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Carolingian Empire Polity

Type Object Region Western Europe Time 751–800

The political system of the Carolingian Empire, established from the mid-8th to early 9th century around the Frankish Kingdom through Pippin III's co…

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  1. 751Soissons · SoissonsWith papal support, Pippin III deposed the last Merovingian king and was crowned in 751, founding the Carolingian dynasty; the alliance of royal power with the Roman papacy became the core pillar of the new polity.
  2. 768–793Palace of Aachen · AachenAfter acceding to the throne, Charlemagne conquered Saxony, Lombardy, and other regions, implementing a system of counts, marches, and palace envoys, with Aachen as the political center, forming a cross-regional imperial administrative network.
  3. 800St. Peter's Basilica, Rome · RomePope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as Emperor of the Romans in Rome, formally giving the polity both secular kingship and the symbol of a universal Christian empire, influencing later conceptions of the Holy Roman Empire.

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