{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"Carolingian Dynasty - Part 2: From brotherly rivalry to imperial ambition","description":"In the halls of power, ambition is never far from betrayal. Blood binds, but it also divides. Two brothers inherit a kingdom, but only one will wear the crown of empire. The Carolingian ascent is no gentle climb—it is a struggle for supremacy.\r\n\r\nAfter Pepin the Short’s death in seven sixty-eight, his sons Charles and Carloman find themselves co-rulers of a restive Frankish realm. Their partnership is an uneasy truce, born of tradition but shadowed by rivalry. The realm is carved into zones of power, each brother surrounded by loyalists and wary nobles. The court’s heart shifts between burgeoning palaces—early Aachen, Ingelheim, Nijmegen—where marble fragments and mosaics hint at greater ambitions yet to come. These are places where alliances are forged and broken, where every feast and council is a test of loyalty and nerve. The Frankish world is watching, waiting for a misstep.\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://thelineagearchive.com/dynasty/carolingian-dynasty","author_name":"The Archive Network"}