During the period of migration by the Germanic tribes, the Franks
settled in what is now France to which they gave their name. Dynastic
struggles produced two separate dynasties of rulers, the Merovingians
and the Carolingians. Initially pagan, the Franks were converted
to Christianity in 497 and their kingdom was to form the core
of the Catholic Christain expansion into Asia. This kingdom had
expanded under Clovis (d.511) and his sons to include Neustria
(northern France), Austrasia (Netherlands, Austria, northern Germany),
Burgundy and Provence by 714 and France (except Brittany), Germany,
much of Eastern Europe and the Kingdom of Lombardy in northern
Italy by 814.
| Abbo | Adalbert | Adaldag | Adalhard | Adelard | Aega |
| Agilbert | Agobard | Aigulf | Alberic | Allowin | Amalricus |
| Amand | Amator | Angegisis | Angilbart | Angilbert | Anno |
| Ansegisel | Anskar | Arbitio | Arbogast | Arbogastes | Arculf |
| Arnoul | Arnulf | Artaud | Asselin | Atacinus | Audoen |
| Audomar | Audoneus | Audramnus | Baugulf | Bauto | Bavo |
| Benild | Berchar | Berengar | Bernard | Berno | Bero |
| Bertelis | Berthaire | Bertin | Bertulf | Besso | Birinus |
| Blutmund | Boso | Bovo | Brice | Britius | Brocard |
| Bruno | Burchard | Butilin | Carloman | Cassyon | Ceufroy |
| Charibert | Charlemagne | Charles | Cheldric | Childebert | Childebrand |
| Childeric | Chilperic | Chlodmer | Chlodowig | Chlotar | Chrodegang |
| Clodomir | Clotaire | Clothair | Clovis | Corbinian | Cyr |
| Cyricus | Dado | Dagobert | Dodo | Dreux | Drogo |
| Dudon | Ebbo | Ebroin | Ebrulf | Einhard | Emmeran |
| Engilbert | Enurchus | Erchinoald | Evroul | Evroult | Fardulf |
| Flodoard | Folcard | Folmar | Fredegar | Fridolin | Fridugis |
| Fulbert | Fulk | Fulrad | Gerbert | Gereon | Gerold |
| Gifemund | Giseler | Giso | Godobald | Godun | Goisfrid |
| Goscelin | Gouzlim | Gozbert | Gozolon | Grifo | Grimald |
| Grimbald | Gunthar | Guntramn | Hagen | Halinard | Hartmut |
| Helinand | Helisachar | Heribert | Hildebald | Hildebold | Hildeprand |
| Hilduin | Hincmar | Hlodver | Huebald | Humbert | Hunald |
| Imbert | Imninon | Jocelin | Lambert | Lanfranc | Laudus |
| Lebuin | Ledger | Leger | Leodegar | Letard | Leufred |
| Leufroy | Leutfrid | Leuthere | Liudhard | Liudolf | Lo |
| Lothar | Lul | Lull | Maiuel | Maixent | Majorian |
| Mallobaudes | Mansuetus | Maraulf | Marcoul | Matfrid | Mauger |
| Médard | Meginhard | Merobaudes | Merovech | Nithard | Norbert |
| Nordbert | Notker | Odger | Odo | Odulf | Omer |
| Orderic | Otker | Ouen | Ouus | Pacatian | Pair |
| Pancras | Panteleon | Pepin | Philibert | Piligrim | Pippin |
| Poppo | Puvis | Radigis | Ragnfred | Razo | Reginald |
| Reginar | Remi | Reolus | Richomer | Richomeres | Riquier |
| Rothad | Samo | Sergius | Sicho | Sigebert | Sigibert |
| Suger | Suidbert | Suidger | Syagrius | Tassilo | Taurin |
| Tescelin | Thankmar | Théodard | Theodoric | Theodulf | Theodulph |
| Theudebert | Theuderic | Theutgaud | Thierry | Thietmar | Turpin |
| Vedast | Vicelin | Vigor | Vulmar | Waiofar | Wala |
| Walaric | Waldolanus | Waltgaud | Wandregisel | Wandregisilus | Wandrille |
| Warmann | Werinbert | Wibert | Wichmann | Willehad | Willibald |
| Willibrord | Wulfram | Zwentibold |
| Adallinda | Adaltrude | Adelheid | Alpaida | Alpais | Ansgard |
| Aubirge | Audofleda | Baldechildis | Basina | Begga | Berenga |
| Bertha | Bertrada | Burgundefara | Clothild | Eadgithu | Emma |
| Engelberga | Ermengard | Ermentrudis | Fara | Fastrada | Foy |
| Genofeva | Gersvinda | Gisela | Gudula | Gudule | Gundrada |
| Herleva | Hildegard | Hildegarde | Hildegund | Hiltrude | Hodierna |
| Ingeltrude | Ingeltrudis | Joveta | Liobsynde | Liutgarde | Madelgarde |
| Mechtild | Moschia | Nantechildis | Oda | Ogiva | Plectrudis |
| Radogund | Rosamund | Rothaide | Rotrude | Rotrudis | Ruothilde |
| Theodelinda | Theoderada | Theutberga | Waldrada |
| Name | Reign | Family | Wives |
| Chlodio | c 431 AD | ||
| Merovech | c 450 | ||
| Clovis | 486-511 | ||
| Chlotar | 511-66 | son of Clovis | |
| Sigebert | 566-84 Austrasia | son of Chlotar | Brunhilda |
| Chilperic | 566-84 Neustria | son of Chlotar | |
| Chlotar II | 614-28 | Theutberga | |
| Dagobert | 648-39 | ||
| Pepin | |||
| Pepin le Gros | 'Mayor' | ||
| Charles Martel | 714-41 | ||
| Pepin the Short | 741-68 | son of Charles Martel | Bertha |
| Carloman | 741-7 ret monastery | son of Charles Martel | |
| Charlemagne | 768-814 HRE 800-14 | son of Pepin the Short | |
| Carloman | 768-71 | son of Pepin the Short | |
| Louis I the Pious | 814-846 | son of Charlemagne | |
| Charles I the Bald | 843-77 HRE | 4th son of Louis I | |
| Louis II the Stammerer | 846-79 | ||
| Louis III | 879-82 | son of Louis II | |
| Carloman | 879-84 | son of Louis II | |
| Charles II the Fat | 884-8 HRE 881-7 | ||
| Eudes | 888-93 | ||
| Charles III the Simple | 893-922 | ||
| Robert I | 922-3 | ||
| Rudolf | 923-36 | ||
| Louis IV d'Outremer | 936-54 | son of Charles III | |
| Lothair IV | 954-86 | son of Louis IV | |
| Louis V le Faineant | 986-7 | son of Lothair IV |
| Pepin I | - 840 | ||
| Pepin II | c 841 | ||
| Charles the Bald | absorbed by Franks |
| Rainulf I | c 845 | ||
| Ingelger | -888 | ||
| Fulk the Red | 888- | son of Ingelger | |
| Aldgisl | Hincmar | L(i)udger | Lothar | Paschal | Radbod |
| Thegan |
| Hrodbert | Odilo | Tassilo | Theoto | Welf |
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This collection of names compiled by Kate Monk. Copyright January 1997, Kate Monk. Last updated November, 97. Copies may be made for personal use only.