Charlemagne
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 A.D. to Queen Bertrada and Pepin “the short”. Pepin inherited the position of mayor of the palace, or actual ruler of the Franks. Wanting to be king in rank as well as in power, Pepin seized the Frankish throne in 751 when Charles was only nine years old. Charles had long looked forward to the time when he would be king, when he would have the chance to serve his people with courage and Three passions had so early taken root in the young prince - his desire to rule men, his devotion to the Catholic church, and his love of literature, science, and art. Charles had been in charge of a command of his own since In 768 King Pepin died, leaving his kingdom to
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