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... So how this empire impacted Western European society with his contributions and the reasons for its collapse? ：Like the Roman Empire the Carolingian Empire fell because few men were willing to make any great effort to preserve it； (Strayer and Munro 1959, 107). Charles the Great, or Charlemagne, is considered to be the most successful Carolingian ruler despite the relatively rapid collapse of his empire caused by three dominant factors: external pressures, dynastic competition, and the rise of the aristocracy. Although the Carolingian empire eventually crumbled as a result of the above occurrences, it tremendously impacted Western European society with its numerous political, military, cultural, and economic contributions throughout the time it reigned.
Beginning in the late eighth century, the Carolingian empire was threatened by traditional external opposition groups as well as new ones. ... ) The Empire was so huge that the army could not move fast enough to protect the small villages. ... Such massive external tensions deducted the empire・s main source of income, booty from conquered people, because they had to take upon a defensive role.
Competition among Charlemagne・s descendants also contributed to the weakening of the emperor・s central authority, which eventually aided in the collapse of the Carolingian era. After Charlemagne・s death, the empire was inherited by his son, Louis the Pious, despite his wish to abide by Frankish tradition and divide the empire among all his sons; this was impossible because Louis was the only survivor of all Charlemagne・s sons. ... Following the same Frankish custom as his father attempted, Louis the Pious divided the empire among his three sons at the end of his rule. ...
The conflict was eventually resolved in ：the Treaty of Verdun in 843 consisting of a territorial division of the empire among the three heirs；(Jones 1994, 67). Therefore, Lothair, the eldest son, received not only the middle portion of the empire stretching from the Rhine River south through Italy, but his father・s imperial title as well. The middle son, Louis the German, received the eastern section of the empire, while Charles the Bald, the youngest brother, acquired the western division. Because of the division of the empire, the peace and public control indicated by Charlemagne gradually began to fall down.
Approximate Word count = 1798
Approximate Pages = 7.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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