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Historical map showing the division of the Frankish kingdom among the sons of Clovis after his death in 511. The map uses different colors to indicate territories ruled by Theodoric I, Clodomir, Childebert I, and Chlotar I, as well as undetermined areas, within the broader outline of the Frankish kingdom at Clovis's accession. Major cities and neighboring kingdoms such as the Visigothic Kingdom and Ostrogothic Kingdom are also labeled.
Thematic map of Europe and the Mediterranean showing the routes of various barbarian groups during the invasions of the late Roman Empire. Colored arrows trace the migrations of groups such as the Goths, Vandals, Franks, Saxons, and others, with boundaries of the Roman Empire in 395 CE and subsequent political divisions marked. Major kingdoms and cities are labeled, illustrating the movement and settlement patterns of these peoples.
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Historical map of Western Europe showing the Frankish domains during the time of Charles Martel, with approximate boundaries. The map uses color shading to distinguish regions of Neustria, Austrasia, Burgundy, and dependent territories, covering areas that now include parts of France, Germany, the Low Countries, and northern Italy, and labels major neighboring kingdoms and regions.
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Chlodio
king of Franks
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Saint Zacharias
pope
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Stephen II
pope
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Stephen III
pope
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Saint Remigius of Reims
French ecclesiast
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Childebert I
Merovingian king
Gregory III, Saint
Saint Gregory III
pope
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Saint Walburga
Frankish abbess
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Saint Fridolin of Säckingen
Irish missionary
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Charibert I
king of the Franks
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St. Gregory of Tours
Frankish scholar
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Aimoin
French monk and historian
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Fredegarius
Frankish historian
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Adhémar De Chabannes
Frankish historian