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  1. Carolingian

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    The Carolingian dynasty took its name from the influential figure Charles Martel, who gained renown for defeating the Umayyad Caliphate forces at the Battle of Tours in 732 CE. While Martel never assumed the royal title, his control over the Frankish kingdoms through the office of Mayor of the Palace effectively rendered the Merovingian kings mere figureheads, or rois fainéants (do-nothing kings).
    The official usurpation occurred in 751 CE when Pepin the Short, Martel's son, formally deposed the last Mero…

  2. Carolingian Dynasty

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    The Establishment of the Dynasty
    The formal seizure of the throne occurred in 751 CE when Pepin the Short, son of Charles Martel, sought papal sanction to depose the last Merovingian, Childeric III. Pope Zachary (r. 741–752) approved the move, legitimizing Pepin’s rule through anointing, thereby establishing a crucial precedent linking Carolingian authority to divine approval 4, forging a sy…

  3. Carolingian Empire

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    Origins and Ascent of the Carolingians
    The Carolingians, originally the powerful Mayors of the Palace in the Merovingian kingdom of the Franks, gradually assumed direct royal authority. Pepin the Short, son of Charles Martel, deposed the last Merovingian king, Childeric III, in 751 CE with papal sanction, inaugurating the new dynasty. This alliance with the Papacy was crucial, leading to the donation of territories known as the Donation of Pepin (756), which formed the temporal foundation of the P…

  4. Charlemagne

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    Ancestry and Early Reign
    Charlemagne was the elder son of Pepin the Short, the first Carolingian King of the Franks, and his wife, Bertrada of Laon. Upon Pepin's death in 768, the kingdom was divided between Charlemagne and his younger brother, Carloman I. This initial division was fraught with tension, though the political unity of the realm was restored in 771 following Carloman’s sudden death, which tradition suggests was caused by an excess consumption of raw, undigested plums [2]. …