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What's the difference between Frankish Kingdom and Charlemagne Empire?
I. Composition:

1. Frankish Kingdom:

It was a feudal kingdom established in western Europe by a Frankish German from 48 1 year to 843 AD. It is divided into Morovian dynasty (48 1-75 1) and Carolingian dynasty (75 1 -843), which was called Charlemagne empire in its heyday.

2. Charlemagne Empire:

It was a feudal empire in western Europe in the early Middle Ages. Named after the founder Charlemagne.

Second, evolution:

1. Frankish Kingdom:

After treaty of verdun was signed in 843 AD, it was divided into three kingdoms: the Italian Kingdom, the Germanic Kingdom and the French Kingdom, which perished in 9 1 1, 987 and 887 respectively.

2. Charlemagne Empire:

In 843, according to the Verdun Peace Treaty, the empire was divided into three parts: the area east of the Rhine River was called the Eastern Frankish Kingdom; The area west of the Guerder River and the Meuse River is called the West Frankish Kingdom, while the Middle Frankish Kingdom starts from the North Sea in the north and reaches the Rhine River in the south, including the Rhone River, until the middle of Italy.

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Related background:

Charles was originally the Caroline King of the Frankish Kingdom, so he was also called the Caroline Empire. During its three centuries of existence, the Frankish Empire became the most important country in Central Europe. It was a big country in Central Europe at that time.

After disintegration, its components gradually evolved into small countries such as France and Germany today. The emperors who ruled the Frankish Empire came from the Morovian Dynasty and Carolyn Dynasty, and reached their peak during Charlemagne's reign.

The empire was later divided into feathers in 855, the Treaty of molson in 870 and the Treaty of Libermont in 880. Since then, the Frankish Empire has never been unified. Different regions of the empire developed different customs, folkways and languages and became independent countries.

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