Einhard
Frankish scholar and courtier (c. 775 – 840)
b. c. 774 · d. 14 Mar 840
Einhard was a Frankish scholar and courtier. Einhard was a dedicated servant of Charlemagne and his son Louis the Pious; his main work is a biography of Charlemagne, the Vita Karoli Magni, "one of the most precious literary bequests of the early Middle Ages".
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- Alcuin disciple of · traditional
Works
Places
- Seligenstadt Abbey death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.