Factors that contributed to the decline of medieval europe

Some factors that contributed to the weakening and decline of medieval europe include:1) Black Plague - The Black Plague showed that diseases affected everybody, not just common people, and that there is no real 'seperation of class' in the real world.2) Hundred Year War - This war brought about a large change inside the social structures, as well as how countries ran. 3) Famine - Because of the shortage of workers produced by the Black Plague, people were not able to grow as much food, which led to famine and growing civil unrest underneath the medieval structuring.

pepin the short[a] (german: pippin der kurze, french: pépin le bref, c. 714 – 24 september 768) was the king of the franks from 751 until his death. he was the first of the carolingians to become king.[b][2]

the younger son of the frankish prince charles martel and his wife rotrude, pepin's upbringing was distinguished by the ecclesiastical education he had received from the monks of st. denis. succeeding his father as the mayor of the palace in 741, pepin reigned over francia jointly with his elder brother carloman. pepin ruled in neustria, burgundy, and provence, while his brother carloman established himself in austrasia, alemannia and thuringia. the brothers were active in suppressing revolts led by the bavarians, aquitanians, saxons, and the alemanni in the early years of their reign. in 743, they ended the frankish interregnum by choosing childeric iii, who was to be the last merovingian monarch, as figurehead king of the franks.

c) legal battles last five weeks after the election due to the narrow victory in several states.