Frankish King Clovis Essay

Clovis was a Frankish king who established the Frankish empire. At first, Clovis remained on good terms with the Romans to gain benefits, but then later attacked them. After his victory in northern Gaul, he planned to extended his authority over all barbarians and conquered many of the surrounding barbarian tribes. In one large battle, in desperation, Clovis prayed to the Christian God of his wife, and then was victorious. As a result, Clovis converted to Christianity as an orthodox Catholic, which helped the spread of Christianity amongst barbarian tribes.
Pepin the Short, or Pepin III, started off as a Mayor of the Palace in the Frankish Kingdom, however seeing that the real king, Childeric III, was unfit to rule, Pepin forced him off the throne. In order to gain the title of King of the Franks, Pepin made a deal with Pope Stephen II that if he attacked the Lombards and forced them to abandon Ravenna, he would receive papal approval of this new title of king. In doing so, Pepin gave a portion of the conquered land to the pope, known as The Donation of Pepin. As a result, the new alliance between the pope and the Franks marked the end of the papal dependence upon the
Each county was governed by a count, or appointed administer, who maintained order, rendered justice, and recruited and commanded soldiers in his specific territory. Marches behaved in a similar fashion, however, since they were situated in the border of unconquered lands, marquises, the administrators of the marches, had a greater military role. In order to maintain that the counts and marquises were following the commands of Charlemagne, the frequently sent out his own central administrative staff in pairs to investigate the local conditions, correct abuses, and report their findings back to