![]() Although this did not give Charlemagne any new powers, it legitimised his rule over his Italian territories and attempted to revive the imperial tradition of the western Roman emperor. As a token of thanks, Leo crowned Charlemagne on Christmas Day that year, declaring him emperor of the Romans. Charlemagne went to his aid in Rome and defeated the rebellion. In 800 a rebellion against Pope Leo III began. Between 780 and 800, Charlemagne added Bohemia to his empire and subdued the Avars in the middle Danube basin to form a buffer state for the eastern border of his empire. ![]() ![]() In 778, he invaded northern Spain, then controlled by the Moors. He also extended his dominance to the south, conquering the kingdom of the Lombards in northern Italy. He invaded Saxony in 772 and eventually achieved its total conquest and conversion to Christianity. ![]() When Carloman died suddenly in 771, Charlemagne became sole ruler.Ĭharlemagne spent the early part of his reign on several military campaigns to expand his kingdom. When Pepin died in 768, his kingdom was divided between his two sons and for three years Charlemagne ruled with his younger brother Carloman. He did much to define the shape and character of medieval Europe and presided over the Carolingian Renaissance.Ĭharlemagne was born in the late 740s near Liège in modern day Belgium, the son of the Frankish king Pepin the Short. © Charlemagne (Charles the Great) was king of the Franks and Christian emperor of the West. ![]()
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