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Pope Leo III crowning Charlemagne emperor, December 25, 800.
Charlemagne was crowned Emperor of the Romans by Pope Leo III in 800. He would be the first person in the west to bear this title since the deposition of the last Roman Emperor Romulus Augustus in 476.
Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne Emperor in St. Peter's Basilica, in Rome, on December 25, 800 AD. At the time he crowned Charlemagne, he referred to the empire as the Roman Empire. Today, historians call Charlemagne's empire the Carolingian Empire, but at the time, people in Western Europe called it the Roman Empire, as Pope Leo III had. The people of the Byzantine Empire of the time, who had always called their country the Roman Empire, and would as long as it existed, were not very happy about this. The Carolingian Empire divided into France, and a country we call the Holy Roman Empire, but which called itself the Roman Empire for some time. If all this sounds confusing, imagine how it sounded to the people of the time. There are a links below.
Charlemagne was not prepared for his coronation and may not have wanted to be crowned by the Pope. If the Pope had the power to crown Charlemagne king, the Pope might also have the right to remove the crown.
Charlemagne became emperor by being crowned by Pope Leo III in the year 800. This coronation took place in Rome and marked the revival of the title of Western Roman Emperor since the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476. Charlemagne's rule and military conquests had made him a powerful and influential figure in Europe, and the coronation solidified his status as the leader of the Carolingian Empire.
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Charlemagne was declared Emperor of the Romans by Pope Leo III when Leo crowned him on December 25, 800.
Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne.
charlamagne/chareles the great
Charlemagne was crowned (Western) Roman Emperor
He hoped to acknowledge Charlemagne as ruler of Europe.
Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as Emperor of the Romans on December 25, 800 AD.
Charlemagne ruled from 768 AD to 814 AD. During his own reign he was to see three different popes rule over Christendom. These were: * Stephen IV (767-772 AD) * Adrian I (772-795 AD) * St. Leo III (795-816 AD)
Converted his kingdom to Christianity.
He crowned Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor.
coronation of Charlemagne by Pope Leo III
Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans (not the Roman people).