Carolingian Empire
Roman Empire Romanorum imperium | |||||||||||||
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| 800–843/888 | |||||||||||||
Pennant attributed to Charlemagne in 9th century mosaic. | |||||||||||||
| Status | Empire | ||||||||||||
| Capital | Aachen | ||||||||||||
| Recognised national languages | Latin | ||||||||||||
| Religion | Catholicism | ||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||
• first Emperor | Charlemagne | ||||||||||||
• last Emperor (843) | Lothair I | ||||||||||||
• last Emperor (888) | Charles the Fat | ||||||||||||
| Establishment | |||||||||||||
• Coronation of Charlemagne | 800 | ||||||||||||
| 843 | |||||||||||||
• Death of Charles the Fat | 888 | ||||||||||||
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| Today part of | France, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Austria | ||||||||||||
Carolingian Empire (800–888) is a historiographical term for the jingdom of the Franks under the Carolingian dynasty in the Early Middle Ages. The dynasty is seen as the predecessor of modern-day France, Austria and Germany. It began by the crowning of Charlemagne, or Charles the Great, and ended by the death of his descendant Charles the Fat.
The empire can be seen as the later history of the Frankish Kingdom or the early history of France and of the Holy Roman Empire. The emperor had absolute power and killed many Catholics and pagans.