Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Lsit of Maps -- Introduction -- List of Abbreviations Used in Notes -- Part I. Southern France and Carolingian Conquest, 718-778 -- I. Southern France in the Early Eighth Century -- II. The Carolingian Conquest, 718-778 -- Part II. Southern France, Catalonia, and the Carolingian Empire, 778-828 -- III. The Expansion into Gascony and Catalonia -- IV. The Carolingian System -- V. Southern French and Catalan Society (778-828) -- Part III. The Decline of Royal Power, 828-900 -- VI. Civil War, Invasion, and the Breakdown of Royal Authority -- VII. The Governmental System of the Midi and Catalonia -- VIII. The Church (828-900) -- IX. Southern French and Catalan Society (828-900) -- Part IV. The Failure of the Territorial State, 900-975 -- X. The End of Royal Influence -- XI. The Breakup of Principalities and the Court System -- XII. The Military System of the Midi and Catalonia -- XIII. The Church (900-975) -- XIV. The Society of the Midi and Catalonia -- Part V. The Age of the Principes, 975-1050 -- XV. The New Militarism -- XVI. The Church (975-1050) -- XVII. The Continued Failure of Principalities -- XVIII. The Principes and Public Order -- XIX. Southern French and Catalan Society (975-1050) -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- I. Primary Materials -- II. Secondary Materials -- Index