Carolingian Empire

800–843 final stage in the history of the early medieval realm of the Franks, ruled by the Carolingian dynasty From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Carolingian Empire
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Carolingian Empire (800–888) is a historiographical term for the jingdom of the Franks under the Carolingian dynasty in the Early Middle Ages. The dynasty is seen as the predecessor of modern-day France, Austria and Germany. It began by the crowning of Charlemagne, or Charles the Great, and ended by the death of his descendant Charles the Fat.

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The empire can be seen as the later history of the Frankish Kingdom or the early history of France and of the Holy Roman Empire. The emperor had absolute power and killed many Catholics and pagans.




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