for Emperor Charlemagne‚ who ruled during the second half of the eighth century. Charlemagne was a strong new force that emerged on the continent‚ and his ruling brought out new ideas‚ architecture and religion to the people under his ruling. It was under Charlemagne‚ that the new dynasty of Carolingian was created‚ and with his expansion‚ he brought this dynasty to many different places around the continent. And it was Charlemagne that created the well-known chapel described
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illegitimate son Charles‚ later known as Charles Martel. After 737‚ Charles governed the Franks without a king on the throne but declined to call himself king. Charles was succeeded in 741 by his sons Carloman and Pepin the Short‚ the father of Charlemagne. To curb separatism in the periphery of the realm‚ in 743 the brothers placed on the throne Childeric III‚ who was to be the last Merovingian king. After Carloman resigned office in 746 to enter the church by preference as a monk‚ Pepin brought
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nations of the West. 2.Eminent; distinguished: a great leader. 3.Grand; aristocratic. Charlemagne was a ruler who ruled over the Frankish Empire in the middle-dark ages. Many historians regard him as great‚ for he did many things for the Christian Religion. We do not specifically know when Charlemagne was called great. Charlemagne was an accomplished conqueror and good with bribes. In one sense‚ Charlemagne did more than just restore the empire. He added to it which Roman arms never reached (64
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Einhard was a courtier in Charlemagne ’s Frankish Kingdom. During Charlemagne ’s rule/life (768-824)‚ he dedicated a vast amount of time and energy into supporting the notions of classical learning. He went so far as to start a school comprised of many scholars within his palace. Their role was to educate the nobility‚ the priesthood and the people‚ as well as hold counsel with the king. This is where Einhard and Charlemagne first encountered each other. Einhard was a small but intelligent man
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Charlemagne History 101 - Fast Forward Fall 1996 PREPARED BY: SUBMITTED: September 30‚ 1996 Charlemagne‚ or Charles the Great‚ King of the Franks (742-814)‚ was a strong leader who unified Western Europe through military power and the blessing of the Church. His belief in the need for education among the Frankish people was to bring about religious‚ political‚ and educational reforms that would change the history of Europe. Charlemagne was born in 742 at Aachen
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Charlemagne ruled the Frankish Empire for a total of 46 years and his reign was said to be one of the greatest‚ not only by those of his time‚ but by many historians to date. He is known to many as the greatest kings of the dark ages‚ and his many accolades can back up his given title. The Imperial Coronation on December 25‚ 800 would be the official stamp of approval and a testament of the faith that he had instilled into not only the Christian population of Franks‚ but in Pope Leo III himself
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Charlemagne reportedly killed 4500 Pagan Saxons in one day for not converting to Christianity. Should History remember such a ruthless individual as a “good leader”? Charlemagne was a ruthless person‚ but history will still remember him as a good leader. He united much of Europe under his rule‚ he improved many things like education‚ converted many people to Christianity‚ and he was a great military leader. It is because of these reasons that Charlemagne will be remembered by history as a good
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king is both powerful and kindhearted. King Charlemagne was ideal because he successfully created a powerful Frankish empire even though he was a distinguished altruist. King Charlemagne expanded the boundaries of the Frankish kingdom with resolute and strategic military action including large victories in Saxon and Rome. His unyielding tactics secured his victory in the Saxon War which carried on for over 30 years. In this conquest‚ King Charlemagne aimed to conjoin the Germanic tribes of Saxon
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creating new rituals and traditions. (page 504) Charlemagne in Capitulary on Saxony writes that followers of pagan worship who had ever performed in any acts of sacrifice or opposition to Christianity should be punished by death. Many times in the text Charlemagne warrants capital punishment to those that do not follow Christianity. It is clear that Charlemagne used his faith in Christianity only to secure his position of authority. Pope Gregory‚ Charlemagne and Boniface all had a firm belief in Christianity
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Finally‚ the empire’s government broke down. People left the towns and cities. Travel and trade became unsafe. The people of Rome turned to military leaders and the Catholic Church for help. The military leader Charlemagne brought order to much of the Roman Empire. The Pope made Charlemagne emperor. The government grew strong again under
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