Carolingian Empire

Target entity: Carolingian Empire
Context triple: [Holy Roman Empire, precededBy, Carolingian Empire]

• 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. Holy Roman Empire
  The Holy Roman Empire was a multi-ethnic complex of territories in Central Europe that existed from the early Middle Ages until 1806, centered on the German lands and ruled by an emperor who claimed a continuation of the legacy of the ancient Roman Empire.
• C. East Francia
  East Francia was the eastern Frankish kingdom that emerged from the division of the Carolingian Empire and evolved into the core of the medieval German realm.
• D. Visigothic Kingdom
  The Visigothic Kingdom was a Germanic successor state of the Western Roman Empire that emerged in the early 5th century and came to dominate much of the Iberian Peninsula and parts of Gaul until its conquest by the Umayyad Caliphate.
• E. Kingdom of the Lombards
  The Kingdom of the Lombards was an early medieval Germanic state that ruled much of the Italian Peninsula from the 6th to the 8th century, playing a key role in the political and cultural transition from late antiquity to the Middle Ages in Italy.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Carolingian Empire
Target entity description: 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.

• 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. Holy Roman Empire
  The Holy Roman Empire was a multi-ethnic complex of territories in Central Europe that existed from the early Middle Ages until 1806, centered on the German lands and ruled by an emperor who claimed a continuation of the legacy of the ancient Roman Empire.
• C. East Francia
  East Francia was the eastern Frankish kingdom that emerged from the division of the Carolingian Empire and evolved into the core of the medieval German realm.
• D. Visigothic Kingdom
  The Visigothic Kingdom was a Germanic successor state of the Western Roman Empire that emerged in the early 5th century and came to dominate much of the Iberian Peninsula and parts of Gaul until its conquest by the Umayyad Caliphate.
• E. Kingdom of the Lombards
  The Kingdom of the Lombards was an early medieval Germanic state that ruled much of the Italian Peninsula from the 6th to the 8th century, playing a key role in the political and cultural transition from late antiquity to the Middle Ages in Italy.
• F. None of above. chosen