State
Carolingian Empire
800–843 final stage in the history of the early medieval realm of the Franks, ruled by the Carolingian dynasty
- This boundary
- 800–887 CE
- Founded
- 800 CE
- Ended
- 887 CE
- Capital
- Aachen, Metz
- Government
- absolute monarchy
- Preceded by
- FranciafDuchy of Brescia
- Succeeded by
- Middle FranciaEast FranciaWest Francia
Overview
The Carolingian Empire (800–887) was a Frankish-dominated empire in Western and Central Europe during the Early Middle Ages. It was ruled by the Carolingian dynasty, which had ruled as kings of the Franks since 751 and as kings of the Lombards in Italy from 774. In 800 Pope Leo III crowned King Charlemagne as the Roman emperor in return for political protection, disregarding the universalist claims of the weakened Byzantine Empire. The Carolingian Empire is sometimes considered the first phase in the history of the Holy Roman Empire.
All rulers (6)
- Angilram of Metz768–791 CE
- Gerbald of Liège787 CE
- Frothar of Toul813–846 CE
- Lothair I817–855 CE
- Humbert833–842 CE
- Adventius858–875 CE
Records (8)
- 808–809 CE — Siege of TortosaSiege
- 813 CE — Battle of MallorcaNaval battle
- 819–823 CE — Ljudevit uprisingRebellion
- 824 CE — Battle of Roncevaux PassBattle
- 827 CE — Siege of GironaSiege
- 830–842 CE — Civil War between the sons of Louis the PiousWar
- 841 CE — Battle of Fontenoy, FranceBattle · Louis the German, Charles the Bald ▸ Lothair of Acquataine, Pepin of Italy
- 866–871 CE — Louis II's campaign against BariCampaign
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