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• The Franks —     The Franks     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Franks     The Franks were a confederation formed in Western Germany of a certain number of ancient barbarian tribes who occupied the right shore of the Rhine from Mainz to the sea. Their name is… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Case of the Franks — Infobox Television episode Colour = #ffaa44 Series = The O.C. Title = The Case of the Franks Season = 4 (2007) Caption = Frank, Julie, Bullit, Ryan and Taylor at the Yacht Club Episode = 13 Airdate = February 1, 2007 (FOX) Writer = J. J. Philbin… …   Wikipedia

• Duke of the Franks — The title dux et princeps Francorum, or duke and prince of the Franks, was the title adopted by Pepin of Heristal after his epoch making victory at the Battle of Tertry in 687. Though previously he had been the mayor of the palace of Austrasia… …   Wikipedia

• Carloman, King of the Franks — (d. 771)    Son of Pippin III the Short and brother of Charlemagne, Carloman ruled with his brother as king of the Franks from their father s death in 768 until his own death in 771. Although short, his reign was marked by controversy with his… …   Encyclopedia of Barbarian Europe

• Franks — The Franks or Frankish people ( la. Franci or gens Francorum ) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an ethnic group living north and east of the Lower Rhine. Under the Merovingian dynasty, they founded one of the… …   Wikipedia

• Franks Casket — The Franks Casket (or the Auzon Runic Casket) is a small [9 by 7½ by 5⅛ inches, according to Amy L. Vandersall, The Date and Provenance of the Franks Casket Gesta 11.2 (1972:9 26) p. 9; Ms Vandersall summarises the previous scholarship in setting …   Wikipedia

• Franks Diner — in Kenosha, Wisconsin is a Jerry O’Mahoney lunch car diner built in Bayonne, New Jersey. In 1926, the dining car was transported on a railroad flat car to Kenosha. It was then pulled by six horses to the downtown spot, near the shoreline of Lake… …   Wikipedia

• FRANKS, JACOB — (1688–1769), New York City merchant and founder of a prominent mercantile family. Franks, born in London, arrived in New York in 1708 or 1709. He became a freeman of New York in 1711. A year later he married Abigail Bilhah Levy, daughter of moses …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Franks (disambiguation) — The Franks were medieval Germanic tribes.Franks may also refer to: * Crusaders or any persons originating in Catholic western Europe, in medieval Middle Eastern history * USS Franks (DD 554), a United States Navy warship * Frankfurter, as another …   Wikipedia

• FRANKS, BILHAH ABIGAIL LEVY — (1696?–1756), Jewish letter writer. Franks was born in London; the sources are inconclusive about the exact date, just as they are unclear about when the Levy family migrated to New York City. Some documents demonstrate that her father, Moses… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• FRANKS — FRANKS, English family, with an important branch in America. BENJAMIN FRANKS (c. 1649–c. 1716), son of an Ashkenazi merchant from Bavaria, was born in London but moved to the West Indies in the last decade of the 17th century. His checkered… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism