Many members of the court of a ruler of this dynasty perished while crossing a wooden gallery from a cathedral to a palace, prompting the ruler to come up with a plan for succession called the Ordinatio imperii. The Latin alphabet was standardized for literate classes by a s
Many members of the court of a ruler of this dynasty perished while crossing a wooden gallery from a cathedral to a palace, prompting the ruler to come up with a plan for succession called the Ordinatio imperii. The Latin alphabet was standardized for literate classes by a script known as this dynasty's namesake "miniscule." The Spanish Marches were set up as a buffer zone by a ruler of this dynasty who employed the historian (*) Paul the Deacon. Two rulers of this dynasty exchanged the Oaths of Strasbourg, excluding their brother Lothair. The son of the first king of this dynasty, Pepin the Short, defeated the Lombards and was crowned "Emperor of the Romans" on Christmas Day, 800. For 10 points, name this Frankish dynasty whose rulers include Charlemagne.