Events Tagged: "Carolingian"

Melle silver mines begin production - Carolingian Francia's main silver source, enables Charlemagne's later monetary reforms

St. Zachary becomes ninety-first pope - legitimizes Pepin's coup, last Greek pope

Pepin crowned King of the Franks - anointed by bishops at Soissons, Carolingian dynasty officially begins

Charles the Simple becomes king - Carolingian restoration after Odo's death, but Robertians remain powerful

Death of Louis the Child - last East Frankish Carolingian dies childless at 17, nobles elect Conrad I