Charlemagne

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Charlemagne insisted that his subjects convert to Christianity, and he was cruel to populations that resisted conversion. When the Saxons refused conversion, Charlemagne ordered the deaths of more than 4,000 of their soldiers. He also declared that anyone who did not convert would be put to death.

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Charlemagne united most of Western and Central Europe.

his size contributed to his image. It was believed a man who towers over others was special.

Charlemagne was born around 747 AD and named Charles after his grandfather Charles Martel. In those days family surnames had not yet been adopted and people were known by nicknames to distinguish them from other people with the same name. Charles became known as Charles the Great or Carolus Magna. English historians translated this as Charlemagne.

Charlemagne's full name was Charles Merovingian

It was partitioned among his three sons following Germanic inheritance rules.

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Charles Martel is the grandfather of Charlemagne.

"Martel" means Hammer because Charles Martel stopped Muslims from expanding in the Battle of Tours. He never became emperor.

His grandson, Charlemagne centralized the Germanic peoples by traveling a lot to ensure his control and also setting up a system with counts (local rulers) and missi dominici to check on the counts.
He was crowned emperor by Pope Leo 2 after fighting off the Lombards (barbarians). He helped spread Christianity by becoming one. (ex: Saxons forced to convert to Christianity since Charlemagne defeated them)

Alcuin oversaw Charlemagne's palace school and became Abbot of Tours.

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He placed a large territory under a single, central authority.

He is best know for making capitol letters, changing words to beautiful design writting and becoming king of the Franks and also the Lombards.

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Clovis' principle contribution was marrying Clotilde who was Catholic and as a result forcing all his subjects to become Roman Catholic--they were Arians before that. In fact the vast majority of Christians were Arians until this time, but this conversion threw the majority over to Rome.

Wikipedia says: "Clovis was converted to Catholicism;[6] at the instigation of his wife, Clotilde, a Burgundian Gothic princess who was a Catholic in spite of the Arianism which surrounded her at court. The followers of Catholicism believe that God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit are three persons in one God, as opposed to the Arian Christianity, whose followers believed that God and Jesus were two completely separate beings and the Holy Spirit was not entirely separate from God but was the Power of God, a belief system common among the Goths who ruled most of Gaul at the time."

Charlemagne's primary contribution to Christianity was to force the Saxons at sword-point to become Christians.

Charlemagne implemented a series of reforms and laws aimed at strengthening his rule and unifying his empire. These included the promotion of education through the establishment of palace schools, the standardization of weights and measures, the adoption of a standardized currency, and the codification of laws through the Capitularies. He also promoted Christianization and missionary work in the territories under his control.

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Charlemagne conquered what is now France and Germany.

Yes Pepin the short was his father

Charlemagne and his brother Carloman initially had a turbulent relationship, but eventually reconciled and worked together to co-rule the Frankish Kingdom after their father's death. Their partnership ended with Carloman's untimely death in 771, which paved the way for Charlemagne to become the sole ruler.

Under the age of Charlemagne, Roman culture was reinterpreted, allowing Charlemagne to revive the idea of the Roman Empire.....hope this helps!

Charlemagne briefly reunified much of Western Europe through a series of military conquests, strategic alliances, and the revival of learning and culture known as the Carolingian Renaissance. He was crowned Emperor of the Romans by Pope Leo III in 800 AD, which symbolized his authority over a vast territory that included modern-day France, Germany, and parts of Italy. After his death in 814, his empire fragmented due to internal divisions and external pressures, leading to the Treaty of Verdun in 843, which split the empire among his grandsons and marked the beginning of the decline of centralized Carolingian power.

Between 771 and 814, Charlemagne conquered several key regions, including the Lombards in Italy, where he established control over northern Italy. He also expanded his rule over the Saxons in present-day Germany after a series of campaigns. Additionally, he conquered the Avars in Central Europe and made significant territorial gains in the Spanish March, a buffer zone against Muslim territories. These conquests helped to lay the foundations for the Carolingian Empire.

No one conquered him. He died in 814 from sickness. According to documents of the time he was sick for 4 years and ignored his doctors instructions. His son took over after his death.

His Imperial capital city was Aachen, although no permanent capital city existed. Aachen was his favourite place, where he built a Palace and a Cathedral