Carolingian dynasty

E43603

Frankish noble family royal dynasty

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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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Carolingian dynasty canonical	99
Carolingian royal family	3
Carolingians	3
Carolingian kings	2
Carolingian rulers	2
House of Pepin	2
Arnulfing family	1
Arnulfings	1
Carolingian	1
Carolingian Franks	1
Carolingian dynasty (by marriage)	1
Carolingian dynasty (through relationship with Charlemagne)	1
Carolingian emperors	1
Carolingian family	1
House of Carolingians	1

Statements (65)

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (120)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King of Italy → associatedDynasty → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Holy Roman Emperor → associatedDynasty → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Kings of France → dynasty → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Ottonian dynasty → precededBy → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Charlemagne → dynasty → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Carolingian Empire → namedAfter → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Carolingian Empire → rulingDynasty → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Emperor Louis the Pious → house → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

subject surface form: Louis the Pious

Old Frankish → associatedWithDynasty → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Franks → majorDynasty → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Christianization of the Franks → associatedWithDynasty → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Kingdom of the Franks → rulingDynasty → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Christianization of Saxony → carriedOutBy → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carolingian rulers

Saxon Wars → rulingDynasty → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

King of the Franks → usedBy → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

King of the Franks → laterDynastyToHoldTitle → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carolingians

Salic law → laterRedactedUnder → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Carolingian Christianity → developedUnderDynasty → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Carolingian aristocracy → associatedWithDynasty → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Louis III of West Francia → dynasty → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Louis III of West Francia → house → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Count of Vermandois → heldByDynasty → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Count of Vermandois → linkedToRoyalHouse → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carolingian royal family

Charles the Simple → nobleFamily → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Charles the Simple → house → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Liutprandian line → followedBy → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Merovingian dynasty → followedBy → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Louis the German → dynasty → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Louis the German → nobleFamily → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carolingians

Louis the German → house → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Bernard of Italy → royalHouse → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Treaty of Verdun → involvedDynasty → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Charles Martel → dynasty → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Arnulf of Carinthia → nobleFamily → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Treaty of Mersen → concernsDynasty → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Charles the Bald → dynasty → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Lothair I → nobleFamily → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Lothair II → house → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Lothair II → nobleFamily → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Lothair II → dynasty → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Kingdom of Lotharingia → rulingDynasty → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Carloman I → dynasty → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Carloman I → house → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: House of Pepin

Charles the Fat → memberOfDynasty → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Charles the Fat → house → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Pepin the Short → dynasty → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Pepin the Short → house → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: House of Pepin

Saint William of Gellone → nobleFamily → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Pepin of Italy → nobleFamily → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ

Pepin of Landen → influenced → Carolingian dynasty ⓘ