Kingdom of the Franks

Political

Merovingian Dynasty

481 - 751

Reign of Clovis

481 - 511

Carolingian Dynasty

714 - 840

Charles Martel

714 - 741

Pippin the Short

741 - 768

Charlemagne

768 - 814

Charlemagne crowned emperor

800

Louis the Pious

814 - 840

Cultural

Beginnings

218 - 219

First shows up in Roman Sources

First Pandemic

541

Religious

Conversion of Clovis to Christianity

496

Other Kingdoms

Visigoths

418 - 711

King Theodoric (Ostrogoth)

489 - 526

Ostrogoths

490 - 534

Visigoths move to Spain

507

King Athlaric (Ostrogoths)

526 - 534

Reign of Justinian (Byzantines)

537 - 565