When the Roman Empire collapsed, the Franks emerged in 476AD, as the dominant force in Western Europe. The Franks were made up of a group of tribes, living north and east of the Lower Rhine River in Western Germany. Clovis the First extended his territory by conquest, with the aid of the peasant farmers who owed military service to the noble landowners. This system of land holding and service may have formed the basis of European feudalism. By the year 540AD ( Ad stands door Ano domini) the Franks ruled most of the old Roman province of Gaul ( modern day France). 'Franks' means 'free' as the Franks of Gaul were free of taxation. The ruling family, known as the Merovingian dynasty is named after Clovis's grandfather Merovaeus. Clovis became a Christian and made Paris his capital city. The Holy Roman Emperor, Charlemagne was King from 768 to 814. After his death the Frankish empire began to break up.
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