<Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> Carolingian Empire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 800--888 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> The Carolingian Empire (grey) at its greatest extent, c. 814 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Capital </Td> <Td> Aachen </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Government </Td> <Td> Monarchy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Historical era </Td> <Td> Middle Ages </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Coronation of Charlemagne </Td> <Td> 800 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Division </Td> <Td> 843 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Death of Charles the Fat </Td> <Td> 888 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> Area </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 800 </Td> <Td> 1,112,000 km (429,000 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> Population </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 800 est . </Td> <Td> 15,000,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Density </Td> <Td> 13 / km (35 / sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Succeeded by </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> West Francia </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Middle Francia </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> East Francia </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> Carolingian Empire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 800--888 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 800--888 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

The carolingian rule began to collapse as a result of