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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carolingian rulers | 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 (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Carolingian rulers
subject surface form:
Louis the Pious