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Historical map showing the Carolingian Empire at its height under Charlemagne, including the core Frankish Kingdom of 768, later acquisitions up to 814, and surrounding tributary peoples. An inset map depicts the territorial divisions of the empire after the Treaty of Verdun in 843, splitting it into three separate kingdoms. Major regions, cities, and neighboring peoples are labeled throughout western and central Europe. Charles Martel in full armour. Historical map of Western Europe showing the Frankish domains during the time of Charles Martel, with approximate boundaries. The map uses color shading to distinguish regions of Neustria, Austrasia, Burgundy, and dependent territories, covering areas that now include parts of France, Germany, the Low Countries, and northern Italy, and labels major neighboring kingdoms and regions. Charlemagne and Leo III
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Article History

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Modified link of Web site: Social Sciences LibreTexts - Reading : The Carolingian Dynasty. Sep 07, 2026
Add new Web site: UEN Digital Press with Pressbooks - World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500 - Carolingian Collapse. Mar 07, 2025
Add new Web site: University of Nebraska Pressbooks - Survey of Western Art History I - The Carolingian Empire. Jan 21, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Carolingian History and the Historians' Metanarrative. Dec 03, 2024
Add new Web site: IOPscience - Journal of Physics: Conference Series - Performance and emission characteristics of LPG in a spark-ignition engine (PDF). Jul 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Saylor Academy - The Fall of the Carolingian Empire. Jun 05, 2024
Add new Web site: Social Sciences LibreTexts - Reading : The Carolingian Dynasty. Mar 22, 2024
Add new Web site: Florida State College at Jacksonville Pressbooks - Carolingian Europe. Feb 09, 2024
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Carolingian Dynasty, 752-911. Oct 26, 2023
Add new Web site: Holy Roman Empire Association - Carolingian Empire. Sep 14, 2023
Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Carolingian art, an introduction. Aug 01, 2023
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - The Carolingian Dynasty - Puppeteer Rulers In Early Medieval Europe. Apr 12, 2023
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Carolingian Dynasty. Feb 03, 2023
Cross-references added. Aug 20, 2019
Article revised and updated. Nov 07, 2007
Added new Web site: German Culture - The Carolingian. Jul 27, 2007
Added new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Carolingians. Jul 27, 2007
Article revised and updated. Oct 26, 2006
Article revised. Nov 01, 2000
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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