The Foundations of Christian Society in Western Europe

  • 476

    Fall of the western Roman empire

    Fall of the western Roman empire
  • Period: 480 to 547

    Life of St. Benedict of Nursia

  • Period: 481 to 511

    Reign of Clovis

  • Period: 482 to 543

    Life of St. Scholastica

  • Period: 590 to 604

    Reign of Pope Gregory I

  • Period: 751 to 843

    Carolingian Kingdom

  • Period: 768 to 814

    Reign of Charlemagne

  • 800

    Coronation of Charlemagne as emperor

    Coronation of Charlemagne as emperor
  • Period: 814 to 840

    Reign of Louis the Pious

  • 843

    Dissolution of the Carolingian empire

    Dissolution of the Carolingian empire
  • Period: 871 to 899

    Reign of King Alfred

  • Period: 936 to 973

    Reign of King Otto I of Saxony

  • 955

    Battle of Lechfeld

    Battle of Lechfeld
  • 962

    Coronation of Otto I

    Coronation of Otto I