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Carlovingian dynasty

Carlovingian dynasty

9.9
A family of Frankish kings who ruled parts of Europe from 751 to 987
  • noun
  • /ˌkɑːrləˈvɪndʒən ˈdaɪnəsti/
translation icon : dinastía carolingia
  • The Carlovingian dynasty played a crucial role in shaping the medieval history of Western Europe.

Examples

  • Charlemagne was the most famous ruler of the Carlovingian dynasty.

  • By the end of the 10th century, the Carlovingian dynasty had been replaced by the Capetian dynasty.

  • The Carlovingian dynasty played a crucial role in European history.

  • Charlemagne was the most famous ruler of the Carlovingian dynasty.

  • Charlemagne was the most famous ruler of the Carlovingian dynasty.

  • By the end of the 10th century, the Carlovingian dynasty had been replaced by the Capetian dynasty.

  • The Carlovingian dynasty played a crucial role in shaping the medieval history of Western Europe.

Synonyms

Carolingian dynasty
vsCarlovingian dynasty
9.9

A Frankish royal family that ruled much of western Europe from 751 to 987

has the same meaning but keeps an older alternate spelling

Surface Forms

Carlovingian dynasty singular
Carlovingian dynasties plural

Morphology

Carlovingian + dynasty

The construction is compositional: an attributive proper adjective (Carlovingian) + 'dynasty' yields 'the ruling family associated with that name', a pattern that is cross-linguistically common and easily inferable by learners who know both constituents. While the specific historical details (founder, dates) cannot be derived without background knowledge, the basic meaning 'a dynasty connected to the Carlovingian/Carolingian name' is transparent to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Carlovingian dynasty comes from the name Charles (Latin 'Carolus'). It means 'family of Charles', so it names the line of rulers who began with Charles Martel and were led by Charlemagne.