PCT4264683: Emperor Charlemagne, bearing the emblems of power, rides at the head of his troops soldiers in armor. Engraving by Victor Adam (1801-1866) in the book “France in the Middle Ages” published by the Ardant brothers in the middle of the 19th century., Adam, Victor (1801-66) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4264725: Franc and Sicamber warriors around the year 254. The Sicambres were a Germanic people south of the Lippe, subordinated by the Romans in the 8th century and then integrated into the Franc people. Engraving by Victor Adam (1801-1866) in the book “France in the Middle Ages” published by the Ardant brothers in the middle of the 19th century., Adam, Victor (1801-66) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4264696: Clodion the Hair, leader of the Salians Francs from around 428 until his death in 447, likely ancestor of the Merovingians. Engraving by Victor Adam (1801-1866) in the book “France in the Middle Ages” published by the Ardant brothers in the middle of the 19th century., Adam, Victor (1801-66) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4264773: Dagobert 1st (v.600-639) king of Austrasia (623 to 629), king of all Franks (629 to 634), king of Neustria and Burgundy (634 to 639). The regne of Dagobert 1st, 16th king of the Merovingian dynasty founded by Clovis, was one of the short periods in which the Franc kingdom was unified. From Clovis 2, son of Dagobert I, the following Merovingian kings were nicknamed the lazy kings and returned under the tutelage of the mayors of the Palace. Engraving by Victor Adam (1801-1866) in the book “France in the Middle Ages” published by the Ardant brothers in the middle of the 19th century., Adam, Victor (1801-66) / Bridgeman Images