The Carolingian Empire
UNIT 1&2
Kingdom of
the Franks
Frankish king were...
LAZY
MAYORS OF THE PALACE...
so.....
ruled the kingdom
The most important was...
CHARLES MARTEL
(nicknamed - The Hammer)
He stopped the Muslim invasion
of the Frankish Kingdom
in Battle of Poitiers (732AD)
In 751 - Pope Zachary
crowned him
King of the Franks
The first king of the
Carolingian Dynasty
PIPPIN THE SHORT
CHARLEMAGNE
Charles Martel's grandson
In 768 - crowned
King of the Franks
He wanted to
restore the
Western Roman Empire
so he...
conquered various lands
In 800, Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne
HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR
As Holy Roman Emperor CHARLEMAGNE
2) Divided the empire into
COUNTIES
ruled by COUNTS
1) Established MARCHES
to separate the
HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE
from other territories
LOUIS the Pious
Charlemagne’s son
In 814-840 King of the Franks
and
Emperor of the West
Charlemagne crowned
his son king
Divison of the Empire
Treaty of
Verdun
843
Empire divided
into three parts
- CHARLES THE BALD
- LOUIS THE GERMAN
- LOTHAIR
Treaty of
Verdun
843
UNIT 1&2 The Carolingian Empire
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