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He was crowned Emperor by the Pope in 800, but didn't use the title. Note that the notion that he was crowned Holy Roman Emperor is a later fiction.

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Where did Charlemagne come from?

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.


Did Charlemagne come from a non- royal lineage?

Charlemagne was born into a family long rooted in royalty. He was a descent of the Merovingian Dynasty, the Frank and Austrasia Kings. Charlemagne's rise to power was nothing short of being born out of hereditary entitlement. The Answer is NO!


Where did the power of holy Roman Emperor come from?

Charlemagne was a Frankish king who built an Empire, which was divided among his heirs, eventually becoming two nations. The eastern half of the old empire became the Holy Roman Empire. The emperors were at first very powerful men who inherited their power and authority in the same way a king would. Later on, they lost much of their power and were elected to office by a group, usually of seven elector princes, including four of royal status and three bishops.


Was the empire of Charlemagne a successor of the Roman Empire?

The empire of Charlemagne was in several ways a successor to the Roman Empire. Firstly, the Pope officially crowned him Emperor of the Romans". He took most of the former Roman lands in Europe, but expanded northward rater than to the south. He filled the power vacuum and drove away the barbarians who filled Europe when Rome fell. However, in most ways his empire was more akin the the Feudal kingdoms to come.


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Where did Charlemagne come from?

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.


Did Charlemagne come from a non- royal lineage?

Charlemagne was born into a family long rooted in royalty. He was a descent of the Merovingian Dynasty, the Frank and Austrasia Kings. Charlemagne's rise to power was nothing short of being born out of hereditary entitlement. The Answer is NO!


How did Charlemagne come to power and his title given by Pope Leo III?

In Rome, the western wing of the Roman Empire fell in 476 C.E., when the emperor was deposed by King Odoacer, a general of German descent, and the throne was left vacant. Charlemagne later tried to restore the western empire and in the year 800 C.E. was crowned emperor by Pope Leo III as king of the Holy Roman Empire.


What country did Charlemagne come from?

When charlemagne was born, there were barley any countries, instead there were little fiefdoms. Western europe before his rule wasn't unified. But my guess is that he comes from a small fiefdom in modern france


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