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Charlemagne: The Biggest Kingdom Of Europe
Before, when Charlemagne’s father had passed away, the kingdom was passed down to him and his brother. They didn’t really like each other but had no other choice than to learn how to rule the kingdom together. They ruled seperate halfs of their fathers kingdom for three years. Suddenly Charlemagne’s brother Carloman dies, yet no one knows exactly how. Most people believed the death of Carloman was Charlemagne’s doing, but there is no solid evidence to prove this theory. At the young age of only 24, Charlemagne was the holder of the biggest kingdom of Europe. He worked tremendously hard to make his kingdom the only kingdom located in Europe. He went through a series of battles and when he won he captured the people giving them a choice, embrace
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