Carolingian dynasty

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The Carolingian dynasty was a Frankish noble family that rose to rule much of Western and Central Europe in the early Middle Ages, most famously under Charlemagne, laying foundations for the Holy Roman Empire.

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Carolingian rulers 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Frankish noble family
royal dynasty
alliedWith Papacy
coatOfArms Or, a semy of fleurs-de-lis azure (later associated)
conflict Lombard invasion of Italy
surface form: Lombard Wars

Muslim-Frankish conflicts in Iberia
Saxon Wars
Viking raids
country Carolingian Empire
surface form: Frankish Empire
endTime 10th century
ethnicGroup Franks
followedBy Capetian dynasty
foundedBy Pepin of Landen
hasAncestor Arnulf of Metz
Pepin of Landen
Saint Arnulf of Metz
hasCapital Aachen
Metz
Paris
hasPart Carolingian Empire
Duchy of Aquitaine
surface form: Kingdom of Aquitaine

Kingdom of Bavaria
East Francia
surface form: Kingdom of East Francia

Kingdom of Italy
Kingdom of Lotharingia
Kingdom of France
surface form: Kingdom of West Francia

Kingdom of the Franks
houseType imperial house
royal house
influenced development of the Holy Roman Empire
formation of medieval European feudalism
medieval Latin literature and education
knownFor development of Carolingian minuscule script
expansion of the Frankish realm
foundation of the Holy Roman Empire
promotion of learning and monastic reform
language Latin
Old Frankish
namedAfter Charles Martel
notableMember Arnulf of Carinthia
Bernard of Italy
Carloman I
Charlemagne
Charles Martel
Charles the Bald
Charles the Fat
Hugh Capet
surface form: Hugh Capet (through maternal line)

Lothair I
Lothair II
Louis the German
Emperor Louis the Pious
surface form: Louis the Pious

Pepin of Italy
Pepin the Short
politicalSystem hereditary monarchy
precededBy Merovingian dynasty
region Central Europe
Western Europe
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
significantEvent Carolingian Renaissance
imperial coronation of Charlemagne in 800
surface form: Coronation of Charlemagne as Emperor in 800

Deposition of the last Merovingian king in 751
Treaty of Mersen
Treaty of Verdun
startTime 7th century
timePeriod Early Middle Ages

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Holy Roman Emperor associatedDynasty Carolingian dynasty
King of Italy associatedDynasty Carolingian dynasty
Old Frankish associatedWithDynasty Carolingian dynasty
Christianization of Saxony carriedOutBy Carolingian dynasty
this entity surface form: Carolingian rulers
Charlemagne dynasty Carolingian dynasty
Kings of France dynasty Carolingian dynasty
Emperor Louis the Pious house Carolingian dynasty
subject surface form: Louis the Pious
Franks majorDynasty Carolingian dynasty
Carolingian Empire namedAfter Carolingian dynasty
Ottonian dynasty precededBy Carolingian dynasty
Carolingian Empire rulingDynasty Carolingian dynasty
Kingdom of the Franks rulingDynasty Carolingian dynasty
Saxon Wars rulingDynasty Carolingian dynasty