Charlemagne
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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 th
Sketch believed to be of Charlemagne, c. 800
Pope Adrian receiving Charlemagne in Rome, painted in 1493
Adrian crowning Louis, as Charlemagne looks on
Carolingian Empire
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The Carolingian Empire was a Frankish-dominated empire in Western and Central Europe during the Early Middle Ages. It was ruled by the Carolingian dynasty, which had ruled as kings of the Franks since
Charlemagne
…SHAR-lə-mayn; 2 April 748 – 28 January 814) 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…
The Dorestad Brooch, Carolingian-style cloisonné jewelry from c. 800. Found in the Netherlands, 1969.
The Carolingian Empire at its greatest extent (814) and its later partition with the Treaty of Verdun (843)
Copy of the Ludwigslied, an epic poem celebrating the victory of Louis III of West Francia over the Vikings
Carolingian warrior on a war horse (8th - 10th century) with lance, round shield, chainmail and spangenhelm in the Coronation Hall of the Aachen City Hall in June 2014 on the occasion of the exhibition "Charlemagne - power, art, treasures"