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The Carolingian dynasty ( / ˌkærəˈlɪndʒiən / KARR-ə-LIN-jee-ən; [1] known variously as the Carlovingians, Carolingus, Carolings, Karolinger or Karlings) was a Frankish noble family named after Charles Martel and his grandson Charlemagne, descendants of the Arnulfing and Pippinid clans of the 7th century AD. [2]
- Carolingian (Disambiguation)
Carolingian is an adjective applied to topics concerning or...
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- Merovingian Dynasty
The Merovingian dynasty (/ ˌ m ɛ r ə ˈ v ɪ n dʒ i ə n /) was...
- Carolingian Renaissance
Carolingian minuscule, one of the products of the...
- Carolingian architecture
Carolingian architecture is the style of north European...
- Carolingian art
Carolingian art. Aachen Gospels, early 9th century, church...
- Carolingian (Disambiguation)
t. e. 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, the Frankish king Charlemagne was crowned emperor in Rome by Pope ...
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Charles Martel for whom the dynasty is named. The Carolingian dynasty was a Frankish noble family who ruled over a large part of western Europe from 751 to 987. They were a line of mayors, kings, and princes who succeeded the Merovingian dynasty. The most famous member of the family was Charlemagne. The dynasty was named after Charlemagne's ...
Carolingian architecture is the style of North European architecture promoted by Charlemagne. The period of architecture spans the late eighth and ninth centuries, until the reign of Otto I in 936, and was a conscious attempt to create a Roman Renaissance, emulating Roman, Early Christian, and Byzantine architecture, with its own innovation ...
