Are the Carolingian and Frankish Empire the same?
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The Frankish Empire was ruled by two dynasties. The Merovingian (c. 5th century to 751) dynasty and Carolingian dynasty in (best known for imperial expansion under Charlemagne/Karl dem Großen) the Early Middle Ages.
- The term "Carolingian empire" refers to when the Carolingian dynasty was ruling the Frankish empire, which commonly gets traced back to Charles Martel as its founder.
- The Merovingian dynasty ruled the Frankish empire from the 5th-7th century
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