Carolingian aristocracy

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The Carolingian aristocracy comprised the powerful noble families and elite warriors who dominated political, military, and social life in the Frankish realms under the Carolingian dynasty in the early Middle Ages.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aristocracy
elite
social class
associatedWithDynasty Carolingian dynasty
associatedWithRuler Charlemagne
Charles the Bald
Lothar I
Louis the German
Louis the Pious
basedOn control of benefices
landed wealth
military service
royal patronage
documentedIn Annales Regni Francorum
linked to: Frankish annals

Capitularies of Charlemagne
Capitularies of Louis the Pious
Royal diplomas
dominates military life in the Frankish realms
political life in the Frankish realms
social life in the Frankish realms
governs counties
duchies
marches
hasEconomicBase church lands
large estates
royal fisc lands
hasLanguage Latin (written culture)
Old High German (vernacular)
hasRole abbots
bishops
counts
dukes
margraves
military leaders
royal advisers
hasTimePeriod 10th century
8th century
9th century
early Middle Ages
influences ecclesiastical appointments
law-making
royal succession
maintainsPowerThrough control of offices
marriage alliances
oaths of fidelity
patronage networks
participatesIn imperial councils
military campaigns
royal assemblies
partOf Carolingian Empire
Frankish realms
linked to: Germanic kingdoms
recruitedFrom Frankish nobility
Gallo-Roman senatorial families
warrior elites
usesInstitution beneficium
honores
immunity
vassalage

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Muspilli intendedAudience Carolingian aristocracy
Christianization of the Franks mainParticipants Frankish nobility
linked to: Carolingian aristocracy
Carolingian aristocracy recruitedFrom Frankish nobility
linked to: Carolingian aristocracy
Fastrada nobleFamily East Frankish nobility
linked to: Carolingian aristocracy
Breton March governedBy Frankish counts
linked to: Carolingian aristocracy
Saint-Arnoul Abbey, Metz burialSiteOf Carolingian nobles (group)
linked to: Carolingian aristocracy