 The southern areas remained under Lombard control as the Duchy of Benevento is changed into the rather independent Principality of Benevento.Charlemagne adopted the title "King of the Lombards" and in 800 was crowned "Emperor of the Romans" in Rome.Members of the Carolingian dynasty continued to rule Italy until the deposition of Charles the Fat in 887, after which they once briefly regained the throne in 894–896.