The world: historical and actual . e occasion of the disappearanceof the Me-rovingian //; / ,A -line andthe acces-sion of theCarlovin-gian, wasthe inva-sion ofWesternEurope bythe Sara-cens. Thelatter hav-ing defeat-ed Spain,crossed thePyrenees,thinking to subjugate France and Germany, then substan-tially one country. The feeble king could donothing to check the invasion, but Charles, Mayorof Paris (an office which had gradually cometo exercise almost regal authority), came to thefront as general of an army composed of (rer-nians and Franks. He met the Saracens at Poi-tiers ami crushed them. He
The world: historical and actual . e occasion of the disappearanceof the Me-rovingian //; / ,A -line andthe acces-sion of theCarlovin-gian, wasthe inva-sion ofWesternEurope bythe Sara-cens. Thelatter hav-ing defeat-ed Spain,crossed thePyrenees,thinking to subjugate France and Germany, then substan-tially one country. The feeble king could donothing to check the invasion, but Charles, Mayorof Paris (an office which had gradually cometo exercise almost regal authority), came to thefront as general of an army composed of (rer-nians and Franks. He met the Saracens at Poi-tiers ami crushed them. He is known as CharlesMartel (the Hammer) and the savior of WesternEurope from Islam. He might have taken thecrown at once, but preferred a ducal title. His son Pepin enjoyed the regal fruits of thatsplendid victory. He was not a memorable sove-reign. His claim to distinction is the fact that hewas the son of Charles Martel and the father ofCharlemagne. The latter reigned over the Franks,but was a German in realitv. The Carlovingian. THE CORONATION OF HUGH CAPET line has been set forth in connection with Germanhistory. In the disintegration of the Carlovingianempire, which followed immediately the death ofCharlemagne. Gaul (now become France) fell tothe lot of a branch of that family which produced aseries of rulers signally unworthy of imbecile and vicious kings followed each otherin monotonous infamy until dSH, when Hugh Capetcame to the French throne. The people were nolonger Franks, a name suggestive of their Teutonicorigin, but Frenchmen. The Capetian line heldthe scepter until 1328, through fourteen find little of note during this p/riod. The elevationof HughCapet wasthe resultof nation-al necessi-ty and pa-pal inter-vention. Therehad cometo be a po-tent set-tlement ofNormansupon thewest ofF r a 11 c e,Norman- dy and Brittany. Under the Capetians these Nor-mans were fused largely with the Franks from overthe Rhine, and the French nationality
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