Charlemagne (English: /ˈʃɑːrləmeɪn, ˌʃɑːrləˈmeɪn/; French: [ʃaʁləmaɲ])[3] or Charles the Great[a][b] (2

April 748[4][c] – 28 January 814), numbered Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King
of the Lombards from 774, and the Emperor of the Romans from 800. During the Early Middle Ages,
he united the majority of western and central Europe. He was the first recognised emperor to rule
from western Europe since the fall of the Western Roman Empire around three centuries earlier.
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 The expanded Frankish state that Charlemagne founded is called the Carolingian Empire. He was
later canonised by Antipope Paschal III.
Charlemagne was the eldest son of Pepin the Short and Bertrada of Laon, born before their
canonical marriage.[6] He became king of the Franks in 768 following his father's death, initially as co-
ruler with his brother Carloman I, until the latter’s death in 771.[7] As sole ruler, he continued his
father's policy towards the papacy and became its protector, removing the Lombards from power in
northern Italy and leading an incursion into Muslim Spain. He campaigned against the Saxons to his
east, Christianising them upon penalty of death and leading to events such as the Massacre of
Verden. He reached the height of his power in 800 when he was crowned "Emperor of the
Romans" by Pope Leo III on Christmas Day at Old St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.

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