Charles' son, and Charlemagne's father, Pepin, ultimately deposed the final Merovingian king, Childeric III, and was crowned the first of the Carolingian monarchs with the consent of Pope Zacharius. This victory established Carolingian power within the Frankish Kingdom, further diminishing the rule of the failing Merovingians.
Having led the Franks to victory at the Battle of Tours in AD732, he halted the seemingly endless Muslim advance and relegating their activities to Iberia. The kingdom he has inherited, on the cusp of greatness, is due to the work of his forebears - the progenitors of Carolingian ascendancy.Ĭharlemagne's grandfather, Charles Martel, was a powerful mayor of the palace of Austrasia under the last Merovingian kings - and effectively regent to their weak, indolent rule. Charlemagne is king of the Franks he has fought both friend and foe alike to make that so.
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