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Charlemagne: A Biography

April 26, 2014

This one gets 2 Stars only because I did actually learn something: peripatetic: traveling from place to place, especially working or based in various places for relatively short periods and capitulary: a civil or ecclesiastical ordinance. The guy used these like he was getting paid on how many times he could squeeze one in. He should be charged with misleading advertising. This was barely a bio of Charlemagne...it was more a thesis on how Europe came to be an idea that would wind up as the EU. Charles the Great only comes in for about 1/2 the book. His life, campaigns, policies, travels, etc. were not covered in the level of detail I was looking for or expecting. That said, the book isn't bad. He admits a lack of info on Charlemagne and proceeds to speculate on many parts of his life and actions. He traces the legend of Charlemagne and the Holy Roman Emperor as a force in the history. This was educational but too shallow as he covers 1200 years of European history up to establishing the EU. His style is a bit scatterbrained as he ju

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Charlemagne's Early Years

Charlemagne—sometimes referred to as Charles the Great—was born around 742, the son of Bertrada of Laon (d.783) and Pepin the Short (d.768), who became king of the Franks in 751.

Charlemagne’s exact birthplace is unknown, although historians have suggested Liege in present-day Belgium and Aachen in modern-day Germany as possible locations. Similarly, little is known about the future ruler’s childhood and education, although as an adult, he displayed a talent for languages and could speak Latin and understand Greek, among other languages.

Did you know? Charlemagne served as a source of inspiration for such leaders as Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) and Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), who had visions of ruling a unified Europe.

After Pepin’s death in 768, the Frankish kingdom was divided between Charlemagne and his younger brother Carloman. The brothers had a strained relationship; however, with Carloman’s death in 771, a 24-year-old Charlemagne became the sole ruler of the Franks.

Charlemagne Expands his Christian Empire

Once in power, Charlemagne sou

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Charlemagne

King of the Franks, first Holy Roman Emperor

For other uses, see Charlemagne (disambiguation).

Charlemagne (SHAR-lə-mayn; 2 April 748^[a] – 28 January 814) was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian Empire from 800, holding these titles until his death in 814. He united most of Western and Central Europe, and was the first recognised emperor to rule from the west after the fall of the Western Roman Empire approximately three centuries earlier. Charlemagne's reign was marked by political and social changes that had lasting influence on Europe throughout the Middle Ages.

A member of the Frankish Carolingian dynasty, Charlemagne was the eldest son of Pepin the Short and Bertrada of Laon. With his brother, Carloman I, he became king of the Franks in 768 following Pepin's death and became the sole ruler three years later. Charlemagne continued his father's policy of protecting the papacy and became its chief defender, removing the Lombards from power in northern Italy in 774. His re