The German researchers say the 94 bones and bone fragments are from a tall, thin, older man, and their dimensions match descriptions of Charlemagne, who was unusually tall for the period at 6 feet ...

In 1915 Kaiser Wilhelm II made a copy of a magnificent imperial crown mistakenly associated with Charlemagne and placed it in Aachen. In 1938 Adolf Hitler ceremonially brought the original crown ...

Charlemagne's first campaign came at the age of 27, when the Pope sought his aid in repelling the Lombards of Italy. He conquered them in the field and took the crown of Lombardy as his own.

Charlemagne’s father ... and only realized what was happening when the pope put the imperial crown on his head. Since the crowning was advantageous to both parties, it’s likely there was ...

It is a cold winter’s morning and a crowd of visitors are staring up at Charlemagne’s statue ... with a golden crown upon his head. He seems to be gazing out over Switzerland´s financial ...

On Dec. 25, 800, Frankish king Charlemagne is crowned as the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Leo III in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. In 799, Leo fled Rome after being assaulted ...

Robert D. Martinez, state historian of New Mexico, said it's historically and genealogically significant that the Order of the Crown of Charlemagne has recognized Juan Montes Vigil, the ancestor ...

When the carefully laid plans of the Lombards and the Pope failed, Charlemagne and his armies swept down the Italian peninsula, taking the Lombard crown for himself. Charles would then spend the ...

JENKINTOWN >> Every time he touched the ball, Steve Charlemagne looked poised for the end zone. It made life pretty easy for Jenkintown. The same could not be said for Delaware County Christian ...

In The Spotlight, Machiavellianism, Charlemagne, Crown Empress and Ashwa Shakti pleased when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (July 5). 600m: Abaracadabra (M.I. Qureshi ...