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732
Victory over Muslims
This was a great victory for Charles Martel(father of Pepin the Short first Carolingian King) over Muslims attempting to push into western Europe from the Iberian peninsula, made Charles and his family popular -
751
Pepin the Short's crowning
With the power of the people and the Pope, Pepin took the throne and became the first of the Carolingian monarchs -
Period: 751 to 814
Carolingian Empire
The empire did not end with Charlemagnes death but it split into 3 regions -
768
Pepin's Death
Pepin died in battle in the year 768 at the age of 54 leaving his empire to two of his sons Charles and Carloman -
768
Ascension of Charles(Charlemagne)
With the death of his father, he took over Carloman's part and set out to conquer the neighboring lands such as Italy, Bavaria, and Saxonia and convert them to Christianity -
Period: 772 to 804
Saxon Wars
These wars were fought by Charlemagne against the Saxon for around 30 years and in which Charlemagne forced the Saxons to converts to christanity -
774
Conquest of Lombard Kingdom
Charlemagne defeats the Lombard Kingdom which consisted of most of Italy which is a huge expansion to his kingdom and will later be given to the Pope -
Dec 25, 800
Crowning of Charlemagne
On Christmas day of the year 800, Charlemagne was crowned by Pope Leo III and was proclaimed emperor of Rome -
814
Death of Charlemagne
Charlemagne died in 814 leaving his vast empire to his grandsons, these would eventually become modern france and Germany -
Period: 820 to 900
Disintegration and Decline
