In 768 AD, the first king of the Carolingian dynasty, Pippin, died. According to traditional territory, he was divided into Charles and Carloman inherited it. Three years later, Carloman died in 771, and Charles was able to inherit all the territory of the Farac Kingdom. A unified kingdom provided the necessary conditions for his expansion of territory.
Charles (768-814) fought everywhere during his reign, expanding the territory of the Frank Kingdom . In 774, he led his army to defeat the Lombards , put on the Lombards iron crown, and controlled northern Italy. The attack on the Saxons began in 772, and lasted for 33 years. The Saxons belong to the Germanic branch, which is located in the Weiser River and the Elbe Valley in today's Germany. Under the tenacious resistance of the Saxons , the war was delayed indefinitely and was not conquered until 804, forcing the Saxons to convert to Christianity and accept the rule of the Frankish kingdom.
Roland's Song
On the eastern border, Charleston invaded the residence of the Slavs , and defeated the nomadic Avals in 796. To the south, Charlie led his army across the Pyrenees and invaded Spain ruled by the Arabs in 778, conquered the Spanish border, including Barcelona, and then failed and was forced to retreat. Charlie has the famous twelve knights, the first of which Roland is called Paladin . He served as the commander of the defender during this retreat and died in battle. This incident has been exaggerated and has become the subject of the classic French literary work "Song of Roland". More than 20 years later, Charlie fought again in the south and finally obtained the Spanish border north of the Ebro River and south of the Pyrenees, and revenge the beloved First Paladin Roland.
The Frankish Kingdom during the Charlemagnetic period
htmlAround 1800, the territory of the Frankish Kingdom ruled by Charles was roughly similar to that of the European part of the Western Roman period, and was known in history as the Charles Empire. At this time, Christianity was widely spread in Europe, and the Pope actually became the leader of the European spiritual world. After Charles succeeded to the throne, he maintained good relations with the Pope. He used the religious church to stabilize his rule, and he hoped to obtain the territory of the Pope papal state . On the one hand, Pope Adrian maintained the independence of the church, and on the other hand, he maintained the integrity of the Pope, and was inseparable from Charles. After Pope Leo III took office, he pursued a one-sided policy and publicly recognized Charles as the Pope. Therefore, he had conflicts with the local nobles of Rome and was expelled from Rome. Charles was worried that he would not have the chance to enter the Pope, so he sent troops to escort Leo III back to Rome and forced the Roman nobles to recognize their status as Pope by force. On Christmas 800 AD, Pope Leo III crowned Charles in the Cathedral of St. Petersburg, and Charlemagne became the emperor of the Romans.
Cornered
Charlie not only has outstanding "martial arts", but also outstanding "civilization". Many edicts were issued to implement the will of its feudal ruling class. Appoint priests to participate in politics and serve as inspector and diplomatic envoy. Send to local supervision to expand the king's rule. Education is carried out in the palace and a large number of monasteries and schools are built. Call out outstanding scholars and collect ancient manuscripts to revise the Bible.
843 The Kingdom of Farac split in
814 Charles passed away, and his son Louis, the devout, succeeded to the throne (814-840), barely maintaining the territory of the kingdom. After Louis' death, his three sons signed the Treaty of Verdun in 843 to divide the Frank Kingdom into three parts. The right bank of the Rhine River and Bavaria return to Louis, roughly consistent with today's western Germany; Bald Charles got France, roughly consistent with today's French territory; rottel gained Lorraine, a narrow area between central Italy and Frank , and rottel inherited the title of Roman emperor. The Frankish Kingdom actually became three independent kingdoms.
870 split again
html in 1855, and the Frankish Kingdom in was divided into Lorraine, Provence and Italy by Luo Tuier's three sons. In 870, Charles Bald signed the Treaty of Melson with Louis, which divided the Lorraine and Provence in the northern part of the Central Frankish Kingdom. China Frank has become a city-state in name only.The territory of the East Frankish territory expanded and gradually formed what is today's Germany.
located in Bremen Roland stone statue
Charlemagne is regarded as the first monarch of the nation by Germany and France. His outstanding civil and military skills throughout his life have basically established the territory of Western Europe and is known as the father of Europe. In playing cards, Red K is Charlemagne, and I mentioned Plum K and Square K earlier. Do you still remember who you mean? Hehe
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