What Makes Charlemagne Successful

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. To say that Charlemagne’s success ran in his bloodline would not be a far stretch. His predecessors his grandfather Charles the Hammer and his father Pepin the Short. In 768 Charlemagne’s father Pepin passed away, leaving the Franks to Charlemagne and his younger brother Carloman I to split in half. Carloman would take control of the eastern portion and Charlemagne would control the western. Oddly to say, Carloman would pass away only 3
One of his strong points being that he constantly traveled to inspect and verify that his kingdom’s counties were in good working order. He would remind his counts that he would be watching and to maintain good order. Among his many reforms and policies imposed within the kingdom, they can be further broken down into different categories. The first, and arguably most efficient would have been the political aspect and more so the ability to monitor his empire. In retrospect, his vision of good rule and an organized administration was very well thought out. There was a Council Hall built which contained key components of the Empires success. Legalities and political affairs were discussed within its walls. Also, there was a treasury and archive tower, the Archive tower would make it possible to maintain a records and a documentation vault for all matters relevant to the history of the Frankish