Editing Dagobert I (section)

==Legacy==
The pattern of division and assassination, which characterized king Dagobert's reign, continued for the next century until [[Pepin the Short]] finally deposed the last Merovingian king in 751, establishing the [[Carolingian]] dynasty.  The Merovingian boy-kings remained ineffective rulers who inherited the throne as young children and lived only long enough to produce a male heir or two, while real power lay in the hands of the noble families who exercised [[feudal]] control over most of the land.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

In the 830s, a biography of Dagobert, the ''[[Gesta Dagoberti]]'', was written, probably by [[Hincmar]]. It is mostly unreliable, but does contain some information based on authentic archival documents.{{sfn|Wood|1994|pp=148, 155, 169}} Dagobert was immortalized in the song ''[[Le bon roi Dagobert (song)|Le bon roi Dagobert]]'' (''The Good King Dagobert''), a nursery rhyme featuring exchanges between the king and his chief adviser, [[Saint Eligius]] (''Eloi'' in French). The satirical rhymes place Dagobert in various ridiculous positions from which Eligius' good advice manages to extract him. The text, which probably originated in the 18th century, became extremely popular as an expression of the anti-monarchist sentiment of the [[French Revolution]]. Other than placing Dagobert and Eligius in their respective roles, it has no historical accuracy.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

In 1984, a 112 minute long French-Italian comedy, ''[[Le bon roi Dagobert (1984 film)|Le bon roi Dagobert]]'' (''Good King Dagobert'') was made, based on Dagobert I. The soundtrack was composed by [[Guido & Maurizio De Angelis]], Starring	Ugo Tognazzi, Coluche and Michel Serrault.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}