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Charlemagne - Religious Reform, Holy Roman Empire, Papacy: Charlemagne’s military conquests, diplomacy, and efforts to impose a unified administration on his kingdom were impressive proof of his ability to play the part of a traditional Frankish king. His religious policy reflected his capacity to respond positively to forces of change working in his world. With considerable enthusiasm he ...
Nov 21, 2023 · Charlemagne, or Charles the Great, was the king of the Franks and the founder of the Carolingian Empire. He was recognized as a Roman emperor, the first in western Europe in three centuries.
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Charlemagne’s father Pepin the Short allied the Carolingians with the papacy at a time when the latter was looking for a new protector. Charlemagne, crowned emperor in Rome by Pope Leo III in 800, made strides in reestablishing the Roman Empire; although, being centered in northern Europe, his was not an exact imitation of the Roman Empire.
Dec 1, 2016 · Charles or Karl (Karolus, and later known as Charlemagne) was born 742/748 and died in his palace at Aachen in 814. The oldest son of Pepin and Bertrada, he became King of the Franks with his younger brother, Carloman in 768, and sole king in 771. He was a successful, and sometimes ruthless, warrior who extended Frankish rule over large parts ...
Charlemagne was large and strong, and tall. His height was seven times the length of his foot. The upper part of his head was round, his eyes very large and animated, nose a little long, hair fair, and face laughing and merry. Thus his appearance was always stately and dignified, whether he was standing or sitting.
Charlemagne at the end of the 18th century – the man and the legend. Charlemagne had always been an important “enjeu or political football” in the history ( 7) of France and Europe, ever since his death in Aix-la-Chapelle on the 28th of January, 814. His memory, enhanced by legend, was invoked as much by the “Franks” from the Rhine to ...
