As I said yesterday, this was Pépin le Bref - Pippin the Short.
Pépin le Bref (Pippin the Short)
Charlemagne was the King of the Franks, a Germanic tribe
Charlemagne was initially King of the West Franks. Then, when his brother Carloman, King of the East Franks, died, Charlemagne became King of the Franks. In 800 AD, Charlemagne was crowned Emperor of the Roman People by Pope Leo III. Today, historians call Charlemagne's empire the Carolingian Empire in order to distinguish it from all the other empires that called themselves the Empire of the Roman People, including the ancient Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, and the Holy Roman Empire. For more information, please use the link to the related question on this below.
He was a brilliant warrior and the strong king, and he led the Franks in building a huge 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 768-814. His father was Pepin the Short, his mother was Bertrada of Laon. He grew the Frankish empire until it included most of Western and Central Europe. He is thought of as the "father of Europe" because he founded the French and German monarchies. He died on January 28th, 814.
Charlemagne!
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.
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 the King of the Franks, a Germanic tribe
i guess cause he was a king of franks
No, Charlemagne was just the king of Charlemagne latter donated to his 3 sons P.s. When I first learned about this I thought he was king of the franks
Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 714 to 814, and he was Emperor of the West from 800 to 814.
■King of the Franks who ruled over much of central Europe.
The Emperor Charlemagne (768 - 814 AD).
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 became King of the Franks in 768 when he was 26 years old and he reigned till his death on January 28, 814.
Charlemagne was crowned King in 768. He became sole ruler of the Franks in 771. He became Holy Roman Emperor in 800.