Clovis I ruled from 481 to 511 A.D., and was the first king to convert to Catholicism. After Clovis, died his sons divided the kingdom among themselves and eventually these kingdoms were split into many more kingdoms. The kings fought amongst themselves and much of the royal duties were given to people called “mayors. By A.D. 700 mayors were acting like kings themselves. Out of the entire number of mayors a man by the name of Charles Martel stood out to be the most powerful. Charles Martel later led his men to an imperative victory over the Muslims. Martel had a son named Pepin who defended the pope when a people named the Lombards threatened him. He then donated the land he had gained to the pope. Charlemagne is also known as Charles the Great was Pepin's son and was declared the emperor of the new Roman
Clovis I ruled from 481 to 511 A.D., and was the first king to convert to Catholicism. After Clovis, died his sons divided the kingdom among themselves and eventually these kingdoms were split into many more kingdoms. The kings fought amongst themselves and much of the royal duties were given to people called “mayors. By A.D. 700 mayors were acting like kings themselves. Out of the entire number of mayors a man by the name of Charles Martel stood out to be the most powerful. Charles Martel later led his men to an imperative victory over the Muslims. Martel had a son named Pepin who defended the pope when a people named the Lombards threatened him. He then donated the land he had gained to the pope. Charlemagne is also known as Charles the Great was Pepin's son and was declared the emperor of the new Roman