Charlemagne

Charlemagne became sole ruler of the Frankish Kingdom in 771.

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The most important relic in Charlemagne's chapel was believed to be the seamless tunic of Christ, also known as the Holy Robe or the Tunic of Argenteuil. This relic was considered to be a symbol of Charlemagne's power and legitimacy as a ruler, as well as a significant object of veneration for Christians in the Middle Ages.

Charlemagne extended the borders of the Kingdom of the Franks to the east and south, gaining great tracts of territory. So doing, he turned the Kingdom of the Franks into a great empire, which became ancestral to both France and the Holy Roman Empire. He also promoted literacy and education, was a defender of the Church, and protected the Pope. He reformed the economy of Western Europe by introducing new standards for coinage and seeing to it that they were strictly maintained. His reign was a decisive turning point in the Early Middle Ages.

Charlemagne's work long outlasted his life and continues to have effects in modern Europe. The Carolingian Renaissance included a real advance in the arts and education that continued through the Middle Ages. Some of the schools Charlemagne founded are still teaching students. His time was regarded in later times as a cultural high point that served as a model. It is hard to imagine that it had not effect on Alfred the Great and his policies, some of which seem almost copies of Charlemagne's work. Certainly, the continuation of the Kingdom of France and the Holy Roman Empire, which became modern France and Germany, owe to his efforts.

The empire stayed the same, but after the death of his son did the empire split in three

After King Pepin the Short died in 768, his two sons, Charlemagne and Carloman, shared the Frankish (French) kingdom. The kingdom was made up of what is now France, Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. After his brother's death in 771, Charlemagne became sole ruler of the Frankish Kingdom (France). Soon he conquered the Lombard kingdom in Italy and Bavaria. He waged his bitterest campaign against the Saxons, a pagan people after 30 years of war. He forced them to accept Christianity. He also conquered part of northern Spain, called the "Spanish March". By 800 his empire extended from central Italy north to Denmark and from eastern Germany west to the Atlantic Ocean. Pope Leo III crowned him Emperor of the West on Christmas Day, 800 in Rome. I hope that this has been a help to you.

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He versed The Pagan Saxons and Lombards

Yes, Charlemagne was very brutal. He once beheaded 4,000 Saxons in one day!

The custom among the Franks was not that the eldest son became king of all, but that the kingdom was divided among heirs. When Charlemagne became king, he was a co-ruler with his brother Carloman, who died after only a couple years leaving Charlemagne able to rule alone.

The problem with this was that when brothers inherited the throne they nearly always fought over which got what territory. And this was the case with the children of Louis the Pious, who was a son of Charlemagne, and who became emperor, and who was the only legitimate son to survive Charlemagne. There sons of Louis the Pious, named Lothair, Louis, Pepin, and Charles, and they fought a long series of wars with each other, starting long before their father died. Eventually, the empire was divided permanently at the Treaty of Verdun in 843, and became the Kingdom of France, and the empire that came to be known as the Holy Roman Empire.

This is a highly simplistic version of what happened. There is a link below to an article on the Carolingian Empire, which gives more details.

Charlemagne (Charles the Great) defeated most of the remaining Germanic tribes in the area to create a Christian empire that included all of modern Europe. He was named Emperor of Rome by the Pope in 800, and the kingdom he ruled came to be known as the Holy Roman Empire. The kingdom under his rule was organized around nobles and independent estates called manors, a forerunner of feudalism. He is known as the father of modern Europe, and brought about the Carolingian Renaissance, a return of art and learning to Europe.

Well for one thing, when Charlemagne conquered the anglo saxons, he told them to convert to christianity, and killed everyone who would'nt. In one day alone, Charlemagne killed 4000 people and for weeks after, the meditterenean sea ran red.

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He wanted everybody to learn, and go to school and receive education, even though he wasn't educated. In other words he wanted people to learn to read and write even though he couldn't.

he expanded the empire by lowering taxes

His given name was Charles in French, Karl in German, or Carolus in Latin, with some variation in spelling. He was given a title equivalent to "the Great." So in German he is called Karl der Grosse, and in Latin he is Carolus Magnus. Charlemagne is the French name, and it is also used by the English.

He is called Great because of the various things he did. He was crowned king of a powerful kingdom, but he increased the size enormously, making it the largest country of Europe after the Roman Empire. He was crowned Emperor of what we now call the Carolingian Empire, in 800, by Pope Leo III, and this empire was ancestral to both the Kingdom of France and the Holy Roman Empire. He converted large numbers of people to Christianity. He pushed the boundaries of Christian countries farther to the East, against pagans, and the South, against Muslims. He protected the popes and the Church. He founded schools and encouraged education, making a policy that all free people of his lands have access to education, and seeing to it that both men and women around him learned to read and write. He spoke several languages, including Latin, Arabic, and at least some others. His time was called the Carolingian Renaissance, though it was named for his grandfather, Charles Martel, who was regarded as the ancestor of the Carolingian Dynasty.

The pope gave Charlemagne the title of Holy Roman Emperor, on Christmas Day of 799(?)/800

he was the first christian king and brough the christian religion to the kingdom my teacher said.

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Blessed Charlemagne was born on April 2, 742, Aix-la-Chapelle (in modern Germany)

There are different definitions of barbarian. One of these is a person who is regarded as culturally inferior; according to this definition, a Roman or Greek might have considered Charlemagne a barbarian. Another definition is a fierce or cruel person; by that definition, different people would give different answers, depending on how they interpret his actions. Another definition is an uncultured person; by that definition, Charlemagne was not a barbarian at all, as he was a great patron of arts and education.

Charlemagne conquered Saxony, Bavaria, Carinthia, Lombardy, and the Spanish March.

Charlemagne was the franks' greatest ruler. Charlemagne did much to strengthen government and improve education and the arts in Europe, Napoleon was a brilliant general who took power and conquered the French as he gained control he took the title As emporer and conquered most of Europe, built new roads throughout France, reformed the France educational system And established the metric system or measurement