Charlemagne
Charlemagne
Born in 1500 in Ghent.
It was Charles the Great who made the Frankish kingdom an Empire.
hOly Roman Emperor was a title, not a nickname.
Charelemagne was crowned as Holy Roman Emperor.
Pope Leo III crowning Charlemagne emperor, December 25, 800.
Charles V of France was known as Charles the Wise. He ruled from 1364 until his death in 1380.
It happened in Rome, on Christmas night of the year 800, when pope Leo 3rd , at the end of the mass in the basilic of Saint Peter, crowned Charles of the Franks as ''Ceasar and Emperor of the Romans''. Charles was dressed as a roman senator, the frank army officers in the church claimed him saying ''To Charles the Great, pious emperor krowned by God, life and victory'', while the roman people in the square in front of the basilical church claimed him as ''Charles Augustus, Great and pious Emperor of the Romans''. To note: Charlemagne was entitled Ceasar and Emperor of the Romans, not Holy Roman Emperor. The first who took this tile was only Otto 1st of Saxony in 963 a.D.
The emperor of the Franks who conquered much of Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire was Charles the Great, also known as Charlemagne.
Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great, was a medieval emperor who ruled over much of Western Europe from 768 to 814. He is often regarded as the "Father of Europe" for his role in unifying the region and promoting cultural and intellectual revival.
Charles the Great was more commonly known by his French name, Charlemagne. He was king of the Franks and later became the first Holy Roman Emperor and the seed for the later French and German dynasties.He's the only ruler ever to be called "Charles the Great".
Charlemagne (Charles the great)