Düren
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Düren is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, between Aachen and Cologne, on the river Rur.
View of Burgau Castle
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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
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…conventions there. The Franks made of Düren a Königspfalz/royal palace (part time residence), from which the name Palatine (Pfalz in German) is derived. Charlemagne sojourned a few times there. Due to the frequent visits of Charlemagne, a few markets sprang up, such as the Grain, cattle, wood, chicken, and butter…
Sketch believed to be of Charlemagne, c. 800
Pope Adrian receiving Charlemagne in Rome, painted in 1493
Adrian crowning Louis, as Charlemagne looks on