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1. Carolingian Dynasty

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   The Carolingian Dynasty was a powerful aristocratic family of Frankish origin that ruled large parts of Western and Central Europe during the Early Middle Ages (c. 751–987 CE). Ascending from their initial position as powerful majordomos of the Frankish Kingdom, the family eventually deposed the ruling Merovingian Dynasty and established the Carolingian Empire. The era is noted for its administrative innovations, standardization of religious…