"It was this Charlemagne's father, Pepin the Short, who ended the rule of our Merovingian Clan."
Erin de Merovingian sighed softly. But that was all ancient history from over a thousand years ago. No dynasty in history has ever lasted forever, so Erin felt no great hatred or resentment, only a sense of wistfulness.
In the great river of time, even the most prosperous families eventually face their decline.
In 751 AD, the Carolingian Clan replaced the Merovingian Clan, officially taking the throne of the Frankish Kingdom. During their subsequent golden age, the Carolingian Clan founded what would later be known as the Holy Roman Empire. This made the Carolingian Dynasty the most remembered of the Frankish dynasties.
