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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Pope_Leo_IIIPope Leo III - Wikipedia

    Pope Leo III (died 12 June 816) was bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 26 December 795 to his death. Protected by Charlemagne from the supporters of his predecessor, Adrian I, Leo subsequently strengthened Charlemagne's position by crowning him emperor. The coronation was not approved by most people in Constantinople, although ...

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  3. www.britannica.com › biography › Saint-Leo-IIISaint Leo III | Pope, Charlemagne Coronation | Britannica

    pope (795-816) Saint Leo III (born, Rome—died June 12, 816, canonized 1673; feast day June 12) was the pope from 795 to 816. Leo was a cardinal when elected to succeed Pope Adrian I on December 26, 795; he was consecrated the next day. Unlike Adrian, who had tried to maintain independence in the growing estrangement between East and West by ...

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  4. courses.lumenlearning.com › atd-herkimer-westernThe Coronation of 800 CE | Western Civilization - Lumen Learning

    Coronation. In 799, after Pope Leo III was abused by Romans who tried to put out his eyes and tear out his tongue, he escaped and fled to Charlemagne at Paderborn. Charlemagne, advised by scholar Alcuin of York, travelled to Rome in November 800 and held a council on December 1. On December 23, Leo swore an oath of innocence.

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  6. www.britannica.com › place › Holy-Roman-EmpireCoronation of Charlemagne as emperor - Encyclopedia Britannica

    Holy Roman Empire - Charlemagne, Coronation, Empire: By comparison with Adrian, Pope Leo III (795–816) was a man of inferior calibre. Where Adrian had tried to maintain independence by balancing the Byzantine emperor against the Frankish king, Leo from the first showed subservience to the latter. Both in Constantinople and in Rome the situation was unstable. In Constantinople, after troubles ...

  7. www.history.com › topics › middle-agesCharlemagne: Facts, Empire & Holy Roman Emperor - HISTORY

    Nov 9, 2009 · As a way to acknowledge Charlemagne’s power and reinforce his relationship with the church, Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans and first ruler of the vast Holy Roman Empire ...

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  8. www.dw.com › en › charlemagne-is-crowned-emperorCharlemagne is crowned emperor - December 25, 800 – DW – 11 ...

    Nov 16, 2009 · Pope Leo III crowned the Frankish king, Charlemagne, Emperor of the Romans on Christmas Day, 800 in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, making him the most powerful ruler of his time.

  9. www.britannica.com › biography › CharlemagneCharlemagne | Biography, Accomplishments, Children, & Facts

    Apr 22, 2024 · Charlemagne was crowned “emperor of the Romans” by Pope Leo III in 800 CE, thus restoring the Roman Empire in the West for the first time since its dissolution in the 5th century. Charlemagne was selected for a variety of reasons, not least of which was his long-standing protectorate over the papacy.