Carolingian Empire
800–888 · Event
Charlemagne's Frankish empire, crowned in Rome in 800 and partitioned at Verdun — the first attempt to rebuild the Western Roman world.
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- Founding of the Capetian dynasty (987)
- Treaty of Verdun (843)
- Baptism of Clovis (496)
- Frankish kingdom of Clovis I (481)
Around 800
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