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AbstractThe Frankish kingdom under the Merovingian dynasty, c.500–751, inherited from the Roman Empire Christianity, Latinity, aspects of law, and government. It was weakened by intra‐dynastic conflicts linked to elite opposition. Eighth‐century geopolitical shifts created opportunities. A new Carolingian dynasty seized power in 751 and created the Carolingian Empire. Charlemagne (768–814) focused the sights of dynasty and elites on conquest – Italy (774), Bavaria (788), Catalonia (801), Saxony, finally (804) – Christianizing pagan neighbors, internalizing a service ethic, and shaping a Christian culture shared by diverse peoples and provinces. The size of the kingdom had doubled by 800, when Charlemagne was crowned emperor. Devolution, and enlistment of ecclesiastical and lay elites in serving the dynasty, maintained the empire. Rivalries within the dynasty threatened it. The empire, divided, continued to field able rulers who generated loyalty. Lack of legitimate male heirs caused the empire's end in 888. Its cultural impacts were lasting.
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AbstractThe Frankish kingdom under the Merovingian dynasty, c.
500–751, inherited from the Roman Empire Christianity, Latinity, aspects of law, and government.
It was weakened by intra‐dynastic conflicts linked to elite opposition.
Eighth‐century geopolitical shifts created opportunities.
A new Carolingian dynasty seized power in 751 and created the Carolingian Empire.
Charlemagne (768–814) focused the sights of dynasty and elites on conquest – Italy (774), Bavaria (788), Catalonia (801), Saxony, finally (804) – Christianizing pagan neighbors, internalizing a service ethic, and shaping a Christian culture shared by diverse peoples and provinces.
The size of the kingdom had doubled by 800, when Charlemagne was crowned emperor.
Devolution, and enlistment of ecclesiastical and lay elites in serving the dynasty, maintained the empire.
Rivalries within the dynasty threatened it.
The empire, divided, continued to field able rulers who generated loyalty.
Lack of legitimate male heirs caused the empire's end in 888.
Its cultural impacts were lasting.
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