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  1. Image Link: Family Tree of the Early Carolingians: <http://www.friesian.com/history/carolig1.gif> Keep this handy! Map Link: Growth of Frankish Power: <http://www.shadowedrealm.com/lib/images/medieval/ maps/map067.jpg>

  2. Charles (Charlemagne, r. 768-814) Carloman (r. 768-71)

  3. Charlemagne’s wars of expansion Charlemagne’s dealings with family

  4. 769 Completion of conquest of Aquitaine Bertrada arranges marriage alliance between Charlemagne and Desiderata, daughter of Desiderius of Lombardy 771 Death of Carloman. Charlemagne repudiates Desiderata, marries Hildegard of Alemannia. Carloman’s wife Gerberga and children flee to Desiderius

  5. 773-4 Conquest of Lombard Kingdom. End of Carloman’s line 781 Coronation of Carloman/Pippin as King of Lombards (r. 781-810) and Louis I (the Pious) as King of Aquitaine (r. 781-840) 786-87 Conquest of S. Italy 792 Revolt of Pippin the Hunchback (d. 811)

  6. Map Link: The Frankish Empire: <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/ 1/16/Frankish_Empire_481_to_814-en.svg/ 792px-Frankish_Empire_481_to_814-en.svg.png> Image Link: Carolingian Family Tree: <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/ France-1stCarolingians.png>

  7. 757 Tassilo III of Bavaria swears loyalty to Pippin III and sons 781 Start of breakdown of relations between Tassilo and Charlemagne 787 Charlemagne attacks Bavaria. Tassilo submits to Charlemagne but then appeals to Avars of Danube 788 Avars defeated. Tassilo deposed

  8. 788 Tassilo deposed 791-96 Conquest of Avars Tassilo as grandson of Charles Martel, and thus cousin of Charlemagne Again combiningmilitary expansion with family politics?

  9. 778 Expedition into Muslim Spain Basques Chanson de Roland (Song of Roland)

  10. 772-85 Conquest and conversion of Saxony 772 Destruction of Irminsul 776 First forced baptism of Saxons 777 Assembly at Paderborn

  11. 778-85 Rebellion of Widukind 793-97 Rebellions and pacification of Saxons 799 and 804 Deportations of Saxons

  12. Wars of conquest and conversion: Saxons, Avars Capitulary for Saxony, 775-90 Holy War? Character of Charlemagne? Religion as tool?

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