He never wanted his daughters to marry for fear they would live too far away from him. He even broke off an engagement between his daughter, Rotrud, and the young emperor of Constantinople. Charlemagne enjoyed physical activities like swimming and horseback riding. He was 6'4" a giant for his time.
He loved music and hoped to learn to write so badly, he even went to sleep with a pen by his side and paper under his pillow, in case the skill came to him in the middle of the night. Charlemagne brought back a degree of civilization to Western Europe not seen since the days of ancient Rome.
Charlemagne died in AD , leaving a vast empire that spanned from modern France to Poland. The Carolingian Empire weakened after the death of Charlemagne. The empire was divided into three parts, ruled by Charlemagne's grandsons. The middle of the three kingdoms was weak and was absorbed by the eastern and western kingdoms.
These two kingdoms would emerge as the modern countries of France and Germany. Here is the melody of the song "Call Me," the lyrics describe the life of Charlemagne. Amy Burvall, and Herb Mahelona, are two teachers from Hawaii who create short videos to help their students remember highlights of history topics. One mistake: Charles Martel was never the king of the Franks, he was the mayor of the Palace. Warning, there are flashing strobe lights in this video that bother some people.
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According to Einhard, Charlemagne was in good health until the final four years of his life, when he often suffered from fevers and acquired a limp. In , Charlemagne crowned his son Louis the Pious , king of Aquitaine, as co-emperor.
Louis became sole emperor when Charlemagne died in January , ending his reign of more than four decades. At the time of his death, his empire encompassed much of Western Europe.
Charlemagne was buried at the cathedral in Aachen. In the ensuing decades, his empire was divided up among his heirs, and by the late s, it had dissolved. Nevertheless, Charlemagne became a legendary figure endowed with mythical qualities. In , under Emperor Frederick Barbarossa , Charlemagne was canonized for political reasons; however, the church today does not recognize his sainthood. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us!
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An empire during the late medieval realm of the Franks, ruled by the Carolingian family, a Frankish noble family to which Charlemagne belonged. Territory inhabited and ruled by the Franks, a confederation of Germanic tribes, from the s to s CE.
Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great or Charles I, was the king of the Franks from and the king of Italy from , and from was the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier. The expanded Frankish state he founded is called the Carolingian Empire.
Charlemagne is considered to be the greatest ruler of the Carolingian Dynasty because of the achievements he made during what seemed like the very middle of the Dark Ages. Charlemagne was the oldest son of Pepin the Short and Bertrada of Laon. He became king in following the death of his father, and initially was a co-ruler with his brother, Carloman I. Charlemagne was determined to improve education and religion and bring Europe out of turmoil.
To do this he launched a thirty-year military campaign from — of conquests that united Europe and spread Christianity. Charlemagne was engaged in almost constant battle throughout his reign, often at the head of his elite scara bodyguard squadrons, with his legendary sword Joyeuse in hand.
The first step that Charlemagne took in building his empire was to conquer new territories. The first of these conquering campaigns was against the Lombards; Charlemagne came out victorious and won the Lombard lands to the north of Italy. At his succession in , Pope Adrian I demanded the return of certain cities in the former exarchate of Ravenna in accordance with a promise at the succession of Desiderius.
Instead, Desiderius took over certain papal cities and invaded the Pentapolis, heading for Rome. Adrian sent ambassadors to Charlemagne in the autumn, requesting he enforce the policies of his father, Pepin.
Charlemagne demanded that Desiderius comply with the pope, but Desiderius promptly swore he never would. Charlemagne and his uncle Bernard crossed the Alps in and chased the Lombards back to Pavia, which they then besieged.
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