The pope crowned Charlemagne as King of the Holy Roman Empire in the year 800
Charlemagne in 800 CE
Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as Emperor of the Romans on Christmas Day, 800 AD in Rome.
800 CE
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).
The King of the Frankish Empire who helped a Catholic pope defend Rome was Charlemagne. In 800 AD, he was crowned by Pope Leo III as Emperor of the Romans, marking the revival of the title in the West and establishing the groundwork for what would later be known as the Holy Roman Empire. This alliance between the papacy and Charlemagne significantly strengthened the church's influence and the political power of the Frankish Empire.
Charlemagne became king over half the kingdom of his father in A.D. 768, and three years later over the other half as well, when his brother died. Then on Christmas day in A.D. 800, he was crowned by the Pope in Rome as the first Holy Roman Emperor.
In 814 AD, Pope Leo III ruled from Rome. He was the pope who crowned Charlemagne as the Emperor of the Romans on Christmas Day in 800 AD, solidifying the relationship between the papacy and the Frankish monarchy. Rome was the center of the Catholic Church and the seat of papal authority during this time.
Charelemagne was crowned as Holy Roman Emperor.
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.
Pope Leo III crowned Charlemange in 800.
In 800, Charlemagne traveled to Rome to crush an unruly mob that had attacked the pope. In gratitude, Pope Leo III crowned him emperor. The coronation was historic. A pope has claimed the political right to confer the title "Roman Emperor" on a European king. This event signaled the joining of Germanic power, the Church, and the heritage of the Roman Empire.
Pope Leo lll crowned Charlemagne 'Majestic Emperor' in the Great Basilica of St Peter's Rome