Life of Charlemagne

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Who was Charlemagne? Charlemagne was a great emperor and ruler of the Frankish kingdom. To find out where Charlemagne's rule began we must look back at his ancestors. Charlemagne's father, Pepin, held the office of Mayor of the Palace. Pepin was later raised from the status of Mayor of the Palace to king. Pepin ruled over the Frankish kingdom for fifteen years until his death in Paris. When he died he left his two sons, Charles (Charlemagne), and Carloman. At Pepin's death the Franks decided to split the rule of the kingdom between Charlemagne and Carloman. Charlemagne was to rule over the area, which Pepin ruled, and Carloman was to rule over the part, which their uncle had governed. There was always great tension between the two brothers, but they were able to maintain peace. After ruling for only 3 years Carloman died of disease, and at his death Charlemagne was elected King of the Franks.

Charlemagne was a great ruler of the Franks. During his reign he engaged in many wars. The first of these wars was the Aquitanian War. This war was actually started by his father but never finished. Charlemagne decided to once again take up this war and bring it to an end. At the end of this war he was induced by the Bishop

Charlemagne himself was always a very nice looking man. He was somewhat tall, large, and strong. He also had very good health. Charlemagne rarely got sick, and always managed to keep healthy, up until the last four years of his life. When Charlemagne dressed he would always wear the national Frank dress. He despised wearing the dress from any kind of foreign nations, with the exception of when he wore the Roman tunic at the request of Pope Hadraian.

Charlemagne gained a great amount of territory in his conquests. During his forty-seven years as King, he more than doubled the former territory of the Frankish kingdom, which was already very powerful and very large. From the wars Charlemagne made tributary to Aquitania, Gascony, the Pyrenees region as far as the river Ebro, all Italy from Aosta to lover Calabria, then Saxony, Pannonias, Dacia beyond the Danube, Istria, Liburnia, and Dalmatia. The conquests made by Charlemagne were by far some of the biggest in western history. As Charlemagne conquered the many different regions he brought with him the Christian religion, so his conquests were not only to gain territory but also to spread this religion. Although Charlemagne engaged in much war he was not looked upon as an evil person, but as a very powerful and kind leader.

In conclusion, Charlemagne was a very important ruler to the Franks and to all of western civilizations. He ruled by conquering and ruling an enormous part of Europe. He obtained more than twice the amount of territory that he originally inherited to rule from his father. His conquests were extremely important to the spread of Christianity throughout Europe. He was a ruler with much love for his country and for other Christians, even if not from his own territory. He was crowned as Holy Roman Emperor by the church. If it weren't for Charlemagne Christianity might not be, as we know it today. He was one of the greatest rulers of his time, and he impacted life of western civilizations as we know it.

Charlemagne always looked out for his people. He would always help out the poor, in his kingdom, and once he found out of that there were many poverty stricken Christians living in other countries such as Egypt, Africa, Jerusalem, and many other places he would send money overseas for them. Charlemagne would also befriend many Kings in these overseas countries so that he might get them to give aid to the Christians living under their rule. Charlemagne was a very devout Christian and it showed in everything he did attempting to spread the religion. He loved the Church of St. Peter so much that he sent countless gifts and tried to re-establish the authority of the city of Rome under his care, as well as defend and protect the

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