Charles the Great (Charlemagne) became King of the half his father's kingdom when his father died in 768, and three years later his brother Carloman died leaving Charles as sole king of the Franks.
From 768 to 814 he was the King of the Franks. From 800 to 814 he was the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
Charlemagne ruled as king of the Franks from 768, as king of Italy from 774 and as emperor from 800. He died in 814.
Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 714 to 814, and he was Emperor of the West from 800 to 814.
Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768. He was King of the Lombards from 774. He was Emperor of the Romans from 800. He died in 814 with these three important titles.
Charlemagne was crowned King in 768. He became sole ruler of the Franks in 771. He became Holy Roman Emperor in 800.
Charlemagne succeeded to half his father's throne (the kingdom of the Franks, which became what we know as France) upon his death in 768, and three years later the other half when his brother, Carloman died. He was not elected King of the Franks, he succeeded his father. In A.D. 800 he was crowned by the Pope as Emperor of Europe.
Charlemagne was crowned as King of the Franks in 768. More importantly, he was crowned Emperor of the Romans (or Emperor of the West) on December 25, 800.
Franks
Clovis was the first king of the Franks to conquer large areas.
King of the Franks.
He defeated him.
Charlemagne was crowned King of the Franks in 768. He was crowned Emperor of the Romans, an empire we now call the Carolingian Empire, in 800. He ruled until he died in 814.