II deposes the Duke of Bologna with French help 1506 T Note
Francis I succeeds to throne of France 1515 T Note

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