CHARLEMAGNE (c. 742–814), also known as Charles the Great and Carolus Magnus; king of the Franks (768–800) and first emperor of a revived Empire in the West (800–814). For three years after the death in 768 of Pépin III (the...

(born April 747—died January 28, 814, Aachen, Austrasia [now in Germany]) king of the Franks (768–814), king of the Lombards (774–814), and emperor (800–814). Early years At the time of his birth, probably in April 747, his...

(742–814). The Frankish king and later emperor who gave his name to the Carolingian empire was born to Pepin III the Short and Bertrada in 742. In accordance with Frankish custom, on Pepin’s death in 768 his realm was divided between his...

(born April 2, c. 742—died Jan. 28, 814, Aachen, Austrasia) King of the Franks (768–814) and emperor (800–14). The elder son of the Frankish king Pippin III (the Short), he ruled the Frankish kingdom jointly with his brother Carloman...

742-814 European ruler who conquered and united most of Europe, creating an entity reminiscent of the Roman Empire. He was proclaimed the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Leo III in 800. Charlemagne raised the level of cultural and...

Charlemagne (En: pronounced /ËÊÉ'rlɨmeɪn/; Fr: pronounced [ÊaÊlÉËmaɲ]; Latin: Carolus Magnus, meaning Charles the Great) (742/747 – 28 January 814) was King of the Franks from 768 to his death. He expanded the Frankish kingdoms into a...