Charlemagne
“Charlemagne, the Frankish King”
In the Eighth century Vikings, savages, and barbarians ruled Europe.
The only unified kingdom in Europe at the time was Frankland, which
included present day parts of Belgium, France, Germany, and the
Netherlands. By the Ninth century, however, Frankland included
most of Europe thanks to Charles the Great, or Charlemagne. He was
one of the greatest kings that Europe has ever known.
Charles, the first of two boys, was born in 742 …
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…In 813, Charles crowns his only
surviving son, Louis the Pious, Emperor. In 814, at the age of 71,
Charles dies of natural causes. Charles ruled most of Europe - he was Emperor of
Rome, King of the Franks, Saxons, Lombards, and Bavarians. His support for
learning, science, and literature and his efforts to make the church a powerful
force for unity and scholarship left an undeniable mark on the generations that succeeded
him. Charles truly was great.
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