Merovingian dynasty

Target entity: Merovingian dynasty
Context triple: [Carolingian dynasty, precededBy, Merovingian dynasty]

• A. Carolingian dynasty
  The Carolingian dynasty was a Frankish noble family that rose to rule much of Western and Central Europe in the early Middle Ages, most famously under Charlemagne, laying foundations for the Holy Roman Empire.
• B. Franks
  The Franks were a confederation of Germanic tribes that rose to prominence in late antiquity and the early Middle Ages, eventually forming the core of the Frankish Empire and laying foundations for modern France and Germany.
• C. Carolingian Empire
  The Carolingian Empire was a large medieval Frankish realm in Western and Central Europe, most associated with Charlemagne and the revival of imperial authority in the West.
• D. Kingdom of the Franks
  The Kingdom of the Franks was a powerful early medieval Frankish realm in Western Europe that laid the foundations for modern France and Germany under dynasties such as the Merovingians and Carolingians.
• E. Carolingian aristocracy
  The Carolingian aristocracy comprised the powerful noble families and elite warriors who dominated political, military, and social life in the Frankish realms under the Carolingian dynasty in the early Middle Ages.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Merovingian dynasty
Target entity description: The Merovingian dynasty was a Frankish royal line that ruled much of what is now France and parts of Germany from the 5th to the 8th century, laying the foundations of medieval Western Europe.

• A. Carolingian dynasty
  The Carolingian dynasty was a Frankish noble family that rose to rule much of Western and Central Europe in the early Middle Ages, most famously under Charlemagne, laying foundations for the Holy Roman Empire.
• B. Franks
  The Franks were a confederation of Germanic tribes that rose to prominence in late antiquity and the early Middle Ages, eventually forming the core of the Frankish Empire and laying foundations for modern France and Germany.
• C. Carolingian Empire
  The Carolingian Empire was a large medieval Frankish realm in Western and Central Europe, most associated with Charlemagne and the revival of imperial authority in the West.
• D. Kingdom of the Franks
  The Kingdom of the Franks was a powerful early medieval Frankish realm in Western Europe that laid the foundations for modern France and Germany under dynasties such as the Merovingians and Carolingians.
• E. Carolingian aristocracy
  The Carolingian aristocracy comprised the powerful noble families and elite warriors who dominated political, military, and social life in the Frankish realms under the Carolingian dynasty in the early Middle Ages.
• F. None of above. chosen