What where the main characteristics of the Charlemagne Empire?
The formation of the Carolingian Empire The effective power of the Frankish kingdom was in the hands of the officials, who were the palace butlers. The most important was Charles Martel, who defeated the Arabs in the battle of Poitiers, in 732. His son, Pepin the Short, overthrew the last Frankish monarch in 751 and proclaimed himself king. Charlemagne, the son of Pepin the Short, declared himself the defender of Christianity and reinforced the power of the Carolingian dynasty. He spread his power throughout most of Europe, but did not succeed in his attempt to defeat the emir in Crdoba in the Iberian Peninsula. On Christmas day in the year 800, Charlemagne was crowned as the new Western Emperor by the pope in Rome. Carolingian Empire The organisation of the empire Charlemagne established his residency in Aachen, where he had a great palace built. The empire was divided up into two types of territories: the earldoms and the marches. The earldoms usually covered the territory of a city.
