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Known as The King of the Franks, Charlemagne inherited half of his father’s kingdom at his death in AD 768 and took over the other half at his brother’s death in AD 771. In keeping with the tradition of his predecessors, Charlemagne’s reign was characterized by three decades of military campaigns. During his reign, Charlemagne led campaigns against the Saxons, the Lombards, Spain and Bavaria. His empire extended from Saxony in the North to the Spanish March in the South and Italy in the West. Charlemagne

Einhard’s opening chapter of his biography, Life of Charles the Great, provides its audience with an extremely harsh representation of late Merovingian kings. For a long time, he claims, these kings have had no true power or authority, and possessed nothing more than an empty title. The impression given is that it is the mayor of the palace, instead, who holds true power in the kingdom; all of the wealth and all authoritative responsibility. The king then, can be seen as nothing more than a figurehead

to wage war against the Lombards to bring peace to Rome. Charles wages war against the Lombards and does not stop until King Desiderius and his son Adalgis, the last hope of the Lombards, are driven from not only Italy but from the kingdom of the Franks. Charles now names his son Pepin as King of Italy. Einhard’s description of this war shows clearly that Charles is truly a human being that is dedicated to the people whom he makes promises to and facing the difficulties that Charles along with his

and coordinated, he made a lot of battle strategies himself. And he was not a coward. He fought with his troops. Why was it important? All threats to the independence of the Holy See were removed, and a large portion of Italy was annexed by Charlemagne. Which began bringing new wealth and peoples into his kingdom. In the midst of the continual struggles to subdue the Saxons, Charlemagne carried on several major campaigns that resulted in territorial expansion. By 800 Charlemagne had succeeded in

After the death of Charlemagne, the Holy Roman Empire which was created under the power of Charles would live on for centuries. Louis the Pious was crowned by Charlemagne to become emperor in 813 A.D and then sole emperor in 814 to his death in 840 A.D. Following the death of Louis the Pious, the Holy Roman Empire was divided amongst Louis’ three sons; Lothair I, Louis the German and Charles the Bald, these three kingdoms would then become the foundation of France and the Carolingian Renaissance

Charlemagne was born around 742-748. Charlemagne's youth suggests that he received practically training for leadership by participating in the political, social, and military activities associated with his father' court. After his father's death he became emperor and known as "Charles the Great." Also he expanded his kingdom. After his expansion of the kingdom he, died and died of with succession. Charlemagne as emperor was a zealous defender of Christianity. He gave money and land to the

The Middle Ages had many great leaders. One of the greatest leaders was Charlemagne also called Charles The Great. He was joint king of the Franks in 798. Their society had fallen apart. The people didn't care about culture, education, or the arts. He revived his empire with skill, strength, bravery, and determination. The first three decades of his rule were filled with war. He had several reasons to keep the warrior traditions alive. One reason was the desire to defend his kingdom. A

Did you know that Charlemagne was a very great ruler with many traits? Some of his many important traits were being a many influential person, he was smart, good political skills with debate, great military campaign ideas, and healthy man. These traits made him a nice leader. From researching this very interesting topic, I have learned much about Charlemagne himself, his goods and bads, and his influence for Hitler in World War 2. I also think that Charlemagne was a smart person with talent. I

Did you know that Charlemagne was a very great ruler with many traits? Some of his many important traits were being a many influential person, he was smart, good political skills with debate, great military campaign ideas, and healthy man. These traits made him a nice leader. From researching this very interesting topic, I have learned much about Charlemagne himself, his goods and bads, and his influence for Hitler in World War 2. I also think that Charlemagne was a smart person with talent. I

The Carolingian Empire was inherently unstable due to its vast size, duration, and legacy of Louis the Pious and Charles the Bald. Lothar, son of Louis the Pious and brother of Charles the Bald attempted to conquer his brothers and fathers kingdom in order to become the next Holy Roman Emperor. In addition, it attracted the invaders, such as the Vikings . The empire, composed of many generations, strived to achieve Charlemagne’s longevity as king through accomplishments . Lastly the Carolingians