Charlemagne's father was Pepin the Short
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Charlemagne was born about 742 AD, in the city of Liège, which is now in Belgium. He inherited his throne from his father, Pepin the Short.
Charlemagne Defeated the Saxons and then converted many of them over to Christianity. He also became emperor after his father Pippin died.
Charlemagne united most of Western and Central Europe under the Carolingian Empire, which was the first new empire in Europe after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.
Charlemagne united most of Western and Central Europe into the Carolingian Empire, centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire. However, the empire crumbled shortly after his death.He is known as 'the Father of Europe'.
Charlemagne started of his rule in 768 as King of the Franks in modern day France upon the premature death of his father King Pepin the Short. However, over the next 46 years, he would gradually conquer more and more of Europe till he ruled most of it by the time of his death in 814.