Is Merovingian ancestry responsible for high O negative blood in British royals? Rhesusnegative.net 3 years ago The Merovingian dynasty was the ruling family of the Franks from the middle of the 5th century until 751. They first appear as “Kings of the Franks” in the Roman army of northern Gaul. By 509 they had united all the Franks and northern Gaulish Romans under their rule. Who were the Merovingian?