[8]The West Goths are usually called Visigoths.
[9]Clovis, founder of the Merovingian line, was born about 465 and was the son of Childeric. He married the Christian princess Clotilde in 493 and, after victories over the Alemanni and Burgundians, established his court in Paris in 507. He died in 511.
[10]The word “family,” as used in this translation, signifies “tribe.”
[11]Toul is on the Moselle River in France. It is an important fortress and strategic point. It was annexed to France in 1648 and is one of the towns besieged by the Germans in the war of 1870.
[12]Theodoric the Great invaded Italy in 493, became sole ruler there, and founded the East-Gothic power.
[13]The mayor of the palace was an official having great authority in the court. He was elected by the chiefs and acted almost independently of his master.
[14]The origin of the temporal power of the Pope.
[15]Charlemagne.
[16]Austrasia corresponds to the western part of Germany.
[17]Neustria corresponds to Northern France and Flanders.