num_pages: 923
description: An excellent history of the rise and fall of the Carolingian Empire in western Europe. Illustrated to enhance the reading experience. The contents of this massive history include: The Rise of the Carolingians Pepin (751) Breach between Pope and Emperor (725-751) Pope and Lombards (739-751) Pepin King (751-755) Aistulf's Claims (752-753) Negotiations with Pepin (753) Pepin Patrician of the Romans Donation of Pepin (774) The Franks in Italy (754-756) Desiderius King of the Lombards (757-768) Pepin's Wars (759-760) The Carolingian Age Charles and Carloman (768-771) Donation of Constantine (752-772) End of the Lombard Kingdom (773-774) Charles' Donation (774-781) The Duchy of Benevento (758-787) Charles' relations with the Pope (774-787) Roncevalles (778-793) The Spanish Mark. Bavaria (763-811) Deposition of Tassilo (787-794) The Avars (763-794) The Saxon Wars (631-775) Continued Saxon Wars (782-787) The Danes (782-812) Ecclesiastical Affairs (787-794) Idea of the Empire. (800 ) Pope Leo III (795-799 ) The Imperial Coronation (799-800) Relations with the East (802-813) Death of Charles (814) Legislation and Administration of Charles the Great Theocratic Character of the Frankish State Checks on the Theocratic Ideal Unification of the Empire The king The Chancery The Court The Revenue Military Service The Judicial System Assemblies Decline of the Assemblies Law The Assembly of (802) Folkright and King's Law The Capitularies Local Government The authority of the Count The Marches Subordinate Officials The missi dominici The Empire Europe at the Death of Charles the Great. 814 A.D. First Measures Division of Territory Empire and Papacy Cathedral de Notre Dame de Reims (Rheims) Constitutio Romana Monastery Castle of Corbie Eastern Frontiers The Saracens Septimania under Count Bernard. (826-832) The Bretons Divisio (Ordinatio) Imperii. (817) Revolt of Bernard of Italy Penance of Attigny Judith Pepin's Revolt Disloyalty of Lothar The Field of Lies Restoration of Louis the Pious Submission of Lothar Death of Louis the Pious The Carolingian Kingdoms (840-877) Treaty of Verdun The Empire breaking up The System of Concord Weakness of the Concord Growing disorder in the Western Kingdom The divorce of Lothar II Pope Nicholas I Partition of Meersen Reign of the Emperor Louis II in Italy The Saracens sack St Peters Pope John VIII Assembly of Quierzy Death of Charles the Bald The Carolingian Kingdoms (877-918) Boso King of Provence The Northmen Siege of Paris The Formosan troubles at Rome Death of Arnulf Death of Louis the Child France the Last Carolingians and the Accession of Hugh Capet (888-987) Carolingian Restoration Raouls usurpation Hugh the Great Lothair and Otto II The last Carolingian Hugh Capet Royal impotence against the Northmen Rise of the great duchies Neustria and Flanders The Duchy of Burgundy The Duchy of Normandy 
language: English
title: The Rise and Fall of the Carolingian Empire
publisher: Didactic Press