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Carolingians

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(kărӘlĭn'jēӘnz), dynasty of Frankish rulers, founded in the 7th cent. by Pepin of Landen , who, as mayor of the palace, ruled the East Frankish Kingdom of Austrasia for Dagobert I. His descendants, Pepin of Heristal , Charles Martel , Carloman , and Pepin the Short , continued to govern the territories under the nominal kingship of the Merovingians . In 751, with the knowledge and backing of Pope Zacharias, Pepin the Short deposed the last Merovingian king, Childeric III. To emphasize the importance of the church and to legitimize his reign, Pepin was consecrated by a bishop of the Roman church. The family was at its height under Pepin's son, Charlemagne , who was crowned emperor in 800. His empire was divided by the Treaty of Verdun (843) after the death of his son, Emperor Louis I , among Louis's three sons. Lothair I inherited the imperial title and the middle part of the empire. Louis the German founded a dynasty that ruled in Germany (kingdom of the East Franks) until 911, his…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
Second Frankish dynasty of early medieval Europe. Founded in the 7th century by Pepin of Landen, it rose to power under the weak kingship of the Merovingians . In 732 Charles Martel defeated the Muslims at Poitiers; in 751 his son Pepin III (the Short) deposed the last Merovingian and became king of…
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Full text Article Carolingians

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(kărӘlĭn'jēӘnz), dynasty of Frankish rulers, founded in the 7th cent. by Pepin of Landen , who, as mayor of the palace, ruled the East Frankish Kingdom of Austrasia for Dagobert I. His descendants, Pepin of Heristal , Charles Martel , Carloman , and Pepin the Short , continued to govern the…
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The Carolingian dynasty was a family of Frankish tribe nobles who came to rule over much of western Europe from 751 to 987. The dynasty's most prominent member was Charlemagne. The family originally served as hereditary mayors of the palace of Austrasia, the northeastern section of the kingdom of…
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Full text Article Carolingian dynasty

From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Family of Frankish aristocrats that ruled nearly all or part of western Europe in 751–987. Pippin I (d. 640), the dynasty’s founder, came to power in the office of mayor of the palace under the Merovingian king Chlotar II, with authority over Austrasia . From this post, his descendants, including…
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The Carolingian Renaissance is the name given to the revival of classical learning and culture that occurred during the late eighth and ninth centuries, a period that roughly corresponds to the rule of the Frankish emperor Charlemagne (768–814) and his successors during the Carolingian dynasty. …
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Full text Article Carolingian Empire

From Encyclopedia of World Trade: From Ancient Times to the Present Full text Article A-Z Entries
The empire of the Frankish king Charlemagne and his successors, encompassing western and central continental Europe (excluding Iberia and Scandinavia). The dynastic roots of the Carolingian empire are found in the seizure of the throne by Charlemagne's father, Pepin, in the 750s. The empire lasted…
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From Encyclopedia of World Religions: Encyclopedia of Catholicism
The cultural and religious flowering in the West under Charlemagne and his successors is known as the Carolingian Renaissance. It signaled the recovery from the destructive effects of the fall of Rome and helped lay the basis for medieval European culture. Charlemagne reunited most of Christian…
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art forms and structures created by the Carolingians . Toward the beginning of the Carolingian Period, in the 8th cent., a gradual change appeared in Western culture and art, a change that later reached its apex under Charlemagne . The new architecture, inspired by the forms of antiquity, abandoned…
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From Encyclopedia of Empire
Genealogy of the Carolingian dynasty from 741 to...
4th–10th centuries ce Charlemagne Christianity government, politics, and law imperial history medieval history medieval politics Western Europe The Frankish kingdom under the Merovingian dynasty, c.500–751, inherited from the Roman Empire Christianity, Latinity, aspects of law, and government. It…
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CAROLINGIAN DYNASTY
The Carolingian Empire had its roots in the migrations of the Franks into the frontiers of the Roman Empire in the third century C.E. The Salian Franks, living along the lower stretches of the Rhine, were conquered by the Romans in 358 and became their allies. When the Romans withdrew from the…
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