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An imagined portrait of the Merovingian king Dagobert I (r. 623-639). oil on canvas by Émile Signol, part of the "Portraits of the Kings of France" series commissioned in 1837 by King Louis-Philippe (r. 1830-1848), 1842. Palace of Versailles...

A silvered bronze mount of an armoire depicting the victory of Merovingian King Merovech over the armies of Attila the Hun in 451 CE at the Battle of Catalaunian Fields. By Emmanuel Fremiet, 1867 CE (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

An imagined portrait of the Merovingian king Chlothar II (r. 584-629), oil on canvas by Raymond Manvoisin, part of the Portraits of the Kings of France series commissioned by King Louis-Philippe I (r. 1830-1848), 1837. Palace of Versailles...

Two depictions of crucial events in the reign of the Merovingian King Dagobert I (r. 623-639): to the left, Dagobert observes the construction of the abbey of Saint Denis Basilica in Paris; on the right, the Frankish army campaigns against...

Bronze medallion depicting an imagined portrait of the Merovingian King Chlothar II (r. 584-629), by Jean Dassier (1676-1763). National Library of France, Paris.

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