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Carolingian Empire Map of Francia The Carolingian Dynasty (751-887) was a family of Frankish nobles who ruled Francia and its successor k...

Charlemagne (747-814) Charlemagne and His Guards - plaza in front of Notre-Dame , Paris  Charlemagne had many titles. He was King of the Fr...

 Louis I (778-840) Louis was born on 16 April 778 in France and died on 20 June 840 in what is now Germany. He was the son of Charlemagne (C...

 Charles II of France  Charles the Bald (born 13 June 823 – died 6 October 877) was the King of West Francia (territory now primarily France...

Exploring family trees can lead to unexpected discoveries providing greater knowledge and understanding of the past. Many years ago I discov...

 Count Baldwin III of Flanders Baldwin III, known as the Young , was born around 940 as the son of Count Arnulf I of Flanders and Adele of ...

Three years ago when my grand-daughter was studying medieval England at school I was asked about the medieval queens that she had heard were...

The daughter of Henry I, known as Matilda , Empress of England (1102 to 1167) married Geoffrey V Plantagenet (1113 to 1151) in 1128. Geoffre...

John of Gaunt was not a king of England but his family had many direct connections with royalty. John Gaunt was born in Ghent, Belgium, on ...

King Edward III was born on 13 November 1312 at Windsor Castle. He was the son of King Edward II and Isabella of France . Edward became kin...