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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 pope gave Charlemagne the title of Holy Roman Emperor, on Christmas Day of 799(?)/800
Charlemagne wascrownedRomanEmperorbyPopeLeoIII. He become the emperor of the Frankish empire which has been called by historiansCarolingianEmpire. The Pope gave him title of Romanemperorto signify that by allying with Charlemagne andcrowninghimemperor, westernEuropeandCatholicismbecameIndependentfrom the Byzantine Empire, which had up to that point controlled parts ofItaly, including Rome and the bishop of Rome (the Pope).
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from the Pope - though I don't think he actually grabbedit; more took it.
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.
Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as Emperor of the Romans on Christmas Day, 800 AD in Rome.
800 CE
Charlemagne in 800 CE
charlamagne/chareles the great
By snatching the crown away from the Pope and placing it on his head himself.
The pope crowned Charlemagne as King of the Holy Roman Empire in the year 800
the john berne school
He was working towards Christianization of this vast area.
The Pope
He insisted on the presence of the Pope, but the Pope did not crown him. Napoleon put the crown on his own head.
Supported the pope; pope crowned Charlemagne Emperor of the Roman people