There has never been an emperor of Europe. There have been emperors of European countries/empires, but not of Europe itself.
The first emperor of Western Europe was the first emperor of the Roman Empire, who was Augustus.
Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 ce
Charlemagne, crowned emperor on Christmas Day (December 25), 800 CE.
In 800, Pope Leo III (750-816) crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans.
Charlemagne was Crowned Emperor on Christmas Day 800 CE
Otto I, King of Germany
CHARLEMAGNE
AnswerBy 800 CE, the Western Empire, based in Rome, had ceased to exist. Irene ruled the Eastern or Byzantine Empire from 797 to 802 CE, styling herself 'emperor', not 'empress'.
800 CE
The Roman Empire of the West ceased to exist by 476 CE, after which the Eastern Empire, based in Constantinople and also known for historical reasons as the Roman Empire, was the sole remnant of past glories.On Christmas Day 800, Charlemagne, king of the Franks, was crowned in Rome by Pope Leo III with the title of Holy Roman Emperor. Leo not only crowned Charlemagne, he kneeled before him.The effect was to replace the Emperor in Constantinople as the temporal protector of the Church in the West and signalled an end to the Eastern Emperor's involvement in Western affairs. It was intended by the addition of the word 'Holy' to forge a definitive link between the papacy and Charlemagne's empire.
The Roman Empire of the West ceased to exist by 476 CE, after which the Eastern Empire, based in Constantinople and also known for historical reasons as the Roman Empire, was the sole remnant of past glories.On Christmas Day 800, Charlemagne, king of the Franks, was crowned in Rome by Pope Leo III with the title of Holy Roman Emperor. Leo not only crowned Charlemagne, he kneeled before him.The effect was to replace the Emperor in Constantinople as the temporal protector of the Church in the West and signalled an end to the Eastern Emperor's involvement in Western affairs. It was intended by the addition of the word 'Holy' to forge a definitive link between the papacy and Charlemagne's empire.
Close, as the Catholic Church appointed him Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.AnswerThe Roman Empire of the West ceased to exist by 476 CE, after which the Eastern Empire, based in Constantinople and also known for historical reasons as the Roman Empire, was the sole remnant of past glories. On Christmas Day 800, Charlemagne, king of the Franks, was crowned in Rome by Pope Leo III with the title of Holy Roman Emperor. Leo not only crowned Charlemagne, he kneeled before him.The effect was to replace the Emperor in Constantinople as the temporal protector of the Church in the West and signalled an end to the Eastern Emperor's involvement in Western affairs. It was intended by the addition of the word 'Holy' to forge a definitive link between the papacy and Charlemagne's empire.
The Holy Roman Empire existed from 962 A.D., and dissolved when Emperor Francis II abdicated the throne after being conquered by Emperor Napoleon I of France in 1806.