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Dec 22, 2010 · The Significance of the Coronation of Charlemagne. By Monica Fleener. Honours BA Thesis, Western Oregon University, 2005. Introduction: On Christmas Day in the year 800 A.D. Charlemagne, king of the Franks and part of the Carolingian line, was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III (795-816).
Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day, 800, in Rome. The event was significant for several different reasons. For Charlemagne, it meant that the Church, very...
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. His protector status became explicit in ...
was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III (795-816). The coronation took place during mass at the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome; immediately following the coronation, the acclamation of the people of Rome was heard: “To Charles, the most pious Augustus, crowned by God, the great and peace-giving Emperor, life and victory.”
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In 800, Charlemagne was crowned as emperor in Rome by Pope Leo III. While historians debate about the exact significance of the coronation, the title represented the height of the prestige and authority he had achieved.
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On Christmas Day 800 CE, Pope Leo crowned Charlemagne the Holy Roman Emperor. The title and accompanying status were intended to indicate the bearer as the inheritor of Ancient Rome, and this new Empire remained unbroken for over a thousand years. Contemporary biographers, such as Einhard and Notker the Stammerer described Charlemagne as the ...
Charlemagne was crowned Imperator Augustus in Rome on Christmas Day, 800 by Pope Leo III and is therefore regarded as the founder of the Holy Roman Empire (as Charles I). Through military conquest and defense, he solidified and expanded his realm to cover most of Western Europe.
