Charlemagne was crowned emperor of the Romans in 800. However, he was the leader of what historians call the Carolingian Empire, not the Holy Roman Empire. The Holy Roman Empire started in 936 with Otto I.
Charlemagne.
Charlemagne was crowned Emperor of the Romans by pope Leo II. However, the was not actually a Roman emperor. He was the king of the Franks and became the emperor of what historians call the Carolingian Empire, which was and empire of the Franks, not the Romans. Charlemagne was given the title of Emperor of the Romans because he was a protector of the Catholic Church and the tilte was meant to signify that there was a Catholic empire in western Europe, separate and independent of the Roman Empire (which at that time was the eastern part of the Roman Empire which continued to exist after the fall of the western part of this empire and which historians call Byzantine Empire). The Byzantines had controlled part o Italy, including Rome. The popes had been struggling to assert their independence from this empire, which, besides interfering, was Orthodox Christian.
The unifying force in the Byzantine empire was the church . In the church the priests were the hiqhest class & this was also true in their society. The peasants were their worshippers. The church was a way to get the lower class to follow the government by connecting it to the leader . Social classes in church apply to the government .
the role of a lord protector is that whoever it is is a sort of speak leader and protector but not king or ruler lol xx :P
It was Charlemagne, the king of the Franks. His coronation by the pope was the beginning of the Carolingian Empire (named after Charlemagne) which lasted from 800 to 888. To be precise, the pope was Leo III.
Charlemagne.
The Holy Roman Empire came into being under the Frankish warlord Charlemagne. He was a strong supporter of the papacy, but insisted that he himself had authority over the Church in his domain. Under Charlemagne,the pagans of Saxony were persecuted. In 782, the Franks slaughtered 4,500 pagan prisoners who refused to convert to Christianity. In 785, the pagan leader, Widukind, was baptised. Charlemagne instituted the death penalty for refusing baptism and for other aspects of continued adherence to the pagan faith. So, if winning converts at all costs is what is good for the Church, then Charlemagne was good for the Church. By allowing this, the Church demonstrated that it no longer had any of the moral authority it might once have had.
Roman Catholic AnswerCharlemagne was probably one of the most devout king and emporer that the world has ever had. He reunited Europe (save Spain), he saved Europe from the Muslims, to this day, scholars can not figure out he won that battle. Also, his government was a model of efficiency. He provided education for the clergy, reformed the monasteries and was finally crowned by Pope Leo as Emperor of the Roman Empire. For more information, get the book below by Diane Moczar:
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Charlemagnes was a great and powerful leader, as well as a warrior. However, when he died a lot of warriors fought for his power. In the meanwhile, his empire grew weaker and weaker. When they finally selected a leader, it was too late.
Charlemagne was a successful leader because he (whether its good or not) converted much of western Europe to Christianity, he unified western Europe, he extended his empire, he also blended many traditions (germanic Roman and Christian). He also set up a strong and efficient government.
We have no record of why Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as emperor. All we have is a record of the event and the fact that Charlemagne claimed he did not expect it to happen. The result is that the question is the subject of debate and differences of opinion.I have read the view of some historians that the West was ready for the restoration of the Roman Empire, and had the belief that crowning Charlemagne emperor would facilitate this, to the benefit of all the people in Europe.I have also read that Leo III may have believed the government of the Byzantine Empire, which never gave up calling itself the Roman Empire, was illegal because it was headed by a woman, Empress Irene. This leads to further speculation about what he intended to do with separate Roman Empires of the East and West, with the possibility that uniting them was envisioned.And, of course, there are a number of other opinions, including the idea that Leo III merely wanted to express thanks that Charlemagne had saved him from a mob that had attacked him.Nobody knows exactly why this is. Even so, Charlemagne was never really emperor. He was king of the Franks, a people who lived in modern day France and Germany. He lived 300 years after the true western half of Rome fell. The eastern half, Byzantium, already had a leader.
Charlemagne was crowned Emperor of the Romans by pope Leo II. However, the was not actually a Roman emperor. He was the king of the Franks and became the emperor of what historians call the Carolingian Empire, which was and empire of the Franks, not the Romans. Charlemagne was given the title of Emperor of the Romans because he was a protector of the Catholic Church and the tilte was meant to signify that there was a Catholic empire in western Europe, separate and independent of the Roman Empire (which at that time was the eastern part of the Roman Empire which continued to exist after the fall of the western part of this empire and which historians call Byzantine Empire). The Byzantines had controlled part o Italy, including Rome. The popes had been struggling to assert their independence from this empire, which, besides interfering, was Orthodox Christian.
The unifying force in the Byzantine empire was the church . In the church the priests were the hiqhest class & this was also true in their society. The peasants were their worshippers. The church was a way to get the lower class to follow the government by connecting it to the leader . Social classes in church apply to the government .
the role of a lord protector is that whoever it is is a sort of speak leader and protector but not king or ruler lol xx :P
It was Charlemagne, the king of the Franks. His coronation by the pope was the beginning of the Carolingian Empire (named after Charlemagne) which lasted from 800 to 888. To be precise, the pope was Leo III.
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