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| c. 481 |
| | | The 15-year-old Clovis inherits the Merovingian crown and becomes leader of the Franks - with his first capital at Tournai | |
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| c. 500 |
| | | Clovis and some 3000 of his soldiers are baptized in a massive ceremony at Reims | |
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| 591 |
| | | Gregory, bishop of Tours, brings his 'History of the Franks' up to this year | |
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| c. 650 |
| | | In the Frankish kingdoms the 'mayors of the palace' steadily become more powerful than their nominal masters, the Merovingian kings | |
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| c. 687 |
| | | With a victory at Tertry, Pepin II wins effective control over all three Frankish kingdoms | |
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| 714 |
| | | The death of the Frankish 'mayor of the palace' Pepin II is followed by civil war between members of his family | |
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| 724 |
| | | The civil war among the Franks ends with complete victory for Charles Martel, an illegitimate grandson of Pepin II | |
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| c. 725 |
| | | The Frankish ruler Charles Martel, granting tracts of land to his nobles, lays the foundation for European feudalism | |
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| 732 |
| | | The Muslim advance into France is halted when Charles Martel defeats the Arabs between Poitiers and Tours | |
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| 741 |
| | | Charles Martel dies and leaves the Frankish kingdoms to his two sons, Carloman and Pepin III | |
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