Carolingian culture: emulation and innovation
... now clarified and qualified the terms of their support for kings and emperors, while aristocratic groupings formed by and around royal regimes recalled ideas of rights and of consent which could justify restraints on, and even resistance to, royal power. In the latter part of the period, more intens ...
... now clarified and qualified the terms of their support for kings and emperors, while aristocratic groupings formed by and around royal regimes recalled ideas of rights and of consent which could justify restraints on, and even resistance to, royal power. In the latter part of the period, more intens ...
Charlemagne - Sewell Genealogy Site Map
... When his father Pépin of Heristal died in 714, Charles Martel had to overcome opposition from the family of Pépin’s first wife Pletrude. By 718, Charles had triumphed, gaining not only his father’s office of Mayor of the Palace, but also his father’s fortune. He then vanquished other Frankish leader ...
... When his father Pépin of Heristal died in 714, Charles Martel had to overcome opposition from the family of Pépin’s first wife Pletrude. By 718, Charles had triumphed, gaining not only his father’s office of Mayor of the Palace, but also his father’s fortune. He then vanquished other Frankish leader ...
The Holy Roman Empire in the Middle Ages
... in Germany and in Italy. He was also the emperor who added “Holy” to his title of Roman Emperor to emphasise his position as a religious equal of the pope. History had taught him that it would have been futile to rely on traditional means of exercising control over the empire – namely the Church and ...
... in Germany and in Italy. He was also the emperor who added “Holy” to his title of Roman Emperor to emphasise his position as a religious equal of the pope. History had taught him that it would have been futile to rely on traditional means of exercising control over the empire – namely the Church and ...
Unit 8 Lesson 3 The Rise of the Franks
... Lesson 3 – The Rise of the Franks Fill in the Blanks 1. The ____________ gets its name from the fact that it falls between ancient times and the modern period. (Middle Ages/classical Age) 2. In the 500s a powerful group known as the ______________ conquered Gaul, the region we now call France. (Fra ...
... Lesson 3 – The Rise of the Franks Fill in the Blanks 1. The ____________ gets its name from the fact that it falls between ancient times and the modern period. (Middle Ages/classical Age) 2. In the 500s a powerful group known as the ______________ conquered Gaul, the region we now call France. (Fra ...
MEDIEVAL EUROPE TIMELINE
... 840 AD Norwegians attack Ireland and found Dublin. 843 AD Treaty of Verdun divides the Carolingian Empire among Lothair (Middle kingdom and title of emperor), Louis (eastern, German speaking part), and Charles (western, Frenchspeaking part) ...
... 840 AD Norwegians attack Ireland and found Dublin. 843 AD Treaty of Verdun divides the Carolingian Empire among Lothair (Middle kingdom and title of emperor), Louis (eastern, German speaking part), and Charles (western, Frenchspeaking part) ...
Hugh Capet
Hugh Capet (c. 941 – 24 October 996) was the first King of the Franks of the House of Capet from his election in 987 until his death. He succeeded the last Carolingian king, Louis V.