Charlemagne
748 – 814 Frankish king, emperor
Frankish king crowned emperor in 800, a forerunner of the Holy Roman Empire.
- Religion
- Catholic
- Affiliations
- Carolingian dynasty
Charlemagne united much of Western and Central Europe under Frankish rule and was crowned emperor by Pope Leo III in 800. His reign spurred a revival of learning and administration later called the Carolingian Renaissance. His imperial coronation is often treated as a starting point for the tradition that became the Holy Roman Empire.
Connections
- associate of Leo III (pope) — Crowned him Holy Roman Emperor in 800.
In the timeline
- 768 Charlemagne becomes king of the Franks central figure
- 772 – 804 Charlemagne forces the Saxons to convert central figure
- 800 Coronation of Charlemagne central figure
- 800 Pope Leo III crowns Charlemagne emperor central figure
- 800 Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor central figure
- 800 Charlemagne crowned Emperor central figure
- 800 The pope crowns Charlemagne: the Church makes emperors central figure
- 800 Charlemagne crowned Emperor by the Pope central figure