Charlemagne
king of Franks, regarded as the first Holy Roman Emperor (747–814) (742-814)
b. 2 Apr 748 · d. c. 28 Jan 814
Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian Empire from 800. He united most of Western and Central Europe and was the first recognised emperor to rule from the west after the fall of the Western Roman Empire approximately three centuries earlier. Charlemagne's reign was marked by political and social changes that had lasting influence on Europe throughout the Middle Ages.
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- Francia birth
- Palatine Chapel in Aachen burial
- Aachen death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- East and West: The Making of a Rift in the Church 2 claims — Council of Frankfurt; Council of Aachen (809)