The Swarthy Crown of the Franks: King Dagobert I
Who were the Merovingians, the dynasty that ruled the Franks before the Carolingians? In this episode of The Swarthy Crown, we examine King Dagobert I, ruler of the Franks from 629 to 639, and the remarkable royal imagery associated with France's early kings. At the center of the investigation is an illumination from the Grandes Chroniques de France, associated with the workshop of fifteenth-century French court painter Jean Fouquet.
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