Charlemagne had a bunch of children, including several sons. His successor was his son, Louis the Pious.
Charlemagne's German - and all other - lands were inherited by his only surviving son, Louis.
Charlemagne's successor was Louis the Pious.
Charlemagne led The Franks, or The Germans
Charlemagne's grandfather was named Charles "the hammer" Martel. After winning the battle of Tours in the name of God, Martel was crowned emperor of the Frankish empire. He then had a son named Pepin the Short who succeeded him. And Pepin the Short had two sons, Carloman and Charles. After Carloman's death that we know nothing about other than that he died, Charles (Charlemagne) took over as king.
Charlemagne was born in 768 A.D. He died in 814.
When Charlemagne died, his heir was his surviving son, Louis I the Pious.
Charlemagne had a bunch of children, including several sons. His successor was his son, Louis the Pious.
Louis the Pious (the son of Charlemagne)
Charlemagne had a son named Pippin. Charlemagne's father was Pepin, but this name is also sometimes spelled Pippin. Pepin or Pippin was a common name for men of the family.
the empire was divided among Charlemagne's grandsons
The Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne's successor was his son Louis I the Pious
Charlemagne's German - and all other - lands were inherited by his only surviving son, Louis.
Charlemagne was his eldest son.
His empire was divided by the Treaty of Verdun (843) after the death of his son, Emperor Louis I , among Louis's three sons. The empire thrived.
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.
The empire stayed the same, but after the death of his son did the empire split in three
742 Charlemagne is born (precise year is unknown, but this seems a best guess) 768 Charlemagne is crowned King of the Franks as co-ruler with his brother Carloman. 770 Charlemagne marries Desiderata, daughter of the King of Lombardy. He divorces her the following year. 771 Charlemagne marries Hildegard, who has nine children and dies in 883. 771 Carloman dies, leaving Charlemagne sole ruler. 774 Charlemagne conquers the Kingdom of Lombardy. 777 to 797, Charlemagne campaigns in Saxony. 778 Charlemagne conquers the Spanish March (though his army loses the Battle of Roncevalles). 780-782 A time of peace. 784 Charlemagne marries Fastrada, a Saxon warrior woman; she has two children and dies in 794. 788 Charlemagne conquers Bavaria and Carinthia. 794 Charlemagne marries Luitgard. 797 Charlemagne captures Barcelona. 799 Charlemagne protects Pope Leo III from his enemies. 800 Charlemagne is crowned Emperor of the Romans (Emperor of the Carolingian Empire) on December 25. 813 Charlemagne crowns his son Louis the Pious as King of the Franks. 814 Charlemagne dies on Jan 28.