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Why was Charlemagne so important even though his empire collapsed after his death?
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When was Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Empire?
Charlemagne, who was already De Facto King of France, was crowned Holy Roman Emperor- on Christmas Day 800 AD- the easiest date in History, Mr. Stevens used to say, though 7.04.76 comes close!
What is a timeline for Charlemagne?
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.
What was Charlemagne s lasting legacy?
Charlemange wasnt the founder of Europe, for all of you who thought he was i just think your all dummies......im 14 yrs old and i even know this.......so i just thought id let you know even though im not really gonna put another answer down......lmfao!! whoever this is you don't have to be so snobby about your answer lol I love this website... Charlemagne was considered to help found the basis for the later Medieval European nations of France and the Holy Roman Empire.
What is the relationship between the Roman Empire and the various medieval empires that used the same name?
There were four empires that called themselves the Roman Empire: the ancient Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, the Carolingian Empire, and the Holy Roman Empire. The ancient Roman Empire divided at different times, between an eastern half and a western half. It divided in 395, at the death of Emperor Theodosius I, and remained divided until the West Roman Empire fell in the 5th century. The date usually given is 476, but in fact it was a slow process drawn out over many years. The East Roman Empire remained intact, and continued until it fell in 1453. It was always called the Roman Empire by the people who lived there, and by many others. Today, we call the medieval East Roman Empire by the name Byzantine Empire, a name that was invented in the 17th century. Though it is not what they were called by anyone at the time, it is a useful name because it distinguishes them from the ancient Roman Empire, and from other empires that also claimed to be Roman. Modern historians date the change from East Roman Empire to Byzantine Empire as early as 395 AD, the death of Theodosius I, to as late as 610 AD, when the official language of the empire was changed from Latin to Greek. In 800 AD, Pope Leo III, for whatever reasons, crowned Charlemagne as Emperor of the Roman People. This angered the people of the Byzantine Empire, because they claimed to be the Empire of the Roman People and did not recognize Charlemagne as their emperor. Later, the Byzantine emperors recognized the heirs to Charlemagne's empire as emperors, but not as emperors of the Roman People. This empire was made up of most of France, most of Germany, Switzerland, the northern half of Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and bits of Austria, Spain, and other countries. It divided after he died into three kingdoms, and one of the kings was the emperor, but the kings fought over the title, and it quickly had no real authority associated with it. The last person to have it died in 927 AD. Today, historians call Charlemagne's empire the Carolingian Empire, and give it the dates of 800 to 927. In 962 AD, Otto I was crowned as emperor. This was really interesting in a way, because he was just the Emperor of the [unnamed] Empire, which was the eastern part, a bit more than half, of the old Carolingian Empire. It seems the emperors of this empire did not want to antagonize the people of the Byzantine Empire at first, and so it was not until around 1030 that people began calling it the Roman Empire again. This empire began calling itself the Holy Roman Empire in the 16th century, after the Middle Ages were over. During much of the Middle Ages, it was also called Germany, and between the time its rulers took power and their coronations, which was years in many cases, they were referred to by the title King of Germany. Modern historians refer to it as the Holy Roman Empire for all parts of its history back to the coronation of Otto I.
What did Charlemagne contribute to the Holy Roman Empire?
AnswerAlmost nothing, or perhaps just the idea. His (Frankish) Empire fell apart soon after his death but maintained some kind of shadowy existence. The zest for dating the foundation of the Holy Roman Empire from 800AD is Anglo-American fantasy or nostalgia. German and Italian historians date the foundation from the coronation of Otto I in 962. The term 'Holy Empire' dates from 1030 at the earliest, and the first reference to 'Holy Roman Empire' dates from 1254! (The basic structures had been in place since 1050, though).The HRE is surrounded by much mythology.Morefrom a different point of view i think Charlemagne was a great leader. he led his armies and conquered big parts of italy, germany, and centural europe. MoreCharlemagne inherited the Kingdom of the Franks, and he conquered a number of different groups of people, including the Saxons, Lombards, Swiss, Bavarians, Frisians, and other Germanic kingdoms, and added their territory to his kingdom, thereby creating the country of which he was crowned emperor, the Carolingian Empire. According to the will of Louis the Pious, the Carolingian Empire was broken into three kingdoms with one of the kings being a nominal emperor. The emperor was king of the middle kingdom, which fell to the other two, and the title of emperor fell out of use for a few decades.The kingdom of the West Franks, which contained most of Charlemagne's original kingdom, became France.The Kingdom of the East Franks contained almost all of the eastern territories Charlemagne had added to his original kingdom, and this became the Holy Roman Empire when its king, Otto I, was crowned emperor, ostensibly resurrecting the title.The connection Charlemagne had to all this was that he united the territories of the Kingdom of the East Franks with each other, and this kingdom became the Holy Roman Empire. Neither the fact that they were mostly territories not in his original kingdom, nor the fact that they were later separated from that kingdom, should be allowed to cloud the fact that he united them with each other.The names we call the empires by is a bit problematical. Please see the related question below for more on this.
Who served as the first holy Roman Emperor from to 814?
charlemagne...
Who lead the Turkish empire to westernize after the ottoman empire collapsed in World War 2?
There are a couple errors with the question. The Turkish Republic (not empire) westernized after the Ottoman Empire collapsed in World War I (not II). The individual, though, that you are looking for is Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
What empire did Charlemagne form?
Charlemagne formed what historians now call the Carolingian Empire, though it was called the Empire of the Romans at the time (the same title maintained by the Byzantine Empire at that time). His empire went moribund for a few decades, as no emperor was crowned, but it was revived, and in its new form came to be called the Holy Roman Empire. That later empire was destroyed during the Napoleonic Wars, in 1805, just over a thousand years after Charlemagne became emperor.
