History of Carolingians

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In general, the term Carolingian can be used for anything relating to Frankish history from the time of Pepin the Short. In the Western Frankish Kingdom, the Carolingians were the ruling dynasty until I minor branch of the family, the Robertians or, more often, the Capetians? ascended the (by that time) French throne in 987. In the East, the Carolingians ruled until 911, when [Louis the Child]? died without issue at the age of 18. He was succeded by Otto, son of Henry I the Fowler, the Duke of Saxony. For a time, the remnants of the Eastern Carolingian kingdom remained united under Otto's descendants, the Ottonians?.

In general, the term Carolingian can be used for anything relating to Frankish history from the time of Pepin the Short. In the Western Frankish Kingdom, the Carolingians were the ruling dynasty until a minor branch of the family, the Robertians or, more often, the Capetians? ascended the (by that time) French throne in 987. In the East, the Carolingians ruled until 911, when [Louis the Child]? died without issue at the age of 18. He was succeded by Otto, son of Henry I the Fowler, the Duke of Saxony. For a time, the remnants of the Eastern Carolingian kingdom remained united under Otto's descendants, the Ottonians?.