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Q: Why did Charlemagne take his crown away from the pope and put it on his own head?
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Why did Charlemagne not invite pope when he passed his crown to his son?

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.


Who placed the crown of the Emperor of the Romans on Charlemagne's head?

Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as Emperor of the Romans on Christmas Day, 800 AD in Rome.


What year did Pope Leo crown Charlemagne emperor of the Romans?

800 CE


Who did the pope give an imperial crown to what Frankish king?

Charlemagne in 800 CE


Who did Pope Leo III crown?

charlamagne/chareles the great


How did napoleon shock everyone at his coronation?

By snatching the crown away from the Pope and placing it on his head himself.


Who did the pope crown king of Rome in 800?

The pope crowned Charlemagne as King of the Holy Roman Empire in the year 800


What probably motivated both Pepin and Charlemagne to have the pope crown them kings?

the john berne school


Why did pope Leo crown Charlemagne the first holy Roman Emperor?

He was working towards Christianization of this vast area.


Which European head of state wears a crown but is not a monarch?

The Pope


How did napoleon show up the Church while he was being crowned Emperor?

He insisted on the presence of the Pope, but the Pope did not crown him. Napoleon put the crown on his own head.


How did Charlemagne and the Carolingians build the Frankish Empire?

Supported the pope; pope crowned Charlemagne Emperor of the Roman people