Unit 8 Charlemagne Why did Charlemagne distrust the pope’s motives in crowning Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor? - By crowning him emperor‚ the pope established the significant precedent that only the pope could confer the imperial crown. - He was worried about a conflict with the Byzantines. The Byzantine Empress Irene was rumored to have considered a marriage to Charlemagne‚ and his coronation as emperor‚ was seen as an insult to Byzantium. How could Charlemagne create such a powerful empire
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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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World Civilizations April‚ 4‚ 2015 Charlemagne and the Carolingian Empire A major part of European history is the building of France. Charlemagne and the Carolingian Empire was major factor in the rise to modern France and a huge part of it history. Charlemagne sculpted the landscape of France with political‚ economic‚ and educational ventures to establish the Holy Roman Empire. The laying of a foundation for a centralized government is what Charlemagne was aiming for throughout the rein of the
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these biases in Einhard’s The Life of Charlemagne in which this adviser and close friend to the great Frankish king gives his history of Charlemagne’s life. One issue that Einhard repeatedly touches on is the virtually uninterrupted series of wars that the Frankish Kingdom under ’Charles the Great’ undertook. Throughout the individual accounts of these war‚ Einhard attempts to justify Charlemagne’s military career. It seems that when one looks back at Charlemagne and his seemingly unending chain
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After the death of Charlemagne the Normans invented the long boat. These new boats could sail out into the ocean; as was important for the Normans because they were a society based on trade and warriors. The long boat journeys also brought capitalism back to Europe. At this time the Muslims controlled the Italian peninsula‚ and in 1029 the Normans defeated the Muslim Navy to gain control of the Italy. They also brought capitalism to the Italy and did away with agricultural manors. The manors were
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Contributions of Charlemagne During all the history have been a lot of great emperor‚ kings‚ and all the realty stuff which in the past they have a lot of importance because they have to govern the people and also give an example and in a way teach them how to live and be the head of the country. Charlemagne that means Charles the great was the king of the Franks and he expanded his empire greatly. He was a Christian governor and he makes a lot of things to the church and for its country. In the
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Brittany Hall May 4‚ 2009 Professor Drummond Western Civilization Charlemagne the Great Military Leader Charlemagne’s reign was consumed with wars in which he was successful. He never had to confront a first-class enemy in battle. Charlemagne inherited a well-trained Frankish Kingdom from his martial father and grandfather. His wars‚ however‚ were of high importance for history; especially the conquest of the Saxons and the Lombards which implied the bringing of much of Germany and Italy
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Charlemagne‚ also known as Charles the Great or Charles I‚ was king of the Franks. In 800 A.D.‚ Charles the Great was consecrated emperor and Augustus by Pope Leo III (750-816). Pope Leo III‚ along with all other high priests‚ saw it fit to crown Charles as emperor as not only a sign of respect gained through his supplied protection from Roman rebels but also because he already held places of power in Rome and in cities of Italy‚ Gaul‚ and Germany. Also considering the fact the imperial throne remained
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Charlemagne was born into a royal family which means he was destined to become royalty later on. He was born around 742 and was the son of Bertrada of Laon and Pepin the Short who became king in 751. Pepin divided the kingdom equally between him and his brother. After his brother died and it was passed on to his nephews‚ Charlemagne murdered them and seized their territories. As an adult‚ Charlemagne displayed a talent for languages and could speak Latin and understand Greek‚ among other languages
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