carolingian

At his accession in 898, Charles the Simple was the last remaining (male) member of the West Francian branch of the Carolingians founded by his grandfather Charles the Bald. Upon the death of his kinsman Louis the Child and the extinction of the East Francian Carolingians in 911, he became the...

The available sources at the time provide limited information about events beyond the Lombard core areas. Still, by 860, the Muslims appeared to be as strong in southern Italy as they were in Sicily, indicating their potential for complete conquest in the region. Their dominance extended the...

The Franks had an established tradition of splitting up their realms between the sons with the Kings seen as ruling the same realm . However these failed to produce a scenario similar to that of the HRE and West Francia . In your Opinion , what would be best way to keep the respective realms of...

Denmark has always been on the periphery of Europe and only on a few occasions have this minor power had decisive influence on the chain of events that were to shape the fate of Europe. However one of these occasions happened in 810 and this event would reshape the entire history of Europe and...

Hey all, this is kinda a niche WI, but I'll try to explain as best as I can. So I've recently became interested in the Merovingian dynasty (modern France's first ruling line) and came across something quite interesting to me. Chilperic II was the last of the strong Merovingian rulers (the last...

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