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Charlemagne (pronounced [ʃaʁləmaɲ]) is a city in the Province of Québec, Canada, on the north shore of the Rivière des Prairies, 24 kilometres (15 mi) northeast of the city of Montréal’s downtown core. As of 2021, the population was 6,302.
- 2.17 km 2 (0.84 sq mi)
- Quebec
Charlemagne is, famously, the birthplace and childhood hometown of world-famous singer Céline Dion, best known for the song My Heart Will Go On from the 1997 film Titanic; the town council named one of its main streets after her without the recognition of a Québec commission.
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Charlemagne (/ ˈ ʃ ɑːr l ə m eɪ n, ˌ ʃ ɑːr l ə ˈ m eɪ n / SHAR-lə-mayn, - MAYN; 2 April 748 – 28 January 814) was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of the Carolingian Empire from 800, holding all these titles until his death in 814.
- 9 October 768 – 28 January 814
- Bertrada of Laon
L’Encyclopédie de l’histoire du Québec / The Quebec History Encyclopedia. Charlemagne, a village in L'Assomption county, Quebec, on the Canadian National Railway, 12 miles east of Montreal. It is said to have been named after Charlemagne Laurier (d. 1907), M.P. for L'Assomption. Source : W. Stewart WALLACE, ed.,
- Early Life & Rise to Power
- Military Campaigns & Expansion
- Saxon Wars
- Holy Roman Emperor
- Ecclesiastical & Educational Reforms
- Legacy
Charlemagne was born, probably at Aachen (in modern-day Germany) during the final years of the Merovingian Dynasty, which had ruled the region since c. 450. The Merovingian king had been steadily losing power and influence for years while the supposedly subordinate royal position of Mayor of the Palace(equivalent to a Prime Minister) had grown more...
As sole ruler of the Franks, Charlemagne ruled from the start by force of his personality which embodied the warrior-king ethos combined with Christian vision. Hollister describes the king: After building up his army, he launched his first campaign into Saxony in 772, beginning a long and bloody conflict known as the Saxon Wars(772-804) in an effor...
Each time Charlemagne thought he had subdued the Saxons and put their struggle to rest, they rebelled again. Prior to the Saxon Wars, the region of Saxony had been on good terms with Francia and regularly interacted with them, serving as a tradeconduit to Scandinavian countries. In 772, a Saxon party was said to have raided and burned a church in D...
Throughout the Saxon Wars and his other campaigns, Charlemagne was acting entirely on his own initiative and paying very little attention to the papacy. None of the popes were complaining, however, because Charlemagne's various enterprises coincided with their own interests or benefited them directly. It was clear by 800, however, that Charlemagne'...
There seems little doubt that the coronation was an attempt by the papacy at establishing some measure of control over Charlemagne. Hollister notes how "the popes believed that the emperors ought to be papal stewards – wielding their secular political authority in the interests of the Roman Church" (112). Even so, there was no practical need to do ...
Charlemagne ruled his empire for 14 years until his death from natural causes in 814. Loyn notes how his "force and dynamic personality were needed to create the empire and, without him, disintegrating elements quickly gained the ascendancy" (79). He had already crowned Louis the Pious as successor in 813 but he could do nothing to ensure his legac...
- Joshua J. Mark
the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Dorothy Olsen (1916–2019) was an American aircraft pilot and member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) during World War II. She developed an interest in aviation at a young age and earned her private pilot's license in 1939, when it was unusual for women to be pilots.
The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . D. Celine Dion. Ginette Grandmont. K. Carl Kendall. L. Camille Laurin. Pierre Lefebvre. S. Benoît Sauvageau. Paul-Arthur Séguin. T. Anthony Therrien. Categories: People by populated place in Quebec. People from Greater Montreal.
