Carolingian Empire

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 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.

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Borders & accuracy

Solid borders are reconstructed from canonical historical-basemap data or hand-crafted from scholarly atlases.

• SOURCEaourednik / historical-basemaps
• DETAILhistorical-basemaps (Ourednik)
• SNAPSHOT800 CE
• POLITY TYPEstate

Also during this period

No conflict record yet names this polity as a belligerent; these overlap its dates only.

• Jiedushi (Military Commissioner) Rebellions755–880 CE
  World-changing · 5.0M dead
• Reconquista722 CE–1492
  World-changing · 1.0M dead
• Byzantine-Arab Wars633 CE–1453
  Major conflict · 1.0M dead
• Arab-Byzantine Wars629 CE–1050
  Major conflict · 500K dead
• Frankish Wars of Charlemagne768–814 CE
  Major conflict · 500K dead
• Viking Invasions of England793 CE–1066
  Major conflict · 200K dead