Ruler · Early Middle Ages · France

Charlemagne

c. 742–814

King of the Franks from 768 and emperor from 800 to his death in 814, born about 742. He conquered the Saxons, Lombards and much of central Europe, reuniting the west under one rule for the first time since Rome. Crowned emperor by the pope on Christmas Day 800, he sponsored the Carolingian Renaissance of learning.

Facts

Born: About 742.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Charlemagne
Died: 814, Aachen.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Charlemagne
Reign: King of the Franks 768 to 814; emperor 800 to 814.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Charlemagne
Realm: The Carolingian Empire, covering France, Germany and northern Italy.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Charlemagne
Known for: The imperial coronation of 800 and the Carolingian Renaissance.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Charlemagne

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Charlemagne, portrait by Albrecht Durer (Wikimedia Commons)

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