What happened with the Franks and rome?
Here by Rome we mean the pope. The western Roman Empire had long fallen by then. The pope asked the Charlemagne, king of the Franks, to attack the Lombards and end their rule in Italy. In exchange, the pope crowned Charlemagne Roman emperor. Italy became part of Charlemagne's empire, which has been called Carolingian empire because it was ruled by Charlemagne's close relatives after his death. Charlemagne also invaded northern Germany and part of Spain. His empire came to cover most of continental western Europe apart from most of the Iberian peninsula, Denmark and Scandinavia, and what was East Germany. Charlemagne was given the title of Roman emperor to symbolise the independence of Italy and the west from the Eastern Roman Empire. Central Italy had been under the control of this empire and the Popes (who were only Bishops of Rome back then) were subordinates of the emperor of the east, even though they had managed to gain considerable autonomy. The alliance with Charlemagne provided the military power for this 'breakaway' from Constantinople.
Was Charlemagne emperor of Rome?
yes ----- The question of whether Charlemagne was Emperor of Rome was raised as soon as he was crowned emperor. Personally, I would say he was not, but others could disagree, and with some reason. The West Roman Empire was long gone, so clearly he was not emperor of that. The East Roman Empire still existed at the time he was crowned, under the name Empire of the Roman People. Today we call it the Byzantine Empire. Empress Irene, who was its monarch at the time Charlemagne was crowned, was quite upset that Charlemagne was crowned emperor of a country with the same name as her own, especially because it seemed to imply that he was the rightful ruler of her empire. Today, we use the term Carolingian Empire for Charlemagne's empire, and the term Byzantine Empire for Irene's, to avoid confusion. Neither term was used at the time. The Carolingian Empire dissolved, but was reestablished as what we call the Holy Roman Empire, a term used while it existed, though originally, it, too, was called the Roman Empire. The City of Rome, by the way, was not part of either the Carolingian Empire or the Byzantine Empire, but was part of the Papal States.
When was Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Empire?
Charlemagne, who was already De Facto King of France, was crowned Holy Roman Emperor- on Christmas Day 800 AD- the easiest date in History, Mr. Stevens used to say, though 7.04.76 comes close!
Why was the roman empire crowned by Charlemagne?
I think the question you are asking is why Charlemagne was crowned emperor of the Roman Empire. Though we do not have a really good record of why this happened, it is probable that the people involved wanted to reestablish the West Roman Empire and saw a chance to do so. First of all, the West Roman Empire did not suddenly collapse. People did not wake up some morning in 476 and see that everything had changed. For a long time after any date modern historians assign for the fall of Rome, there was the lingering idea in the West that the people who lived there were in the Roman Empire, even thought the government was not working. The West Roman Empire had decayed badly during the 3rd through 6th centuries. During that time, there were often a number of emperors at the same time, sometimes acknowledging the status of each other, and sometimes not. People got used to the idea that the Roman Empire was not defined by its emperors. When Germanic kingdoms were set up in the West Roman Empire, they were regarded as parts of the Empire, though not under really good control. Roman law was still in use in many places until well into the 8th century, and there was no general consensus that the Roman Empire was a thing of the past. In fact, the East Roman Empire was still one of the most important countries in Europe at the time of Charlemagne; today we call it the Byzantine Empire. The Franks had been building up their kingdom for a long time, and it had come to dominate the West even more than the Byzantine Empire dominated the East. Charlemagne had become King of the Franks, but was also, separately King of the Lombards. In fact, his power was arguably as great as that of any of the Roman Emperors of the West. There were a number of other things going on that argued in favor of reestablishing the West Roman Empire. Christians wanted a strong country to counter the Muslims in Spain. Pope Leo III had good reason to want Charlemagne to have as much power as possible, and in fact owed Charlemagne his life. There were people in the West to believed the empire should not be headed by a woman, and the East Roman Empire was, at that time, headed by Empress Irene; this might have influenced people at the time. So, Pope Leo III, possibly with the help of Charlemagne, and almost certainly with the help of some of Charlemagne's supporters, crowned him Emperor of the Roman Empire.
What is a timeline for Charlemagne?
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.
Was Mission Dolores destroyed after the earthquake of 1906?
No, it wasn't, though it's church collapsed. The mission was damaged though
When did Charlemagne lived?
One accepted date for Charlemagne's birth is 742 AD, though there is no real record. He died in 814, on January 28.
Why did pope Leo iii crown Charlemagne as emperor of the Romans in Rome?
Though we cannot know for sure, there were several reasons why Pope Leo III might have decided crowned Charlemagne. Pole Leo was a commoner, who had risen from low state. Romans wanted a pope from the nobility, and actually attacked Leo, attempting to put out his eyes and tear out his tongue. He was rescued from this, but driven out of the city. Charlemagne gave him protection and reinstated him in Rome, settling the matter. So Leo may have felt he owed something to Charlemagne or that his position would be stronger if Charlemagne were seen as more important. Another thing that might have motivated him was that the pope was traditionally protected by the East Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire). By crowning Charlemagne emperor of the West Roman Empire, Pope Leo was reducing Byzantine influence in Rome. The West Roman Empire had never recovered from its fall in the fifth century. In crowning Charlemagne, Leo III may also have thought of his actions as renewing the old Roman Empire, as a step to reestablishing unified law, trade, and peace. There are people who believe that the pope considered Empress Irene to be on the throne of the Byzantine Empire illegally because she was a woman. According to this view, he was crowning Charlemagne as emperor of the Byzantine Empire as well as the Carolingian Empire, and hoping to revive a united Roman Empire in this way.
Why was the roman empire called an urban empire?
because the empire was administered though a network of towns and cities
