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Charles fought longer in Saxony than anywhere else, but it was in Spain that he fought arguably his most famous battle, which was, ironically, also his greatest defeat. During the 777 Assembly at Paderborn, a deputation of exotic strangers caused much attention among the tall, fair-skinned Franks and Saxons.
Jan 20, 2021 · Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great, was the founder of the Carolingian Empire, and was best known for uniting Western Europe for the first time since the fall of the Roman Empire. He is, most certainly, still politically relevant today. The King of the Franks has often been referred to as the “father of Europe,” and in France and ...
May 20, 2024 · War of the Spanish Succession, (1701–14), conflict that arose out of the disputed succession to the throne of Spain following the death of the childless Charles II, the last of the Spanish Habsburgs. The war was primarily a struggle to determine whether the vast possessions of the Spanish Empire should pass to the House of Bourbon or to the ...
Spain in its Golden Age, 1516-1659, offers a case study of the clash between the ideal of absolutism and the persistence of the varied groups on which the monarchy sought to impose its centralized, standardizing rules. The reigns of its two hard-working monarchs, Charles V (r. 1516-1556) and Philip II, span almost the entire century.
Apr 28, 2022 · Charles the Great (better known to the Western world by his French name, Charlemagne) was king of France. But, like most kings during the Middle ages he was not content to remain king of such a ...
Apr 14, 2009 · How inbreeding killed off a line of kings. On November 1st, 1700, an entire dynasty of kings came to a crashing end with the death of Charles II of Spain. Charles had neither a pleasant life nor a ...
768 - 814. Charlemage reigns as King of the Franks . 768 - 771. Charlemagne co-rules Francia with his brother Carloman I until Carloman's death . 772 - 804. The Saxon Wars; Charlemagne defeats the Saxons and establishes Christianity in Saxony. 774 - 814. Charlemagne reigns as King of the Franks and Lombards . 777.
