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450 CE - 751 CE: Merovingian Dynasty in Francia.
718 CE - 741 CE: Reign of Charles Martel.
751 CE - 887 CE: Reign of the Carolingian Dynasty in Francia and the Holy Roman Empire.
751 CE - 768 CE: Reign of Pepin the Short, founder of Carolingian Dynasty.
768 CE - 814 CE: Charlemage reigns as King of the Franks.
768 CE - 771 CE: Charlemagne co-rules Francia with his brother Carloman I until Carloman's death.
772 CE - 804 CE: The Saxon Wars; Charlemagne defeats the Saxons and establishes Christianity in Saxony.
774 CE - 814 CE: Charlemagne reigns as King of the Franks and Lombards.
800 CE - 814 CE: Reign of Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor.
814 CE - 840 CE: Reign of Louis the Pious.
840 CE - 843 CE: Civil war breaks out between sons of Louis the Pious.
840 CE: Louis the Pious, King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor, dies.
843 CE - 876 CE: Reign of Louis the German as King of East Francia.
843 CE - 855 CE: Reign of Lothar I as Holy Roman Emperor and King of Middle Francia (Lotharingia).
843 CE - 877 CE: Reign of Charles the Bald in the Kingdom of West Francia.
843 CE: Treaty of Verdun ends civil war; establishes East Francia, Middle Francia, West Francia.
855 CE: The Treaty of Prüm partitions Middle Francia into the kingdoms of Lotharingia, Italy, and Provence at the death of Lothar I, Holy Roman Emperor.
855 CE - 875 CE: Reign of Louis II, Holy Roman Emperor.
855 CE - 869 CE: Reign of Lothar II as King of Lotharingia.
875 CE - 877 CE: Reign of Charles the Bald as Holy Roman Emperor and King of Italy.
877 CE - 879 CE: Reign of Louis the Stammerer in the Kingdom of West Francia.
879 CE - 884 CE: Reign of Carloman II of West Francia in the Kingdom of West Francia.
881 CE - 887 CE: Reign of Charles the Fat as Holy Roman Emperor.
887 CE: The Carolingian Empire collapses after Charles the Fat is deposed by nobles from around the empire.