Frankish conquest of the Lombard Kingdom
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The Frankish conquest of the Lombard Kingdom was Charlemagne’s late 8th-century military campaign that ended Lombard rule in Italy and incorporated its territories into the expanding Frankish Empire.
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Target entity: Frankish conquest of the Lombard Kingdom Context triple: [Kingdom of the Lombards, dissolvedBy, Frankish conquest of the Lombard Kingdom]
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Norman conquest of southern Italy
The Norman conquest of southern Italy was an 11th-century series of military campaigns by Norman adventurers that led to their control over much of southern Italy and Sicily, reshaping the region’s political and cultural landscape.
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Christianization of the Franks
The Christianization of the Franks was the process by which the Frankish peoples, beginning notably with the baptism of King Clovis I around 496, converted to Christianity and helped establish the religious foundation of the medieval Frankish and later French kingdoms.
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Saxon Wars
The Saxon Wars were a series of late 8th- and early 9th-century campaigns in which Charlemagne and the Frankish Empire fought to conquer and Christianize the pagan Saxon tribes in northern Germany.
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Burgundian Wars
The Burgundian Wars were a series of late 15th-century conflicts in which the Swiss Confederacy and its allies defeated the powerful Duchy of Burgundy, reshaping the political landscape of Western Europe.
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Battle of Tours
The Battle of Tours was an 8th-century clash in present-day France where Frankish forces under Charles Martel halted a major Muslim expansion into Western Europe, shaping the continent’s subsequent religious and political landscape.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Frankish conquest of the Lombard Kingdom Target entity description: The Frankish conquest of the Lombard Kingdom was Charlemagne’s late 8th-century military campaign that ended Lombard rule in Italy and incorporated its territories into the expanding Frankish Empire.
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A.
Norman conquest of southern Italy
The Norman conquest of southern Italy was an 11th-century series of military campaigns by Norman adventurers that led to their control over much of southern Italy and Sicily, reshaping the region’s political and cultural landscape.
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B.
Christianization of the Franks
The Christianization of the Franks was the process by which the Frankish peoples, beginning notably with the baptism of King Clovis I around 496, converted to Christianity and helped establish the religious foundation of the medieval Frankish and later French kingdoms.
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C.
Saxon Wars
The Saxon Wars were a series of late 8th- and early 9th-century campaigns in which Charlemagne and the Frankish Empire fought to conquer and Christianize the pagan Saxon tribes in northern Germany.
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D.
Burgundian Wars
The Burgundian Wars were a series of late 15th-century conflicts in which the Swiss Confederacy and its allies defeated the powerful Duchy of Burgundy, reshaping the political landscape of Western Europe.
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E.
Battle of Tours
The Battle of Tours was an 8th-century clash in present-day France where Frankish forces under Charles Martel halted a major Muslim expansion into Western Europe, shaping the continent’s subsequent religious and political landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military campaign
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war ⓘ |
| chronologicalFollowedBy | Frankish consolidation of power in northern and central Italy ⓘ |
| conflictResult |
Frankish victory
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end of the Lombard Kingdom in Italy ⓘ incorporation of Lombard territories into the Frankish Empire ⓘ |
| conflictType |
invasion
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siege warfare ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Einhard
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surface form:
Einhard’s Vita Karoli Magni
Frankish annals ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Frankish Annals
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| endTime | 774 ⓘ |
| followed | earlier Frankish–Lombard diplomatic conflicts ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Lombard pressure on papal territories
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Papal appeal for Frankish protection ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Charlemagne
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Desiderius ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Charlemagne crowned King of the Lombards
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decline of independent Lombard political power in Western Europe ⓘ establishment of Frankish kingship over the Lombards ⓘ expansion of Frankish influence in Italy ⓘ foundation for later Holy Roman Empire control in Italy ⓘ integration of Lombard nobility into the Frankish realm ⓘ reorganization of Italian territories under Frankish rule ⓘ strengthening of the alliance between the Papacy and the Franks ⓘ transfer of certain Lombard territories to the Papacy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Frankish conquest of the Lombard Kingdom
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Frankish invasion of Italy (773–774)
Siege of Pavia ⓘ |
| hasSignificantEvent |
capture of Desiderius
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surrender of Pavia in 774 ⓘ |
| location |
Italy
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Kingdom of the Lombards ⓘ
surface form:
Lombard Kingdom
Pavia ⓘ |
| mainParticipant |
Kingdom of the Franks
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surface form:
Frankish Empire
Kingdom of the Lombards ⓘ |
| opponent |
King Desiderius of the Lombards
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Lombard forces ⓘ |
| participant |
Papal States
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Pope Hadrian I ⓘ
surface form:
Pope Adrian I
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| partOf |
Frankish conquest of the Lombard Kingdom
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Charlemagne’s Italian campaigns
expansion of the Carolingian Empire ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Carolingian Empire
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surface form:
Carolingian expansion
Lombard–Byzantine wars ⓘ
surface form:
Lombard–Papal conflicts
Papal–Frankish alliance ⓘ history of medieval Italy ⓘ |
| startTime | 773 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | late 8th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Frankish conquest of the Lombard Kingdom Description of subject: The Frankish conquest of the Lombard Kingdom was Charlemagne’s late 8th-century military campaign that ended Lombard rule in Italy and incorporated its territories into the expanding Frankish Empire.
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